Breakfast Television (Citytv Toronto)
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Breakfast Television, also known as BT, is a Canadian
morning news and entertainment program produced by Citytv Toronto
.
Four other Citytv
stations use the name and the format (see Breakfast Television
), creating content relevant to their own local audiences. A stations produce their own similar morning shows under the name A Morning, although due to budget cuts, many of them have been canceled as of 2009.
BT tends to be more relaxed and spontaneous than American morning shows. Unlike American morning shows, it does not have pre-taped segments that are focused on current events or socio-political issues. The guests tend to be more human interest, informational, and promotional in nature and there is less of a focus on celebrities.
The show has a segment called "LiveEye", in which Jennifer Valentyne
tours around the Greater Toronto Area
, to businesses, tourist attractions, etc. Valentyne has also broadcast from Walt Disney World, Jamaica
and Newfoundland
. The program airs from 5:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. EST each weekday except holidays (it started at 6 a.m. until September, 2011).
debuted on September 6, 1989, with host Ann Rohmer
and news anchor David Onley
. In 1994, Onley left the show to focus on CityPulse
, being replaced by Kevin Frankish
, who up to that point was BT's traffic specialist and previously was a reporter for Barrie's
CKVR. Liza Fromer
replaced Ann Rohmer in 2001, but then left the show in July 2006 to prepare for the birth of her child. Kevin Frankish blogged that her departure from the show was "on the absolute best of terms." On October 13, 2006 Dina Pugliese
became the new co-host of the show, after a summer of guest co-hosts.
Jennifer Valentyne (née Peck) was previously the singing weather girl; she replaced Steve Anthony
on the LiveEye segment after he left the station. Hugh Burrill presented the sports segment and also took part in early morning host chats before being assigned to a later time slot.
With the absence of Hugh Burrill, Nalini Sharma joined the BT team as a weather presenter. She went on maternity leave in 2005 and returned that September, before being reassigned to a different time slot. Frank Ferragine, the fill-in presenter during her maternity leave, returned.
Roger Petersen
was a news reporter on BT before moving to Citytv Vancouver
in 2004 (he has returned to Citytv Toronto as weekend anchor starting October 2008 after a stint at CFTO-TV
). His replacement, Dave Pinton, left in 2005. Meanwhile, Tracy Moore held the same post until she went on maternity leave in 2007. She was slated to return to the show full-time but eventually became the new host of CityLine in September 2008.
Sharon Posius had been the morning news anchor on BT for A-Channel News
until September 5, 2008, when A Barrie
owned by CTVglobemedia as of 2007 and (Bell Media as of 2011) dropped its simulcast of BT and launched its whole new morning show A Morning on September 8, 2008.
BT also aired on Citytv's spinoff all-news channel CablePulse24 from its launch in 1998 until March 25, 2009, when the cable channel dropped its simulcast of BT and launched its whole new morning program (CP24 Breakfast
). BT was the last remaining programming connection between the two channels since the cable channel abruptly preempted its simulcast of all CityNews programming in December 2008, which had fallen under separate owners (Citytv by Rogers Media
, CP24 by CTVglobemedia now Bell Media) in 2007. Some hostility had become apparent in the weeks running up to the final split; BT had begun using the Citytv logo heavily in its graphics directing viewers to watch on that channel (e.g. BT only on Citytv Cable 7), while CP24 began to edit the program with its own news inserts known as More on CP24.
On September 5, 2011, CITY-TV's Breakfast Television program will expand to 3½ hours, starting a half-hour earlier from 5:30-9 a.m.; the move is part of an expansion of all local editions of the franchise to the 3½ hour time length across all Citytv owned-and-operated stations in Canada.
, the Breakfast Television
studio had windows facing Queen Street West
. The same is true in the new studio BT moved to in September, 2009 at Yonge-Dundas Square. As a result, passers-by are shown on camera, behind the hosts and guests. While many American morning shows now have similar storefront studios, Citytv was the first to have such a layout . As a result, area employees are repeatedly seen, as well as people marketing nearby businesses while wearing chicken costumes. A topless street performer, "Zanta", was so much of a visual distraction that CHUM filed court documents to have him banned from the building's area.
Sixty minutes after BT ends, the studio is used for another series, CityLine
.
