Aliya Jasmine Sovani
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Aliya-Jasmine "AJ" Sovani is a television personality and producer. She anchors MTV News
and hosts the talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays
(a.k.a. "1g5g") on Logo (TV channel)
and MTV (Canada).
Before working at MTV
, AJ was a producer at MuchMusic
, and has worked in front & behind the camera at BPM:TV
, Star!
, and FashionTelevision
as well as a freelance writer and professional speaker. She also worked as the Whistler Reporter for CTV's Olympic Morning show during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
, Canada
.
Aliya-Jasmine received international recognition including CNN, The View
, Jay Leno, The Huffington Post, and Good Morning America for a breast cancer awareness
video she wrote/created/and starred in that went viral called "Save the Boobs".
In addition to working on a Gemini Award
-winning show, and interviewing everyone from Tom Cruise to Mötley Crüe, her favorite experience thus far was traveling to Africa
for a documentary
on girls' rights in Sudan called "Girls of Latitude". In 2010 she was selected as one of HELLO! Magazine's 50 most beautiful Canadians, and the National Post newspaper's Worthy-30 to watch lists.
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
and hosts the talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays
1 Girl 5 Gays
1 Girl 5 Gays is a Canadian talk show that premiered on 14 October 2009 on MTV . In October 2010, gay-interest sister network Logo picked up the program and started airing it in the United States.-Format:...
(a.k.a. "1g5g") on Logo (TV channel)
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
and MTV (Canada).
Before working at MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, AJ was a producer at MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
, and has worked in front & behind the camera at BPM:TV
Bpm:tv
bpm:tv is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. bpm:tv's programming is devoted to dance, club lifestyle, and dance music- electronica, house, techno, eurodance, trance, and other similar genres.-History:In November 2000, a partnership between...
, Star!
E! (Canadian TV channel)
E! Entertainment Television is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel which is owned and operated by Bell Media. E! is devoted to entertainment programming including entertainment news, film, television, celebrities, and fashion...
, and FashionTelevision
FashionTelevision
FashionTelevision, also known as FT, is a Canadian-produced special interest show focusing on fashion. The show,created by Jay Levine in 1985 is hosted by Jeanne Beker...
as well as a freelance writer and professional speaker. She also worked as the Whistler Reporter for CTV's Olympic Morning show during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Aliya-Jasmine received international recognition including CNN, The View
The View
The View is an American talk show broadcast on the ABC as part of ABC Daytime. Created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie, who both also serve as the show's executive producers, the program features a panel of women as co-hosts...
, Jay Leno, The Huffington Post, and Good Morning America for a breast cancer awareness
Breast cancer awareness
Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer and reduce the disease's stigma by educating people about its symptoms and treatment options...
video she wrote/created/and starred in that went viral called "Save the Boobs".
In addition to working on a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
-winning show, and interviewing everyone from Tom Cruise to Mötley Crüe, her favorite experience thus far was traveling to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
for a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
on girls' rights in Sudan called "Girls of Latitude". In 2010 she was selected as one of HELLO! Magazine's 50 most beautiful Canadians, and the National Post newspaper's Worthy-30 to watch lists.