Zack Taylor (celebrity blogger)
Zack Taylor (born August 30, 1987) is a former radio disc jockey working for Y100 FM in Miami and then he hosted the Midday show on Mix 100 FM in Yellowknife. He later turned into a celebrity blogger after creating Canadian celebrity gossip site ZACKTAYLOR.CA in August 2007. He now does gossip reports for KISS 92.5 and Z103.5 FM in Toronto.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]The website[clarification needed] gained attention in mid-November 2007, when photos of Toronto Maple Leaf, Jiří Tlustý, one of which was of him nude, appeared on Isthishappening.com, causing a media frenzy. This scandal was published as the full-front page photo of the November 14, 2007 Toronto Sun.[1][2]
After all the attention, the website was bought in January 2008 by Hot or Not Inc. and turned into HotorNotGossip.com making Zack Taylor their main blogger.[citation needed]
In December 2008, Taylor re-branded the website under the title, ZackTaylor.ca - giving himself more freedom according to reports.[3][4]
Taylor has been nicknamed "The Canadian Perez Hilton".[5]
In June 2009 Taylor changed the direction of his website to take the side of celebrities.[6]
On April 14, 2009 Taylor's company Is This Happening Inc. expanded with the introduction of two new subdivisions:[7]
In November 2009, Taylor was hired as the celebrity insider at Toronto's KISS 92.5 FM and Z103.5 FM radio station for their weekly programs.[8]
On October 3, 2011, Taylor announced via CNBC that his website was shutting down after it was bought by Cheaterville Inc. in Las Vegas to be changed into a new website.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "TorontoSun.com - Front Page - November 14: Cover". Toronto Sun. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ "Maple Leaf Rookie's Nude Pictures Show Up On Net". 365Gay.com. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ "Storytelling experiment PenTales comes to Toronto". 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Zack Taylor Launches Canadian Celebrity Gossip Website". newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Getting face time with Canada's answer to Perez Hilton - CBC Arts | Media". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sick of the same old gossip?! Zack Taylor takes a stand!". www.newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Is This Happening"WebStories Guide". www.anandnawal.com. Yahoo
- ^ "ZackTaylor.ca | Your #1 Source for Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News: GET READY FOR SOMETHING BIG!!". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ CNBC[dead link]