On October 22, 2007, Rogers Media
announced plans to move its television stations in Toronto (Citytv, OMNI.1
and OMNI.2) to 35 Dundas Street East, the former Olympic Spirit
building on Dundas Square
. The move is scheduled for September 8, 2009. Citytv has indicated that the program will continue with its traditional streetfront studio format in its new location. On January 18, 2008, BT held its first-ever live broadcast from that location. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_18716.aspx
In 2008, CTV's eTalk
moved its base of operations to 299 Queen Street West
and took up residence in the same studio as BT/CityLine. One wall and several pillars have been fitted with video screens and a red and white colour scheme displaying the eTalk logo. Citytv covers this up with a blue curtain for Breakfast Television
and CityLine. CTV-owned Star! sometimes uses this set for its weekly film based program, Star! at the Movies.
The BT team also holds an annual Christmas party, in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank
, at the Sheraton Centre
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
morning news and entertainment program produced by Citytv Toronto
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
.
Four other Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
stations use the name and the format (see Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
), creating content relevant to their own local audiences. A stations produce their own similar morning shows under the name A Morning, although due to budget cuts, many of them have been canceled as of 2009.
BT tends to be more relaxed and spontaneous than American morning shows. Unlike American morning shows, it does not have pre-taped segments that are focused on current events or socio-political issues. The guests tend to be more human interest, informational, and promotional in nature and there is less of a focus on celebrities.
The show has a segment called "LiveEye", in which Jennifer Valentyne
Jennifer Valentyne
Jennifer Elizabeth Valentyne is a Canadian television personality. She hosts the "Live Eye" segment and also fills in for Dina Pugliese as co-host on Breakfast Television, as well as filling in for Tracy Moore as host on CityLine which both air on Citytv Toronto.Jennifer has been with CITY-TV...
tours around the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
, to businesses, tourist attractions, etc. Valentyne has also broadcast from Walt Disney World, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. The program airs from 5:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. EST each weekday except holidays (it started at 6 a.m. until September, 2011).
History
Breakfast TelevisionBreakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
debuted on September 6, 1989, with host Ann Rohmer
Ann Rohmer
Ann Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
and news anchor David Onley
David Onley
David Charles Onley, OOnt is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.Onley was a television journalist prior to his viceregal appointment. He worked primarily for Citytv as a science and technology reporter, and for the 24-hour news station CablePulse 24 as a news anchor and...
. In 1994, Onley left the show to focus on CityPulse
CityNews
CityNews is the title of local television newscasts currently seen on CITY-TV Toronto, Canada. It premiered on September 12, 1977 under the name CityPulse, then spread to Citytv stations in other cities across Canada. Due to severe financial issues, as of January 19, 2010, the only station that...
, being replaced by Kevin Frankish
Kevin Frankish
Kevin Frankish is a Toronto-area media personality. He co-hosts Breakfast Television on Citytv.After getting a diploma in radio and television broadcasting at Canadore College, he started his career at CKNY in North Bay. He also had a nine year stint at The New VR in Barrie, Ontario...
, who up to that point was BT's traffic specialist and previously was a reporter for Barrie's
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
CKVR. Liza Fromer
Liza Fromer
Liza Fromer is a former co-host of Breakfast Television at Citytv in Toronto.She graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Radio and Television and is a Canadian broadcast journalist. Previously, she worked as a video game columnist for TV Guide Canada...
replaced Ann Rohmer in 2001, but then left the show in July 2006 to prepare for the birth of her child. Kevin Frankish blogged that her departure from the show was "on the absolute best of terms." On October 13, 2006 Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese
Dina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
became the new co-host of the show, after a summer of guest co-hosts.
Jennifer Valentyne (née Peck) was previously the singing weather girl; she replaced Steve Anthony
Steve Anthony
Steve Anthony is a Canadian television host. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or "VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995....
on the LiveEye segment after he left the station. Hugh Burrill presented the sports segment and also took part in early morning host chats before being assigned to a later time slot.
With the absence of Hugh Burrill, Nalini Sharma joined the BT team as a weather presenter. She went on maternity leave in 2005 and returned that September, before being reassigned to a different time slot. Frank Ferragine, the fill-in presenter during her maternity leave, returned.
Roger Petersen
Roger Petersen
Roger Petersen is a Canadian television news reporter. He served as anchor on CityNews and Breakfast Television on Citytv Toronto) from 1999 until 2004, when he moved to Vancouver's CKVU and became that station's lead male anchor with co-anchor Julie Nolin...
was a news reporter on BT before moving to Citytv Vancouver
CKVU-TV
CKVU-DT is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Rogers Media , it was the second station to become part of the Citytv system in Canada.-History:CKVU's history dates back to 1975, when Western Approaches Ltd...
in 2004 (he has returned to Citytv Toronto as weekend anchor starting October 2008 after a stint at CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
). His replacement, Dave Pinton, left in 2005. Meanwhile, Tracy Moore held the same post until she went on maternity leave in 2007. She was slated to return to the show full-time but eventually became the new host of CityLine in September 2008.
