Jelena Adzic

Jelena Adzic (Serbian: ) is a Serbian-born Canadian radio and television journalist, currently the national arts and entertainment journalist for CBC News Network in Toronto.

Career Adzic began working at the CBC in 2002, where she has since become the national face of entertainment news. She hosts the television program "CBC News: The Scene" and also covers live events such as the Toronto International Film Festival. She has interviewed household names such as Desmond Tutu, Deepak Chopra and Susan Sarandon. She also does radio, including reporting and guest hosting for CBC programs such as "Here and Now (Toronto)" and "Q (radio show)". Adzic's approach to interviewing is friendly and informal, even when meeting A-listers such as Margaret Atwood. Her conversational style has resulted from wanting to treat her guests as equals. According to Adzic, "...the only area for me to break through that is to not be so reserved and guarded and not have this deference." and how they are also expected to smile more than their male counterparts.

Background Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Adzic immigrated to Canada when she was a child. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and business administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and studied documentary film production at Humber College.