''CityLine'' is a Canadian

talk show A talk show (or chat show in British English) is a television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show ...

and lifestyle

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hosted by Tracy Moore produced for the

Citytv Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...

network at

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flagship station In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalt ...

CITY-DT CITY-DT (channel 57) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the Citytv network. It is owned and operated by network parent Rogers Sports & Media alongside Omni Television outlets CFMT-DT (chan ...

. Each show has a theme that changes daily. These include "Around the House", "Family Day", "Home Day", and "Fashion Friday". It is Canada's longest running daytime show specifically targeted to women. The show also airs in the United States on the

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digital multicast network and is syndicated on local television stations. Originally hosted by

Dini Petty Dini Petty (born January 15, 1945) is a Canadian television and radio host. 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 clock ...

, the show was hosted by

Marilyn Denis Marilyn Denis (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian television and radio personality. Denis is the host of ''The Marilyn Denis Show'' and co-host of CHUM-FM's ''Marilyn Denis and Jamar''. Early life and education Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she grew ...

between September 1989 and May 23, 2008.CityNews: Marilyn Denis Leaves Cityline After 19 Years
- CityNews.ca, May 23, 2008 (accessed June 11, 2008) Subsequent to Denis's departure to host ''

The Marilyn Denis Show ''The Marilyn Denis Show'' is a Canadian daytime television talk show which debuted on January 10, 2011, on CTV and CTV 2 (formerly A-Channel). Hosted by Marilyn Denis, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m. ET on CTV 2 (timeslots ...

'' for CTV, a series of guest hosts were used, including

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, Jody Vance, Liz West,

Dina Pugliese Dina Pugliese (; born May 22, 1974) is a Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of City Toronto's ''Breakfast Television''. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer.Salem, Rob (October 29, 2006). "Dina fits like a sli ...

, Christine Cardoso, Tracy Moore, Catherine Marion and Nalini Sharma. Moore was named the new permanent host in 2008. Prior to fall 2008, ''Cityline'' was aired live. However, ''Cityline'' is now taped in advance and then aired exactly a week from the date it was recorded. ''CityLine'' airs on all Citytv stations across Canada, and formerly also aired on the

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network as well as BCTV and ATV, which was co-owned with Citytv until it was sold. It is currently managed by

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under their

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brand.

Personalities

Host: Tracy Moore
''Cityline'' revolves around regular lifestyle experts from chefs, to design, to decor, including: *

Massimo Capra Massimo Capra (born 1960) is an Italian Canadians, Italian-born Canadian restauranteur, restaurant consultant, cookbook author, and celebrity chef. He is known for his appearances on the television shows CityTV's ''CityLine, Cityline'', Global Tel ...

* Randy Feltis * Frank Ferragine *

Mairlyn Smith Mairlyn Smith is a Canadian actress, author, critic, food blogger, television show host and professional home economist. In Canada, she is well known for her various cookbooks and expert advice on ''CityLine'' and ''Breakfast TV'' in Toronto. Ou ...

* Brian Gluckstein * Leigh Ann Allaire Perrault * Shoana Jensen * Janice Meredith * Devan Rajkumar * Bill Rowley * Karen Sealy

''Toronto's Next Top Model''

''Toronto's Next Top Model'' was broadcast as a segment on ''Cityline'''s Fashion Fridays in May 2005. Ten aspiring models were selected from over 1,000 applicants and judged on live television. To promote the connection to ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'', ''Cityline'' invited ''ANTM'' stylist

Jay Manuel Jay Manuel (born August 14, 1972) is a Canadian TV host, Creative Director, make-up artist, and author. He is most recognizable as the Creative Director on the popular reality television show ''America's Next Top Model'' for the first eighteen sea ...

as a guest on the final episode. The winner was decided by three high-profile fashion industry professionals, and influenced by an online vote open to the Canadian public. The judges were Elmer Olsen, head of Elmer Olsen Models, Ceri Marsh, editor of ''

Fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

'' magazine, and Lisa Rogers, one of Canada's first top international models and now a consultant on ''Cityline''. The winner, Lisa Caroline Leung, of Toronto, walked away with a modeling contract from Elmer Olsen Models, the chance to model on ''Cityline'', a fashion shoot with fashion photographer Gabor Jurina and a spread in the 2005 summer issue of ''

'' magazine. Leung was the first

multiracial Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ...

person to ever win any of the ''Top Model'' competitions or competition spin-offs.

References

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