Jennifer Elizabeth Valentyne (née Peck, born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian television personality. Her longest running role was on ''

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'' in

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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

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properties, first as the host of '' The Bachelor & The Bachelorette Canada'' After Show on

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(2016-2017), as co-host on '' Derringer in the Morning'' on Q107 in Toronto (2017-2019), and co-host of the Toronto edition of ''

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'' (2019-2020).

Education and career

Valentyne graduated from

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and earned a Radio and Television Broadcasting Diploma from Toronto's

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. She began work at City Toronto in 1987, as an intern and then a graphics operator with

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. In the early 1990s she appeared as "The Prize Queen" on ''Speakers Corner'' and hosted 30-second spots called "MuchHappenings". In 1992 she became a regular as the "Singing Weathergirl" on ''Breakfast Television'', where she worked doing "Live Eye" segments and as a fill-in co-host until her position was eliminated in April 2016. She is a former

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cheerleader and has posed as the ''

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''s Sunshine Girl. She is also a singer-songwriter. She sings jazz standards and originals; she sings on ''BT Holiday Favourites'', a CD released by City Toronto in 2007. Valentyne moved to

where she became the host of '' The Bachelorette Canada &

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After Show'' on

in 2016 and 2017. From February 2017 until February 2019, she was co-host on ''Derringer in the Morning'' on Corus-owned Q107. In March 2019, Valentyne moved to Corus-owned Global News Toronto as a morning co-anchor. Valentyne was laid off by Corus in August 2020. In May 2022, Valentyne announced, through a video posted to social media, that she had filed a complaint with the

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(CHRC) alleging gender discrimination by a previous employer. Corus subsequently acknowledged that it was party to a process involving Valentyne and the CHRC, and announced that it had put ''Derringer in the Morning'' on hiatus pending the results of an external investigation.

Personal life

She is married to Greg Valentyne, a freelance producer/camera operator and founder of Heroes Beer. They have two children, Jackson and Georgia Valentyne.Jillian Cecchini
"Lights, camera, action! — true love blossoms on set"
''Post City Toronto'', August 29, 2012.

References

External links

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