Editing Jian Ghomeshi

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'''Jian Ghomeshi''' (born June 9, 1967) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians Canadian] broadcaster, writer, musician and producer of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Iran]ian descent who was raised in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornhill,_Ontario Thornhill], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario].<ref></ref> Now based in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], he is the host of the national daily cultural affairs talk program, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(radio_show) Q]'', on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC_Radio_One CBC Radio One] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bold_TV Bold TV]. The show, which he co-created  in 2007, now has the largest audience of any cultural affairs program in Canada and has gained the all-time highest audience share for a CBC program in its morning time slot.<ref>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. [http://www.cbc.ca/q/about/ Q: About Us]. cbc.ca. Retrieved on: 2011-07-14.</ref>

Ghomeshi has interviewed an array of prominent international figures from prime ministers to sports stars and cultural icons. His feature interview subjects have included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen Woody Allen], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGMT MGMT], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Morrison Van Morrison], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie Salman Rushdie], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens Christopher Hitchens], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda Jane Fonda], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Milani Abbas Milani], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/deadmau5 deadmau5], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killers The Killers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Projectors Dirty Projectors], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead Radiohead], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters Barbara Walters], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Campesinos! Los Campesinos!], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson Brian Wilson], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits Tom Waits], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young Neil Young], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Indian Apache Indian], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner William Shatner], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee Geddy Lee] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Lifeson Alex Lifeson] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band) Rush], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Rubin Gretchen Rubin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller Phyllis Diller] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen Leonard Cohen].

Ghomeshi has hosted a number of television documentaries, including ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_(TV_series) The End]'', ''Screw the Vote'' and the forthcoming ''Philanthropy Inc.'' and spent three years as the host of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Award Gemini Award]-winning CBC Television program, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(TV_series) Play]''. He has appeared as a contributor or guest on programs ranging from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_Today CNN Today]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_(CBC) The National]'' to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien]'' (as a drummer for Moxy Früvous). He is also a writer whose editorials and opinion pieces have been published in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post The Washington Post]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail The Globe and Mail]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toronto_Star The Toronto Star]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_Herald_Tribune The International Herald Tribune]''. For a period in 2008 he was a weekly columnist for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Post The National Post]''. Part of his radio interview with Leonard Cohen appeared in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian The Guardian]''<ref>[http://www.jian.ca/writeritem.php?Id=71]</ref>

As a singer, songwriter and musician, Ghomeshi was a member of the multi-platinum (over 160,000 units sold) selling Canadian folk-rock group, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxy_Früvous Moxy Früvous]. The band toured internationally during the 1990s and shared stages with a variety of artists including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Bob Dylan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Difranco Ani Difranco] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Costello Elvis Costello]. He continues to write and produce music through his company, Wonderboy Entertainment, and has been managing the career of young musician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_(musician) Lights] since 2001.

''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello!_Magazine Hello! Magazine]'' named Jian one of the "Most Beautiful Canadians" in 2010.<ref>[http://www.jian.ca/pressitem.php?Id=72]</ref>

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