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Nerene Virgin is a Canadian journalist, actress, educator, author and television host, best known for her role on the children's television series ''Today's Special''. == Background == Virgin is a great-granddaughter of escaped slave Thomas John (Howard) Holland, and great-niece of pastor John Christie Holland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=African Canadian Online: Aspects of African-Canadian Culture )〕 She was born Nerene Grizzle, daughter of Stanley G. Grizzle. After growing up in Toronto, Ontario, she attended Toronto Teacher's College. Virgin was also certified as a Special Education teacher at Brock University focussing on intellectually gifted children and holds special qualifications in teaching Integrated Arts. Virgin began her career as a teacher, working for the Toronto Board of Education. She later moved into children's programming with Ontario's public broadcaster TV Ontario, playing "Jodie" on ''Today's Special''. This internationally acclaimed series was in production for seven years. Virgin also had recurring roles on other television programs, including ''The Littlest Hobo'', ''Night Heat'' and ''Ramona''. Initially, Virgin had played the role of Ellie the dispatch girl on "Police Surgeon", a CTV series originally named Dr. Simon Locke. She appeared in numerous film roles such as ''Gotti'', ''The Undergrads'', ''Murder in Space'', and ''Right of the People''. Virgin's entertainment career began as a singer with the Tiaras, a Toronto based girl group. Virgin joined Colina Phillips and Patricia Grizzle after Brenda Russell had left the trio and moved to Los Angeles. Virgin worked as the weather and community reporter for CBOT, the local CBC Television station in Ottawa, in the late 1980s. She then worked at CTV station CFTO in Toronto as the host of ''Eye on Toronto'', co-host for the entertainment show ''Showbuz'', and a host on CTV's annual ''Miracle Network Telethon'' for the Hospital for Sick Children. In 1996, Virgin became the host for the daily national current affairs show ''Coast to Coast'' for CBC Newsworld in Calgary, Alberta. She returned to Toronto as the anchor to launch the national weekend newscast ''Saturday Report'' for CBC Television. She then moved to the anchor chair at Newsworld International until it was dismantled and taken over by Al Gore's Current TV in July 2005. Virgin then chose to leave CBC to complete further studies, gaining certification in teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and taught students in Linhe, Inner Mongolia, China. She later taught French in Stoney Creek. She currently serves on the board of directors for Phoenix Place, a second stage home for women and children who have survived domestic violence.〔 〕 She is also a member, and part of the executive, of the council for the College of Early Childhood Educators, the first such college in North America. Virgin serves as a member of Hamilton's Committee Against Racism for the 2010-2014 Term of Council.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City of Hamilton - Committees - 2010 - 2014 Term of Council )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Audit, Finance & Administration Committee Report 11-002 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nerene Virgin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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