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Dini Petty
Born15 January 1945
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, UK
OccupationHelicopter Pilot, TV & Radio Host, Author
GenreChildren's Literature

Dini Petty (born January 15, 1945) is a Canadian television and radio host. At 22, wearing a trademark pink

Hughes 300
.

Three people sitting up on the back seat of a corvette, most likely participating in a parade or procession.
Dini Petty, left, beside fellow broadcasters J D Roberts and Jeanne Beker in a parade in March 1982.

Later, at

CityPulse at 6.[1] There she also hosted an afternoon program, Sweet City Woman. Later, on Citytv's daily talk show CityLine, Petty established herself as one of Canada's foremost television talk show hosts.[2][3]
She left her evening news anchor position to concentrate on CityLine. From May 1987 to 1989, Petty also anchored Citytv's short-lived 5:30 p.m. news and current affairs program CityWide.

In 1989, Petty moved to

Baton Broadcasting System.[4] Her popular hour-long general interest talk show, The Dini Petty Show, aired until 1999.[2][3]

In the 2000s, Petty hosted Weekends with Dini Petty, a

baby boomers. Sheila Copps
succeeded her as host of Weekends.

In August and September 2010, Petty returned to guest-host several episodes of Cityline while host,

Tracy Moore
, was on maternity leave.

In 2016, Petty relaunched a product called Luuup Litter Box, partially through using a Kickstarter platform.[5]

Personal life

Petty is the daughter of Gordon Petty, a film producer, and Molly, a Scottish war bride.[2] Molly Petty ran a talent and modeling agency, Producers' Services in Toronto.[2] In 1980, a documentary camera followed her pregnancy and the birth of her son Nicholas.[6] She also has a daughter, Samantha.

Publications

Petty has written a

Banff Centre.[11]

References

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  5. ^ "Former TV host Dini Petty is starting a business again … at 71". The Globe and Mail. March 9, 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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  7. ^ "The Queen, the Bear and the Bumblebee (First Edition)". www.isbns.net. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ^ "English M.A. (Public Texts) Faculty". www.trentu.ca. Trent University. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Reviews: The Queen, the Bear and the Bumblebee". www.quillandquire.com. Quill and Quire. December 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ^ "The Queen, the Bear and the Bumblebee". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Dini Petty enters her 70s, still flying high". The Star. January 15, 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

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