Dina Pugliese (; born May 22, 1974) is a Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of City Toronto's ''

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''. She joined the show in 2006, replacing

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.Salem, Rob (October 29, 2006). "Dina fits like a slipper on Breakfast Television: The new egg is winning raves as a bright-eyed presence on Toronto's show of shows in the morning", ''

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'', p. C6. Born in

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, Pugliese grew up in

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and is of Italian descent. She is a graduate of

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(Sociology and Mass Communications) and

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(Journalism). Prior to joining ''Breakfast Television'', she began her career as a producer of

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's '' The Bynon Show'' and

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's ''Toronto Today'', later becoming an entertainment reporter and host of ''The A-List'' and Star!'s ''Star! Daily''. She has also hosted

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's '' MuchMusic VJ Search'' and Citytv's

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special from

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. She is a past member of the

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. Pugliese is married to Alek Mirkovich, founder of campayn.com. On October 17, 2011, Pugliese was announced as the host of ''

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''. The first season of the show ran in 2012. In April 2020, Pugliese co-hosted a spin-off version of the show called '' Canadian Family's Got Talent'' carried out virtually by Citytv during the

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Awards

2006 –

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nomination for Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Performing Arts Program or Series for '' MuchMusic VJ Search – The Series''.

References

External links

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