Marilyn Denis
| Marilyn Denis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marilyn Denis July 1, 1958 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Education | Bachelor's degree of Radio, television and Advertising |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho |
| Occupation | Daytime talk show host, radio personality |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Marilyn Denis (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian television and radio personality. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received a bachelor's degree in radio, television and advertising from the University of Idaho. Denis frequently refers on air to her parents, who resided in Calgary.
She has been married and divorced. Her only son, Adam, was born in April 1988. Adam is the afternoon drive time host, along with Blake Carter, at Rogers Communications' CKIS-FM in Toronto.
She lived in Scarborough, Ontario for a number of years but now resides in downtown Toronto.
She began her broadcasting career at a local radio station in Moscow, Idaho, and later moved to Calgary where she worked at CJAY-FM. In addition, she was a sports and entertainment reporter and weather announcer at CFCN-TV and TSN.
From June 1986 until present, Denis has been one of the co-hosts of CHUM-FM's morning show Roger, Rick and Marilyn morning show, now "Roger and Marilyn" after the departure of Rick Hodge in June 2008 (Hodge's replacement, Darren B. Lamb, departed from the station in September 2015). From 1989 to May 2008, she also hosted the syndicated daytime talk show Cityline on Citytv and A-Channel.
In 2005 and 2006, she won the Viewer's Choice Award at the Gemini Awards.
In 2006, Marilyn was honoured with "The Rosalie Award", named after Canadian radio pioneer Rosalie Trombley, best known as radio programmer for radio station CKLW in Windsor.
In 2007, she won the Gemini for Best Host in a Lifestyle/Information series for Cityline.
With the CTVglobemedia purchase of CHUM Limited, and the subsequent sale of five Citytv stations to Rogers Media mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Denis temporarily found herself working for two separate media competitors. To resolve this situation, Denis announced that she would be leaving Cityline after 19 years to pursue current and future projects with the CTV Television Network. Denis hosted her last show on May 23, 2008.[1]
In June 2008, Denis announced she would be hosting a new show, The Marilyn Denis Show, on CTV, which was scheduled to premiere in fall 2010. However, due to studio construction, the program premiered on January 10, 2011 on CTV.[2]
References
- ↑ CityNews: Marilyn Denis Leaves CityLine After 19 Years - CityNews.ca, May 23, 2008 (accessed June 11, 2008)
- ↑ The Marilyn Denis Show- New Studio Under Construction For The Marilyn Denis Show - CTV.ca, August 13, 2010(accessed August 22, 2010)