Tyrone Edwards is a Canadian television broadcaster and entrepreneur, currently the cohost of CTV's entertainment magazine show eTalk.[1]

He first became locally prominent in Toronto in the 2000s as a partner in 1LoveTO, a Toronto community and entertainment blog which expanded by 2011 into a clothing line.[2] In 2011 he was hired by MuchMusic as the new host of RapCity,[3] and served as an entertainment reporter and host for sister station E!.[4] He joined eTalk as a reporter in 2018.[1]

In June 2020 he was cohost with CTV's Anne-Marie Mediwake, Marci Ien and Elaine Lui of Change & Action: Racism in Canada, a public affairs special created by the network in response to the global anti-racism protests that followed the murder of George Floyd and the concurrent Canadian controversy around the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet.[5] He was announced as the new cohost of eTalk, replacing Ben Mulroney, on September 14;[1] the following day, he was cohost with his eTalk colleague Chloe Wilde of the TIFF Tribute Awards telecast for the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

In addition to his television work, he is a partner in Miss Likklemore's, a Caribbean food restaurant on Queen Street West.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Edwards and his original 1LoveTO partners also launched See You Soon Toronto, a special clothing line whose profits were donated entirely to charities assisting workers impacted by the pandemic shutdowns.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tyrone Edwards Takes the Reins as New Co-Anchor of CTV's ETALK". Canada NewsWire, September 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Melissa Leong, "1 Love T.O. is looking to spread its message of community". National Post, August 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ Mike Doherty, "Toast to the hosts; MuchMusic's new VJs couldn't be any more different". National Post, January 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Melissa Hank, "Style your own story ; E! host offers fashion tips to men". Toronto Sun, October 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ John Doyle, "Raw series slices into the underbelly of Canadian society". The Globe and Mail, June 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Clayton Davis, "TIFF Tribute Awards Go Virtual With Kate Winslet, Chloé Zhao — and Shawn Mendes". Variety, September 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ Courtney Shea, "“It’s still pretty surreal”: A Q&A with Tyrone Edwards, eTalk’s newest co-anchor and a first-time restaurateur". Toronto Life, September 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Caitlin Agnew, "Style news: sustainable accessories, and apparel that supports frontline workers". The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2020.
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