Gill Deacon

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name = Gillian Deacon
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birth_date = birth date|1966|4|26|
birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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occupation = Journalist, Author
spouse = Grant Gordon

Gillian "Gill" Deacon (born April 26, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is an author and award-winning broadcaster who formerly hosted a daytime television show called The Gill Deacon Show on CBC Television in Canada, from 2006-2007.

Her past TV hosting credits include a stint with Jay Ingram from 1996 to 2002 on Discovery Channel Canada's @discovery.ca, as well as CBC Television's Code Green [1]

Gill has also worked as a television host for CBC Montreal and CTV. In Montreal, she spent four years hosting and writing for Citybeat, a national half-hour program showcasing Quebec arts and culture. During that time she was also a weekly arts correspondent for CBC News: Morning on Newsworld.

Gill is well known for her interest in environmental issues. Her latest book Green for Life (Penguin, 2008) is a book of common sense alternatives and practical solutions for leaving a smaller ecological footprint. She is also the author and editor of Green Tips: How to Save Money and the Planet, a consumer guide about environmentally conscious lifestyle choices. Gill also writes a monthly greening column for Chatelaine magazine.

In 2007, Gill became active as a public speaker, providing entertaining and engaging presentations for companies and organizations looking to broaden their awareness and commitment to sustainability.

She is President and Co-founder of the Global Cooling Society—formerly the Green Carpet Series—an event-driven organization helping to raise awareness around environmental issues and connect urban consumers to greener products, services and lifestyle choices.

Before establishing her career in journalism, Gill taught elementary school children with learning disabilities, guided bicycle tours in Europe and New Zealand, and was the lead singer for the band Bag of Hammers, with Kevin Fox.

Gill's interests include music, photography, cooking and painting. Since 2002 she has served on the board of directors for the World Wildlife Fund. She lives in downtown Toronto with her husband, Grant Gordon, and their three young sons.

References

External links

*http://www.gilldeacon.ca
*http://www.globalcoolingsociety.com
* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20080616b.html Audio interview re: Green For Life, June 2008]

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