Canada’s CBC Radio has confirmed that country star Shania Twain will be hosting the flagship morning news and current affairs program The Current. The national CBC program which usually tackles national and international issues has invited Twain to sit in the host chair on Friday, a spot normally reserved for other well-known journalists and interviewers. Twain will be promoting her  new national children's' charity.

In an interview today to promote Friday's program, host Anna Maria Tremonti, outlined Twain's superstar musical accomplishments.

"There is another side to Shania Twain," said Tremonti. "On you are probably less familiar with. That is the side that really struck me," Tremonti said of a meeting with Twain last fall.

"It became clear she has deep empathy for underprivileged kids who all too often fall through the cracks," said Tremonti.

"Shania Twain's passion for helping kids in need has prompted her to start a charity called Shania Kids Can. She will be the exploring issues affecting underprivileged children when she hosts The Current tomorrow."

At that point Tremonti introduced Twain as her in-studio guest and Twain admitted it will be the first time she has hosted a radio program.

She added that she has promoted childhood hunger causes over the years and much of that has to do with her own upbringing.

"Well I have been involved a little bit over the years, especially through touring, with food banks, donating to food banks, raising money. I think I associated more publicly, or opened up a bit more publicly about being hungry at times as a kid. But really never went beyond that explaining really how I grew up, up north, and the other struggles that surrounded the whole situation. So it wasn't just about not having enough food, although that was often the big part of it." Twain explained.

She said the reason she decided to create the new charity is because she doesn't think other children should have to go what she went through. 

CBC Radio is a national broadcast network in Canada.