Standby — in 5, 4, 3…
The spotlight belongs somewhere else.
A broadcast-trained live host and interviewer who keeps the program moving, the audience engaged and the spotlight exactly where it belongs.
Available to travel abroad
SEG 02 Who’s on mic 02:30 → 09:00
Twenty-five years
of asking
the next question.
Zain Meghji is a live host, interviewer and television personality with more than 25 years of experience connecting with audiences. A former host of Breakfast Television Vancouver and Calgary, etalk reporter and host of How to Look Good Naked Canada, Zain has interviewed everyone from Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé to Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.
From celebrity interviews and red carpets to Pride stages, conferences and corporate events, Zain brings warmth, wit and quick-thinking professionalism to every room. Onstage, he combines broadcast polish, quick thinking and genuine curiosity to keep programs moving, make guests shine and turn an audience into part of the experience.
Entertaining without overpowering. Polished without feeling scripted.
SEG 03 Roll tape 09:00 → 14:00
SEG 04 The guest list 14:00 → 20:00
He has made a career of not being the story.
…and hundreds of other actors, artists, entrepreneurs and everyday people. The everyday people are the harder interview, and the one worth getting right.
SEG 05 Run of show 20:00 → 30:00
Rooms
he runs.
The common denominator is any event that needs conversation, audience connection, improvisation and control of the room.
| Format | Room | What Zain does in it |
|---|---|---|
| MAIN STAGE | Conferences & summits | Opens the room, holds the clock across multi-day programs, runs fireside conversations and moderates panels. |
| CORPORATE | Leadership & sales events | Awards programs, employee celebrations and internal meetings — drawing out executives who would rather not be on a stage. |
| LAUNCH | Product & brand activations | Media events and experiential campaigns where the brand needs energy without a hard sell. |
| ENTERTAINMENT | Film, TV & pop culture | Festivals, premieres, red carpets, upfronts, celebrity panels and comedy industry programming. |
| GALA | Awards & fundraisers | Purpose-driven programs where the ask has to land without flattening the mood. |
| FESTIVAL | Pride, cultural & community | Large public celebrations, races and outdoor stages in front of a genuinely mixed crowd. |
| MODERATION | Panels & fireside | Keeps four people to time, keeps one person from taking it, and gets to the question the room actually came for. |
SEG 06 Credits 30:00 → 38:00
Where the reps came from.
SEG 07 Booking 38:00 → 42:00
Book Zain when the event needs more than someone who can read a script.
He works closely with producers, understands rundowns and timing, responds calmly when plans change and creates genuine connection between the stage and the audience. His greatest strength is making other people shine while keeping the entire experience entertaining, insightful and moving forward.
- Based
- Vancouver · Toronto · Calgary
- Travels
- Canada, United States, international
- Formats
- Emcee, host, moderator, interviewer, speaker
- Experience
- 25+ years, live broadcast and stage
- Archive
- youtube.com/zainmeghji