Sharon Posius had been the morning news anchor on BT for A-Channel News
A News (TV series)
A News was the name of local newscasts on the A television system in Canada. A News programming was produced in markets which were not directly served by a local CTV News service....
until September 5, 2008, when A Barrie
CKVR-TV
CKVR-DT, is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media, it serves as the flagship station of Bell Media's secondary television service, CTV Two, with facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie...
owned by CTVglobemedia as of 2007 and (Bell Media as of 2011) dropped its simulcast of BT and launched its whole new morning show A Morning on September 8, 2008.
BT also aired on Citytv's spinoff all-news channel CablePulse24 from its launch in 1998 until March 25, 2009, when the cable channel dropped its simulcast of BT and launched its whole new morning program (CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m...
). BT was the last remaining programming connection between the two channels since the cable channel abruptly preempted its simulcast of all CityNews programming in December 2008, which had fallen under separate owners (Citytv by Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
, CP24 by CTVglobemedia now Bell Media) in 2007. Some hostility had become apparent in the weeks running up to the final split; BT had begun using the Citytv logo heavily in its graphics directing viewers to watch on that channel (e.g. BT only on Citytv Cable 7), while CP24 began to edit the program with its own news inserts known as More on CP24.
On September 5, 2011, CITY-TV's Breakfast Television program will expand to 3½ hours, starting a half-hour earlier from 5:30-9 a.m.; the move is part of an expansion of all local editions of the franchise to the 3½ hour time length across all Citytv owned-and-operated stations in Canada.
Set
Like CTV-owned MuchMusicMuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
, the Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
studio had windows facing Queen Street West
Queen Street West
Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The...
. The same is true in the new studio BT moved to in September, 2009 at Yonge-Dundas Square. As a result, passers-by are shown on camera, behind the hosts and guests. While many American morning shows now have similar storefront studios, Citytv was the first to have such a layout . As a result, area employees are repeatedly seen, as well as people marketing nearby businesses while wearing chicken costumes. A topless street performer, "Zanta", was so much of a visual distraction that CHUM filed court documents to have him banned from the building's area.
Sixty minutes after BT ends, the studio is used for another series, CityLine
CityLine
CityLine is a television program produced by Citytv and Citytv Toronto that offers advice and information from experts. Each show has a theme that changes daily. These include "Around the House," "Talk Tuesday," "Health and Parenting," "Home Day," and "Fashion Friday."Originally hosted by Dini...
.
On October 22, 2007, Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
announced plans to move its television stations in Toronto (Citytv, OMNI.1
CFMT-TV
CFMT-DT, channel 47, is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with rebroadcasters in Ottawa and London. The station broadcasts multicultural programming targeting European and Latin American communities throughout Southern Ontario. Part of the Omni Television group of stations...
and OMNI.2) to 35 Dundas Street East, the former Olympic Spirit
Olympic Spirit Toronto
33 Dundas Street East is a studio complex located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was acquired by Rogers Media in 2007 as the new home of its four Toronto television stations: CITY-TV , CFMT-TV , CJMT-TV and CityNews Channel...
building on Dundas Square
Dundas Square
Yonge-Dundas Square is a commercial junction and public square, situated at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in Downtown Toronto...
. The move is scheduled for September 8, 2009. Citytv has indicated that the program will continue with its traditional streetfront studio format in its new location. On January 18, 2008, BT held its first-ever live broadcast from that location. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_18716.aspx
In 2008, CTV's eTalk
ETalk
etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...
moved its base of operations to 299 Queen Street West
CHUM-City Building
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street, is an office and studio complex located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Currently the corporate head office of Bell Media the building previously served as the headquarters...
and took up residence in the same studio as BT/CityLine. One wall and several pillars have been fitted with video screens and a red and white colour scheme displaying the eTalk logo. Citytv covers this up with a blue curtain for Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
and CityLine. CTV-owned Star! sometimes uses this set for its weekly film based program, Star! at the Movies.
Events
Every August since 2005, BT has organized a "Viewer Appreciation Day", held in the BT parking lot. Gates open at 6 a.m., and closed due to capacity crowds early into 7 a.m. Some people began camping out at BT at 5:30 p.m. the day before.The BT team also holds an annual Christmas party, in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank
Daily Bread Food Bank
The Daily Bread Food Bank is a non-denominational Canadian charity organisation that strives to end hunger in urban communities. The organisation is based in Toronto, Ontario, and feeds thousands of low income people a year. They also provide valuable resources to the same demographic in order to...
