Jill Belland

Jill Belland

Jill Belland in 2009
Born Edmonton, Alberta
Residence Calgary, Alberta
Nationality Canadian
Education Studied at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Communications and Culture with a concentration in Media Studies
Occupation TV host and producer
Employer City Calgary

Jill Belland is a Canadian TV personality based in Calgary, Alberta. She serves as a producer at City Calgary,[1][2] where she is the "On Location Host" of Breakfast Television.[3]

Early life

Belland was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary at a young age.[3] She studied classical piano and trained to be a singer.[3] Belland studied at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Communications and Culture with a concentration in Media Studies.[3]

She joined the Calgary Stampeders Outriders cheerleading squad, which she was part of for four years.[3] While with the Stampeders, she sang the national anthem at home games.[3] Belland has also worked as a stage actress, performing in local productions such as Jesus Hopped the "A" Train,[4] The Full Monty,[1] and Man Out of Joint.[5][6]

Broadcasting

Belland was hired by A-Channel in Calgary[2] (CKAL-TV was previously known as A-Channel, and is now known as City Calgary). Her initial job was "Coffee Girl" doing various gopher tasks for the The Big Breakfast TV show.[1][2] She then assisted in production with the Big Breakfast show and the station's news department.[3]

In 2004 Belland was hired as an entertainment reporter for the show MTV Select.[2] (at the time A-Channel and MTV Canada were both owned by Craig Media). She was then promoted to become host[7] and producer of Wired on A-Channel in 2003.[2][3] She has also served as a host of Your City,[1] Citytv's weekday evening show. Belland became the host and producer of The City Show, a weekend show, that won the Rosie award for "Best News Information Series" by the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (AMPIA) in 2006.[3][8][9] The City Show and Your City were cancelled in January 2010.

Belland has won AMPIA's "Best Host" award for 2009, 2010, and 2011.[2] Belland was voted "Sexiest Women" in Calgary by Fast Forward Weekly readers in 2009.[10] In 2011 she won another Rosie as Best TV Host for the Breakfast Show.[11] Belland was included in Avenue Magazine's 2011 "Top 40 Under 40" list of Calgarian's.[2]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Phillip, Lincoln (2008-03-11). "Hectic schedule doesn't hinder TV pro's style". Calgary Herald (Canwest). p. E.3. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hamilton, Jennifer (2011). "Jill Belland, 32: Location Host And Producer Citytv’s Breakfast Television". Avenue Magazine. Redpoint Media Group. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved 2012-01-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Breakfast Television - Jill Belland: On Location Host". BTcalgary.ca. Rogers Broadcasting Limited. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ De Vlaming, Kevin (2007-03-01). "A train worth hopping on, kind of". Gauntlet (University of Calgary). Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  5. ↑ Hobson, Louis B. (2007-05-12). "Play shines light on Guantanamo". jam.canoe.ca (Canoe Inc.). Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  6. ↑ Hobson, Louis B. (2007-05-04). "Pollock production finally set free". Calgary Sun (Canoe Inc.). Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  7. ↑ McDonald, Roberta (2005-07-07). "Getting to the bottom of summer cocktails: From performers to politicians, local celebrities reveal their favourite girly drink drunks". Fast Forward Weekly. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  8. ↑ "CHUM Television Picks Up 22 Alberta Film and Television Award Nominations". WebWire.com (CHUM Limited press release). 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  9. ↑ "The 2006 Film and Television Award Winners: Class Categories" (PDF). ampia.org. Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  10. ↑ "Best of Calgary Winners 2009: Fast Forward readers pick the finest places, spaces and faces". Fast Forward Weekly. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  11. ↑ Wilton, Lisa (2011-05-28). "Calgary blooms at Rosies". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

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