Biography
Talia Hannah Schlanger is a Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, who has worked in both Canada and the United States. Her debut album of original music “Grace For The Going” will be released in early 2024 via Latent Recordings. The first single “Attention” was released on Sept 6.
Formerly a weekend host of Radio 2 Morning on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of CBC Music Backstage Pass, and a part-time host on CBC Radio 3, her selection as host of NPR's music program World Cafe was announced in February 2017. She joined World Cafe in October 2016 as a contributing producer, and was named the program's new host after the retirement of David Dye. In June 2019, she announced her departure from the program to return to other creative projects. In September 2019, Raina Douris was announced as her successor.
Schlanger grew up in a Jewish family in Thornhill, Ontario. She is a graduate of Ryerson University's program in radio and television arts. Prior to joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor