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CityLine Germany
''CityLine'' is a Canadian talk show and lifestyle television program originally hosted by Dini Petty, who was then succeeded by Marilyn Denis and later Tracy Moore that aired from February 1984 until May 3, 2024, produced for the Citytv network at its Toronto flagship station CITY-DT. It also aired on its then-sister stations owned by CHUM Limited such as CKVR Barrie. Each show had a theme that changed daily. These included "Around the House", "Family Day", "Home Day", and "Fashion Friday". It was Canada's longest running daytime show specifically targeted to women. The show also aired in the United States on the Dabl digital multicast network and was syndicated on local television stations. History ''CityLine'' debuted in February 1984, originally hosted by Dini Petty. The show was hosted by Marilyn Denis between September 1989 and May 23, 2008. Subsequent to Denis's departure to host '' The Marilyn Denis Show'' for CTV, a series of guest hosts were used, including Jess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CITY-DT
CITY-DT (channel 57), branded as Citytv Toronto or simply Citytv, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the Citytv network. It is owned and operated by network parent Rogers Sports & Media alongside Omni Television outlets CFMT-DT (channel 47) and CJMT-DT (channel 40). The stations share studios at the Rogers Building (Toronto), Rogers Building in downtown Toronto; CITY-DT's transmitter is located atop the CN Tower. The station went on the air on September 28, 1972, by a consortium led by Phyllis Switzer, Moses Znaimer, Jerry Grafstein and Edgar Cowan, as CITY-TV, branded "Citytv" on Queen Street. In 1981, the station was sold to CHUM Limited, who retained Znaimer as an executive and moved to its 299 Queen Street West studios in 1987. For the majority of its early life, CITY-TV operated as an independent station, best known for its unconventional approaches to news and other locally produced programming. Under Znaimer's leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mairlyn Smith
Mairlyn Smith is a Canadian actress, author, critic, food blogger, television show host and professional home economist. She is well known in Canada for her various cookbooks and expert advice on '' CityLine'' and ''Breakfast TV'' in Toronto. Outside of Canada, Smith is well-known mostly for her roles as Mrs. Woodhouse, the morbid wife of Principal Woodhouse in the 1999 film ''The Virgin Suicides'', and as Agnes Thurston, the overly cheerful deceased mother of Karen Thurston and wife of deceased chemical factory worker Mr. Thurston, on the 1990s '' Goosebumps'' film ''Welcome to Dead House''. Smith resides in Ontario, Canada with her partner, Scott, and their son. Early life Little is known about Mairlyn Smith's early life. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Smith graduated in 1976 with a degree in home economics from the University of British Columbia. She then returned to school and completed a teaching certificate before going on to teach home economics and head the Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Capra
Massimo Capra (born 1960) is an Italian restaurateur, restaurant consultant, cookbook author, and celebrity chef. He is known for his appearances on the television shows CityTV's '' Cityline'', Global's '' The Morning Show'', and Food Network shows '' Restaurant Makeover'', '' Chopped: Canada'', ''Top Chef Canada'', and '' Wall of Chefs''. He based in Mississauga, Ontario; near Toronto. Career Massimo Capra was born in 1960, in Soresina, Lombardy, Italy. He was primarily raised in Cremona. While he was a teenager he left home from 1974 to 1977 to study cooking in Salsomaggiore. Capra began his culinary career in Venice, working in a trattoria. He served in the Italian Army. In 1982, Capra moved to Toronto. He started out working at Archer’s, a family-owned restaurant; followed by work at Prego Della Piazza, a celebrity destination. In 2014, Capra started working on a new restaurant venue modeled after his successful Pearson Airport restaurant Boccone Pronto. Located inside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now (newspaper)
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspended in August 2022, amid the bankruptcy of its former owner Media Central Corporation, although some new content was still published to its website. In January 2023, it was announced that the publication will be acquired by journalist Brandon Gonez. Publication history ''Now'' was first published on September 10, 1981, by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein."Publisher of Toronto's iconic NOW Magazine files for bankruptcy." ''blogTO'', April 1, 2022. ''NOW'' is an alternative weekly that covers news, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Hickey
Cheryl Hickey (born January 8, 1976) is the former host of ''ET Canada'', an entertainment news magazine for Global Television Network which launched on September 12, 2005. Early life Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, to John Patrick Hickey (1942 – January 13, 2023) and Lori Hickey (née Laycock). At 16 years old, Hickey volunteered at a local cable TV station. She attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, where she studied Radio and Television Arts and graduated in 1996. Career After graduating, she returned to Owen Sound where she worked at the radio station CFOS. A year-and-a-half later, she moved on to The New VR in Barrie, Ontario. There, she worked as a production assistant, then later became a writer for their six o'clock newscast. At the same time, she learned how to operate a camera and film the news. Hickey eventually began doing a small hosting job in an entertainment spot on the channel. In May 1999, she joined the Global Television Network where she worked as a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Tonight Canada
