} Dianne Buckner is a Canadian television presenter, best known as a host of

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-oriented programming, such as '' Venture'' and '' Dragons' Den'', on

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and

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. Buckner has also been a guest anchor on CBC news programs such as '' CBC News: Sunday'', ''

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'' and '' As It Happens'', and has served as a back-up anchor on CBC News Network. She previously worked for CTV, where she hosted the consumer awareness program '' Live It Up!'' and was a reporter for '' Canada AM'' and ''

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''. She became host of '' Venture'' in 1997, succeeding Robert Scully. She has been a four-time

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nominee, receiving nods for Best Host or Interviewer in a News Information Program or Series at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004, Best News Information Series as a producer of ''Venture'' at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005, Best Reality Program or Series as a producer of ''Venture's'' "The Big Switcheroo" at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006,Alex Strachan, "Stroumboulopoulos picks up Gemini for The Hour". ''

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'', October 19, 2006. and Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Segment for ''Fortune Hunters'' at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008.

Filmography

Television

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