Ziya Tong is an English-born Canadian television personality and producer, formerly the co-host of Discovery Channel's long-running primetime science magazine, Daily Planet.
[1] Ziya Tong was born in London, England, of Chinese and Macedonian descent,[2] and later lived in Hong Kong.
Tong began hosting the CBC Television series ZeD in the 2004–05 season, succeeding Sharon Lewis.
[7] After ZeD, Tong was hired by CTV to host the television series Island Escapes, which premiered on January 6, 2006.
When Ingram retired from the program in June 2011, Tong was joined by co-host Dan Riskin and since, the show has generated record ratings as it completed its 18th season on Canadian television.