Arisa Cox
Arisa Cox | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arisa Natalie Cox December 7, 1978 |
| Occupation | Television Host |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Children | 3 |
Arisa Cox (born December 7, 1978) is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of Big Brother Canada.[1] Cox was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Attending Carleton University's journalism program,[1] Cox first came to prominence as an on-air reporter for CTV Ottawa, then as a participant in the first season of U8TV: The Lofters,[1] and later worked as a creative producer, entertainment and weather reporter for A-Channel Ottawa, as an entertainment reporter for The A-List and The Gill Deacon Show. She has also appeared as an actor in Instant Star, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, The Smart Woman Survival Guide and the CBC mini-series Guns.
From September 2007 to August 2009, Cox co-hosted the entertainment newsmagazine E! News Weekend on the now defunct E! Canada.[1] Her cohost on E! News Weekend, Jason Ruta, was also a former U8TV lofter, who appeared during that show's second season. Following the end of that show's run, she became an arts and entertainment reporter for CBC News Network.[1]
On January 21, 2013, Cox was announced as the host of Big Brother Canada and in 2020, she was promoted to executive producer as of Season 9.[1][2] In May 2013, Cox was announced as the new cohost of the morning show on CHBN-FM in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] She began her job at The Bounce on July 8 during the morning show with Ara.
In 2018 she starred as Brock St. Regis in the TV movie Christmas With a View.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Big Brother Canada: Arisa Cox to host first edition of reality show". Toronto Star, January 21, 2013.
- ^ https://www.globaltv.com/shows/big-brother-canada/articles/big-brother-canada-greenlit-for-season-9-host-arisa-cox-named-executive-producer/
- ^ "91.7 The Bounce Announces Reality TV Star Is New Morning Drive Co-Host" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, May 3, 2013.
- ^ Christmas With a View (TV Movie 2018), retrieved 2018-11-18
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