Dini Petty

Dini Petty (born January 15, 1945 in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England) is a Canadian television and radio host.

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January 15 - 1945 - Kingston upon Thames - Greater London - England - Canadian

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At 22, wearing a trademark pink jumpsuit and working for Toronto radio station CKEY, she became the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter. She totalled five thousand hours as pilot-in-command of a Hughes 300.

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Jumpsuit - Toronto - CKEY - Helicopter - Hughes 300

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Later at Citytv Toronto, she worked as a writer, reporter and co-anchor, with Gord Martineau, of evening newscast CityPulse at 6.

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Citytv Toronto - Co-anchor - Gord Martineau

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In 1980, a documentary camera followed her pregnancy and the birth of her son Nicholas.

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1980 - Pregnancy - Birth

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At Citytv's daily talk show CityLine, Petty established herself as one of Canada's foremost television talk show hosts. She left her news anchor position to concentrate on CityLine.

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Talk show - CityLine

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In 1989, Petty moved to CFTO and the Baton Broadcasting System. Her hour-long general interest talk show, The Dini Petty Show, aired until 1996.

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1989 - CFTO - Baton Broadcasting System - The Dini Petty Show - 1996

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In the 2000s, Petty hosted Weekends with Dini Petty, a syndicated weekly radio program focused on health and wellness for baby boomers. Sheila Copps succeeded her as host of Weekends.

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2000s - Syndicated - Baby boomer - Sheila Copps

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Petty wrote a children's book, The Queen, the Bear, and the Bumblebee.

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