1. Ziya Tong is an English-born Canadian television personality and producer, formerly the co-host of Discovery Channel's long-running primetime science magazine, Daily Planet.
11 Facts About Ziya Tong
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Ziya Tong was born in London, England, of Chinese and Macedonian descent, and later lived in Hong Kong.
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Ziya Tong moved from Hong Kong to Canada when she was 11.
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Ziya Tong has written for Wired magazine and blogged on the Wired Science site for PBS.
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For three years, Ziya Tong co-hosted Daily Planet with science journalist Jay Ingram.
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When Ingram retired from the program in June 2011, Ziya Tong was joined by co-host Dan Riskin and since, the show has generated record ratings as it completed its 18th season on Canadian television.
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Ziya Tong writes and produces Ziyology, a weekly column looking at wonder and science.
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Ziya Tong appears regularly on Canada AM, CTV News Channel, CP24 and CTV National News.
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Ziya Tong is fluent in English and Cantonese, she is working on her French, Mandarin and Arabic.
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Ziya Tong serves on the board of directors of the World Wide Fund for Nature Canada.
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Ziya Tong defended Max Eisen's memoir By Chance Alone in the 2019 edition of Canada Reads.