Larysa Harapyn

Larysa Harapyn (born c. 1973) is an entertainment reporter on CityTV in Toronto and was an anchor on the now-defunct "Star! Daily" program seen throughout Canada on the Star! specialty channel.

Larysa started in the CHUM family at all-news station CablePulse 24 and quickly became an entertainment reporter on the regular news broadcasts. She has interviewed notable personalities including Lenny Kravitz. She has also hosted some entertainment specials including "Everything Hef" (about "Playboy" magazine founder Hugh Hefner) and a pre-game show to the Academy Awards. Larysa recently showed her comedic side by appearing in a number of CityTV commercials, promoting upcoming movies on the station.

Larysa is of Ukrainian descent. She was a model before she came to CityTV and has two brothers, Roman and Ihor. She is a former student of York University.

In 2002, Larysa posed for a sexy photo spread in "Oxygen", a Canadian fitness magazine. [http://www.oxygenmag.com/backissues.php?id=43]

External links

* [http://www.popjournalism.ca/pop/features/2005/00111larysaharapyn.shtml Pop Journalism: Larysa Harapyn interview] , accessed 16 July 2006