{{Short description|Canadian television personality and writer}} {{Infobox person |birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|4|4}} |birth_place= |birth_name=Laurie Hibberd |spouse=Michael Gelman (m. 2000) |education= |children = 2 }}
'''Laurie Gelman''' (née '''Hibberd''') (born April 4, 1964) is a Canadian television personality and writer,<ref name=findsheart>"Host of The Mom Show finds heart in NYC; Upper West Side; After scouting for a year, Laurie Gelman found her perfect home". ''National Post'', July 21, 2007.</ref> originally from Ottawa, Ontario. In 2007 she worked on two Canadian-based talk shows, ''The Mom Show'' and ''Doctor in the House''.<ref>"Canadian reality shows fill winter lineup on Slice TV network". ''Prince George Citizen'', November 24, 2007.</ref>
==Biography== Hibberd was raised in Ottawa, Ontario and is a graduate of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now TMU) in Toronto and graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She began her broadcasting career as a traffic reporter at CKFM Radio in Toronto from 1987 to 1988.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laurie-hibberd/ "Laurie Hibberd"]. CBS News, May 16, 2002.</ref> In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she served as a host on YTV for ''YTV Rocks'' and ''Rock'n'Talk''.<ref name=findsheart/> She later became an entertainment reporter for WSVN-TV in Miami from 1992 to 1994. From 1994 to 1996, she joined Tom Bergeron to co-host the morning show Breakfast Time on FX. She also appeared on ''Good Morning America'', ''Good Morning America Sunday''<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/laurie-gelman-for-goodness-sake-dont-log-on-to-the-wifi/article35880422/ "Laurie Gelman: 'For goodness sake, don't log on to the WiFi!'"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', August 4, 2017.</ref> and the CBS Early Show.<ref>{{YouTube|id=uo-ckgXdkU0|title=CBS Early Show Interview with Tracey Moore-Marable}}</ref>
She published the humor novel ''Class Mom'' in 2017.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/jonny-sun-allan-stratton-dawn-dumont-cherie-dimaline-1.4397318/laurie-gelman-got-fired-from-being-a-class-mom-and-the-experience-inspired-her-new-comic-novel-1.4397414 "Laurie Gelman got fired from being a 'class mom' — and the experience inspired her new comic novel"]. CBC Books, November 13, 2017.</ref> The book was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour,<ref name=2018short>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/scaachi-koul-laurie-gelman-and-jennifer-craig-shortlisted-for-2018-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour-1.4645066 "Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman and Jennifer Craig shortlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. CBC Books, May 2, 2018.</ref> and won the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature. It was followed by the sequels ''You've Been Volunteered'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laurie-gelman/youve-been-volunteered/|title=YOU'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERED by Laurie Gelman {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref> and ''Yoga Pant Nation'' (2021).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holt|first=Erin|date=1 February 2021|title=Review: Yoga Pant Nation|url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=yoga-pant-nation|access-date=1 July 2021|website=Library Journal}}</ref>
Her novel ''Smells Like Tween Spirit'' was published in 2022.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/66-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-spring-2022-1.6283875 "66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"]. CBC Books, January 11, 2022.</ref>
==Personal life== She is married to television producer Michael Gelman; they have two children.<ref name=findsheart/>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0382491}}
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