''Entertainment Tonight Canada'' (commonly shortened to ''ET Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series that aired on the Global Television Network from 2005 to 2023. Its branding and format were based on the American entertainment newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight'', and ''ET Canada'' was usually aired back-to-back with the American version on most Global stations. ''ET Canada'' was hosted by longtime Global Toronto entertainment host Cheryl Hickey and Sangita Patel, while presented alongside reporters Carlos Bustamante and Keshia Chanté. The program's original founding producer was Zev Shalev. ''ETC Live'' was an online show in connection with ''ET Canada'', that aired weekdays via Facebook and YouTube, shot live with expanded coverage of entertainment news. It was an interactive show, allowing viewers to submit commentary as Weston, Chanté and Graeme O'Neil debate topics. Global launched a weekend edition of ''ET Canada'' hosted by Sangita Patel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakfast Television
Breakfast television (Europe and Australia) or morning show (Canada and the United States) is a type of news broadcasting, news or infotainment television programme that broadcasts Live television, live in the morning (typically broadcast programming, scheduled between 5:00 and 10:00a.m., or if it is a local programme, as early as 4:00a.m.). Often presented by a small team of hosts, these programmes are typically marketed towards the combined demography of people getting ready for work and school and stay-at-home adults and parents. The first – and longest-running – national breakfast/morning show on television is ''Today (American TV program), Today'', which set the tone for the television genre, genre and premiered on 14 January 1952 on NBC in the United States. For the next 70 years, ''Today'' was the number one morning program in the ratings for the vast majority of its run and since its start, many other television stations and television networks around the world hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese (; born May 22, 1974) is a Canadian television personality. She has served as a co-host of Citytv's morning show ''Breakfast Television'', initially from 2006 to 2023, and returning in 2025. Career Born in Toronto, Pugliese grew up in Woodbridge, Ontario and is of Italian descent. She is a graduate of York University (Sociology and Mass Communications) and Humber College (Journalism). She began her career as a producer of Global's '' The Bynon Show'' and Toronto 1's ''Toronto Today'', later becoming an entertainment reporter and host of ''The A-List'' and Star!'s ''Star! Daily''.Salem, Rob (October 29, 2006). "Dina fits like a slipper on Breakfast Television: The new egg is winning raves as a bright-eyed presence on Toronto's show of shows in the morning", ''Toronto Star'', p. C6. She has also hosted MuchMusic's '' VJ Search'' and Citytv's New Year's Eve special from Nathan Phillips Square. She is a past member of the Girl Guides of Canada. In 2006, she joined C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Vance
Jody Vance (born August 23, 1967) is a Canadian sports anchor and former co-host of ''Breakfast Television'' (BT) on CKVU-DT in Vancouver. In 2000, she became the first woman in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in primetime. Broadcasting career Vance began her broadcast career in Vancouver, British Columbia, on CHRX, and then moved to CFMI-FM/CKNW as the assistant promotions director and on-air fill-in talent. In 1995, she was hired as a sports anchor at BCTV. After a short stint with BCTV, Vance helped launch the sports department at Vancouver Television. In the summer of 1999, she worked as a fill-in anchor for Sportsnet, a new Canadian sports network, and became the first woman to host the desk at the network. In March 2000, she moved to Toronto to host of its '' Sportscentral AM''. After ratings increased, she was moved to the evening time slot, ''Sportscentral'', on September 4, 2000, becoming the first woman in the history of Canadian televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Valentyne
Jennifer Elizabeth Valentyne (née Peck, born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian television personality. Her longest running role was on ''Breakfast Television'' in Toronto for 23 years where she went from being a weather specialist to hosting the "Live Eye" and being the stand in co-host. From 2016 to 2020, she had various positions on Corus Entertainment properties, first as the host of '' The Bachelor & The Bachelorette Canada'' After Show on W Network (2016-2017), as co-host on '' Derringer in the Morning'' on Q107 in Toronto (2017-2019), and co-host of the Toronto edition of ''Global News Morning'' (2019-2020). Education and career Valentyne graduated from David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute and earned a Radio and Television Broadcasting Diploma from Toronto's Centennial College. She began work at City Toronto in 1987, as an intern and then a graphics operator with MuchMusic. In the early 1990s she appeared as "The Prize Queen" on ''Speakers Corner'' and hosted 30-second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Holmes (comedian)
Jessica Holmes (born August 29, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian comedian and actress. She is best known for her work with the show ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'', which she joined in 2003, after starring in her own show, ''The Holmes Show'' in 2002. Early life and education Born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, Holmes is the daughter of a Feminism, feminist mother and a Mormons, Mormon father. She joined the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) at age 19, and for 18 months she was a Mormon missionary in Venezuela. She is no longer a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Church. She attended Canterbury High School for the Performing Arts in Ottawa, majoring in Drama. Combining Stand-up comedy, stand up, music and Improvisational theatre, improvisation, she honed her skills and her improv team won Gold at the National High School Improv games. Holmes moved to Toronto in 1993 to attend To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
