Joscelyne "Josie" Dye (born April 5, 1978) is a

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radio and television personality, currently the morning host on

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(Indie88) in

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. Prior to joining Indie88, she was a personality on CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge) in the same market, and worked in television at Corus Entertainment for both W and

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. Her first professional role was Amaryllis in Limelight Theater's production of ''

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'' at age 9 and she played an orphan at Young People’s Theatre in Jacob Two Two.

Background

Raised in

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, she attended

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from 1998 to 2001, graduating from the Radio and Television Arts Program. She was married on July 24, 2010 to Dine Alone Records founder Joel Carriere.

Career

Dye currently hosts The Josie Dye Show on Indie88, and has hosted '' Oh So Cosmo'' on Cosmopolitan TV and ''Hit or Miss'' on

. Dye has also hosted the Cutting Edge Music Festival, Wakestock, Edgefest, and the

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s. An avid runner, she has endorsed Nike and

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since 2006. She has been involved with the Easter Seals charity since 2002, hosting and attending many of their events. Dye is a prolific public speaker, giving career, motivational and educational speeches to high school and university students as well as to women's groups, Toastmasters International and the workplace.

Siblings

Dye has a sister who is a teacher in the Toronto District School Board, her name is Alison dye. She teaches music arts and band at a high school.

References

External links

Josie Dye Show from Indie 88 website
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