Name	Cheryl Hickey
Height	5' 4"
Naionality	Canadian
Date of Birth	8 January 1976,
Place of Birth	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Famous for

As host of Canada’s pre-eminent entertainment news magazine, Cheryl Hickey gets up close and personal with some of the hottest celebs around. From the ET Canada set in Toronto to the Bahamas, Las Vegas and L.A., Cheryl criss-crosses North America to give viewers an intimate look into the entertainment world.

Born on January 8 (the same birthday as Elvis) in Owen Sound, Ontario, Cheryl grew up always being interested in entertaining. At the age of 15, after landing a volunteer gig at a local cable station in the “metropolis” of Owen Sound, Cheryl knew broadcast journalism was her calling. She spent the summer pulling cable, running the teleprompter, hosting public service announcements and even reporting on local events for the station’s community magazine.

After graduating from the Broadcast Journalism Television-Radio Program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Cheryl landed her first gig at The Mix 106.5 in Owen Sound as the summer events reporter/city hall reporter/news anchor.

Her real passion was in television and after a year and a half, she joined the team at the New VR in Barrie as a writer for the 6PM news. With a constant craving to perfect her gig, Cheryl learned the ins and outs of the broadcast industry – from operating a camera to editing and producing, and the ultimate challenge… on-air hosting.

In the summer of 2005, Cheryl, along with hundreds of hopefuls from all over North America auditioned for an on-air position with Global Television’s “new entertainment show.” Already working at the network as the entertainment reporter for the local news, Cheryl recalls, “I would see these amazing people come in and think, ‘ok, I don't have a chance.’”

After weeks of grueling auditions, Cheryl received the callback to come in and meet with Global Television’s senior executive producers and landed the gig! “I was speechless,” she recalls after she was offered the job. “Then I was told it was for Entertainment Tonight Canada.”