Exclusive: Legendary Canadian talk show host and broadcaster Dini Petty is returning to network TV aged 80.
She will host the one-hour special Trailblazing Talks on Canadian channel The News Forum this summer, with production completed in Toronto.
In the show, Petty will have candid conversations with Canadian Senator, former rower and three-time Olympian gold-medalist Marnie McBean, and actor, producer and Reelworld Screen Institute founder and Executive Director Tonya Williams.
She will also share highlights of memorable moments from her original interviews with both guests, who appeared on The Dini Petty Show, the Canadian daytime talk show that ran from 1989 to 1999.
Petty is one of Canada’s most recognizable broadcasters and radio hosts, known for her trademark pink jumpsuits. While working for Canadian radio station Ckey, she became the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter, clocking 5,000 hours of flight.
She went on to be co-anchor of CityTV’s...
She will host the one-hour special Trailblazing Talks on Canadian channel The News Forum this summer, with production completed in Toronto.
In the show, Petty will have candid conversations with Canadian Senator, former rower and three-time Olympian gold-medalist Marnie McBean, and actor, producer and Reelworld Screen Institute founder and Executive Director Tonya Williams.
She will also share highlights of memorable moments from her original interviews with both guests, who appeared on The Dini Petty Show, the Canadian daytime talk show that ran from 1989 to 1999.
Petty is one of Canada’s most recognizable broadcasters and radio hosts, known for her trademark pink jumpsuits. While working for Canadian radio station Ckey, she became the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter, clocking 5,000 hours of flight.
She went on to be co-anchor of CityTV’s...
- 6/12/2025
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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