Jamaicans.com, a leading media platform for Jamaican and Caribbean news, travel, food, and culture has voted Dahlia Harris as the ‘Best TV Host’ in Jamaica.

The announcement, made recently at the Best of Jamaica 2022 Results Show, was aired on the Facebook and YouTube pages of Jamaicans.com. Winners were selected by the readers and staff of Jamaicans.com, who were surveyed about their favorite Jamaican television personalities of the year, with the survey focused on 21 geographic regions around the world.

Harris has had a presence on Jamaica’s national television for some two decades. She served as a sports presenter and was a pioneer of women’s sports journalism.

Harris currently hosts the popular morning TV show, Smile Jamaica and has an exceptional career as a writer, actor, and producer in theater and drama. She won two Actor Boy Awards and many others for her writing, acting and productions.

Career in acting and creative productions

Jamaicans.com reports that Harris has appeared in 24 plays, produced seven, directed six, and written five in total. The awards show, the biggest event of the year for Jamaicans.com, was co-hosted by media personality Jody Ann Gray and the founder of Jamaicans.com, Xavier Murphy.

Harris, born in Spanish Town, St Catherine, is also a successful entrepreneur being CEO of DMH Productions, an independent production firm that specialized in theatre, TV, and film content. She was inducted into the Caribbean Hall of Fame, received the Excellence in Personal Branding Award, and was presented with the Distinguished Woman award by Flair newspapers in 2019.

She convened the first-of-its-kind Jamaican Women in Theater Festival and is the co-franchise holder of Miss Jamaica World.