Megan McCormick | |
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Born |
Megan Leah McCormick 1973 Glendale, Ohio |
Occupation | TV presenter |
Notable credit(s) | Globe Trekker |
Children | Rie, Laszlo |
Website | http://www.pilotguides.com, http://www.seanationtv.com |
Megan Leah McCormick (born 1973) is an American TV presenter, who is one of the main hosts of the Pilot Productions travel-adventure series Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Australia, Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet). She also hosted the television series Sea Nation, which aired in 2010.
McCormick was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Florida. As a child, she had an interest in ballet. In 1996, she began a job in Japan teaching English and has also worked as a social worker. She graduated from Boston University with a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Political Science and currently resides in New York City.
Since 1998, she has been a presenter on Globe Trekker, and has hosted episodes on Greece, Italy, Ghana, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China, India, Egypt, and Japan. She hosted the New England episode, where she herself attended university. Production of this episode was difficult for her and the crew, as filming had just begun as the 9/11 attacks occurred. She also presented Treks in a Wild World, a show which emphasizes ecotourism and history and also has adventure elements. Before joining Pilot Productions, McCormick worked behind the scenes on The News with Brian Williams on the CNBC and MSNBC cable networks.