Maryam Behmard
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Maryam Behmard is a Canadian television producer. She studied at York University earning a BA in political Science. In 2005 she went back to school to receive a degree in Broadcast Journalism at Seneca College.
Behmard was born in the midst of the Iranian Revolution and in 1985 during the Iran-Iraq war she fled to Canada with her family. Her parents were both political activists and opposed the new Islamic Republic of Iran headed by the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.
In university, Behmard wrote for the Toronto Star and worked as a political specialist for the campus paper, The Excalibur [1]
[edit] Career
Formerly a producer at Stornoway Communications for the Ichannel [2] she worked on two current affairs-based shows,@Issue and Let’s Talk focussing on Canadian and international politics.
She successfully developed and produced shows with notable guests including Omar Samad, the Ambassador of Afghanistan, former UN Ambassador Paul Heinbecker, Cambodian Minister Mu Sochua and family members of the Air India Victims Association.
In a relatively short time Behmard was producing with distinguished hosts such as Ray Heard, Arlene Bynon and former Cabinet Minister Patrick Boyer.
She briefly hosted a Show for the Pet Network, Pet Central [3].
Behmard maintains a strong belief in Canadian identity and is an admirer of former Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau and encourages Canadians to be 'politically involved in their country'.
She is currently a producer for Sun TV, Canoe Live[4]and online contributor for The Canadian Paper.[5]
