Candy Palmater
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Candy Palmater is a Canadian
comedian, international speaker and the educator of aboriginal perceptions training about the Mi'kmaq people. She is active in Native rights and gay rights, and is now the creator and writer of her own national TV show for APTN
, The Candy Show. She describes the show as being “Oprah meets David Letterman
sprinkled with Candy”.
Early life =
Education
After high school, she attended Fredericton's St. Thomas University
and then completed a legal secretary's course at Maritime Business College.
She was inspired by the legal failures of Donald Marshall Jr. and in 1996, she went to Dalhousie Law School. She was the first Aboriginal law student in Canada to be valedictorian of her graduating class, and was president of the Dalhousie Aboriginal Law Students Association.
She got a job with the law firm Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy, but soon realized she didn’t want to practice corporate law, and subsequently left her job and began working for the Nova Scotia Department of Education
.
Comedy career
She is a radio personality on CBC
’s Definitely Not the Opera
, and a columnist for the now defunct Halifax newspaper The Daily News
, where she wrote a series for Mi’kmaq History Month.
CBC Newsworld
did a one-hour documentary on Candy, titled The Candy Show. It was produced and directed by Mary Munson in Halifax. The executive producer is Renée Pellerin.
The first season of The Candy Show is currently being produced by Ocean Entertainment
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is set to air for a national audience in the fall of 2010 on APTN
. The Candy Show Season One aired on September 7, 2010 on APTN HD & APTN channels. The Candy Show is Candy Palmater's creation, she Co-Produces it with Johanna Eliot of Ocean Entertainment under Fancy Shoes TV INC. Candy Palmater is the writer and star of each episode and selects the musical guests and visual performing artists appearing on the program.
Candy currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her wife Denise, and their three dogs.
External links
Canada
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comedian, international speaker and the educator of aboriginal perceptions training about the Mi'kmaq people. She is active in Native rights and gay rights, and is now the creator and writer of her own national TV show for APTN
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
, The Candy Show. She describes the show as being “Oprah meets David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
sprinkled with Candy”.
Early life =
She grew up the youngest of seven children. She attended Dalhousie Regional High School, where she was active in sports.
Education After high school, she attended Fredericton's St. Thomas University
St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)
St. Thomas University is jointly a public and Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It offers degrees exclusively at the undergraduate level for approximately 3,000 students in the liberal arts, humanities, journalism, education, and social work....
and then completed a legal secretary's course at Maritime Business College.
She was inspired by the legal failures of Donald Marshall Jr. and in 1996, she went to Dalhousie Law School. She was the first Aboriginal law student in Canada to be valedictorian of her graduating class, and was president of the Dalhousie Aboriginal Law Students Association.
She got a job with the law firm Patterson Palmer Hunt Murphy, but soon realized she didn’t want to practice corporate law, and subsequently left her job and began working for the Nova Scotia Department of Education
Nova Scotia Department of Education
The Nova Scotia Department of Education is a department of the Government of Nova Scotia responsible for overseeing education institutions in the province...
.
Comedy career
She is a radio personality on CBC
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
’s Definitely Not the Opera
Definitely Not the Opera
Definitely Not the Opera is a magazine-style radio program focusing on aspects of pop culture. The program is broadcast on CBC Radio One on Saturday afternoons, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. . An abridged version of each weekly program is available for download as a weekly podcast...
, and a columnist for the now defunct Halifax newspaper The Daily News
The Daily News (Halifax)
The Daily News was a tabloid newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia that was published from 1974 until ceasing operations in February 2008.-History:...
, where she wrote a series for Mi’kmaq History Month.
CBC Newsworld
CBC Newsworld
CBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
did a one-hour documentary on Candy, titled The Candy Show. It was produced and directed by Mary Munson in Halifax. The executive producer is Renée Pellerin.
The first season of The Candy Show is currently being produced by Ocean Entertainment
Ocean Entertainment
Ocean Entertainment Limited is an independent Canadian production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 1995, the company has specialized in the production of television series and documentaries....
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is set to air for a national audience in the fall of 2010 on APTN
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
. The Candy Show Season One aired on September 7, 2010 on APTN HD & APTN channels. The Candy Show is Candy Palmater's creation, she Co-Produces it with Johanna Eliot of Ocean Entertainment under Fancy Shoes TV INC. Candy Palmater is the writer and star of each episode and selects the musical guests and visual performing artists appearing on the program.
Candy currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her wife Denise, and their three dogs.
External links
- The Candy Show
- http://www.ocean.ca/production/thecandyshow.html
- http://www.aptn.ca/series/id,65059037