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United Kingdom Ziya Tong is an award-winning television personality, producer, and author, recognized for her extensive work in science broadcasting and her contributions to environmental advocacy.
Ziya Tong served as the Vice Chair of WWF Canada and currently serves as a trustee of WWF International, showcasing her dedication to environmental advocacy.
Ziya Tong was the co-host of Discovery Channel's long-running primetime science magazine, Daily Planet, Canada's daily science show, for many years.
Ziya served as host and field producer for PBS' national primetime series, Wired Science, produced in conjunction with Wired Magazine.
She hosted the CBC's Emmy®-nominated series ZeD, a pioneer of open source television, for which she received a Gemini Viewer's Choice Award nomination in 2005.
Ziya has hosted Island Escapes, a travel show on CTV, and regularly appears on Canada AM, CTV News Channel, CP24 and CTV National News.
Her non-fiction book "The Reality Bubble" was published by Penguin Random House in May 2019.
Ziya Tong is a distinguished television personality and producer, born in London, England, and raised in Hong Kong before moving to Canada at age 11. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology at the University of British Columbia, followed by a Master of Arts in communications from McGill University. Her academic background in understanding perception and societal structures has significantly influenced her career, particularly in her book, “The Reality Bubble,” which explores societal blind spots through a political-science lens. Tong’s early career involved working as a reporter and a senior producer for Orientation.com, a global internet news portal.
Her career in broadcasting began with hosting the CBC Television series “ZeD” from 2004 to 2005, earning her a Gemini Viewer’s Choice Award nomination. She later hosted CTV’s travel series “Island Escapes” in 2006. Tong has a notable history in science media, serving as host and field producer for PBS’s national primetime series “Wired Science,” produced in conjunction with Wired Magazine in 2007. She also contributed to “Nova ScienceNow” as a correspondent from 2008 to 2011. Her most recognized role was as co-host of Discovery Channel’s long-running primetime science magazine, “Daily Planet,” from 2208 to 2018, where she brought complex scientific and environmental topics to a broad audience.
Beyond her television work, Ziya Tong is an author, with her non-fiction book “The Reality Bubble” published by Penguin Random House in May 2019, which was nominated for the 2020 RCC Charles Taylor Prize. She has also co-directed the documentary film “Plastic People” in 2024, earning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Program. Tong is actively involved in environmental advocacy, serving on the Board of Directors of WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Canada and as a trustee of WWF International. Her work consistently aims to bridge the gap between arts and sciences, promoting a holistic understanding of the world and encouraging activism.
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