, at the Sheraton Centre
Sheraton Centre (Toronto)
The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel is the 33rd-tallest building in Toronto, and is the tallest all-hotel building in Toronto. When it opened in 1972 it was the second largest hotel in Toronto with 1,450 rooms, behind only the Royal York Hotel...
.
Presenters
- Main anchor: Kevin FrankishKevin FrankishKevin Frankish is a Toronto-area media personality. He co-hosts Breakfast Television on Citytv.After getting a diploma in radio and television broadcasting at Canadore College, he started his career at CKNY in North Bay. He also had a nine year stint at The New VR in Barrie, Ontario...
(1994–present) - Co-host: Dina PuglieseDina PuglieseDina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
(October 13, 2006–present) - Weather: Frank FerragineFrank FerragineFrank Ferragine is currently the morning weatherman on Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television, and is the station's flower expert using the nickname Frankie Flowers....
(September 26, 2005–present) - LiveEye host: Jennifer ValentyneJennifer ValentyneJennifer Elizabeth Valentyne is a Canadian television personality. She hosts the "Live Eye" segment and also fills in for Dina Pugliese as co-host on Breakfast Television, as well as filling in for Tracy Moore as host on CityLine which both air on Citytv Toronto.Jennifer has been with CITY-TV...
- Traffic: Russ Holden began reporting in-studio on October 3, 2011
- Transit: Jessica Martin (of TTCToronto Transit Commission-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
)
Past presenters
- Ann RohmerAnn RohmerAnn Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
(host, 1989–2001) - David OnleyDavid OnleyDavid Charles Onley, OOnt is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.Onley was a television journalist prior to his viceregal appointment. He worked primarily for Citytv as a science and technology reporter, and for the 24-hour news station CablePulse 24 as a news anchor and...
(news, 1989–1994; now Lieutenant Governor of OntarioLieutenant Governor of OntarioThe Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
) - John Whaley (sports; now sports reporter for Metro Morning on CBC Radio OneCBLA-FMCBLA-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the flagship station of the CBC Radio One network, broadcasting at 99.1 FM in Toronto, Ontario.- History :...
) - Steve AnthonySteve AnthonySteve Anthony is a Canadian television host. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or "VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995....
(LiveEye; now with CP24 and CP24 BreakfastCP24 BreakfastCP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m...
) - Roger PetersenRoger PetersenRoger Petersen is a Canadian television news reporter. He served as anchor on CityNews and Breakfast Television on Citytv Toronto) from 1999 until 2004, when he moved to Vancouver's CKVU and became that station's lead male anchor with co-anchor Julie Nolin...
(top story reporter, LiveEye; still with CityNews as a reporter/weekend anchor) - Hugh BurrillHugh BurrillHugh Burrill is a Canadian television sports anchor and reporter.Hugh was born and raised in Chalk River, Ontario. His birthday is September 9...
(former news producer and sports reporter; still with CityNews as weekend sports specialist) - Nalini Sharma (weather, August 2003 – September 23, 2005, re-assigned to CP24; now weather specialist with CP24 and CP24 Breakfast)
- Dave Pinton (top story reporter, LiveEye, 2004 – September 2005 and later with CIVT-TVCIVT-TVCIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
); now Media Relations with BCIT, web video content creator, media trainer - Liza FromerLiza FromerLiza Fromer is a former co-host of Breakfast Television at Citytv in Toronto.She graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Radio and Television and is a Canadian broadcast journalist. Previously, she worked as a video game columnist for TV Guide Canada...
(host, 2001 – July 2006; later on Slice TV) The List and now on Newstalk 1010's as co-host of The Relationship Radio - Bob Summers (CHUM-FMCHUM-FMCHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by Bell Media. It broadcasts at 104.5 MHz with a hot adult contemporary format that leans towards rhythmic adult contemporary...
Traffic Centre – until October 31, 2007; now with CTV-owned CP24) - Eva Fragiskatos (of 680 NewsCFTR (AM)CFTR, broadcasting under the brand 680News, is an all-news radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 680 kHz on the AM dial...
Traffic Centre, November 5, 2007 to September, 2011) - Tracy MooreTracy MooreTracy Moore is a Canadian television journalist and host of lifestyle magazine CityLine on Citytv since October 2008. She previously served as news anchor on Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television from 2005 to 2008...
(Top story reporter 2005–2008), now hosts CitylineCityLineCityLine is a television program produced by Citytv and Citytv Toronto that offers advice and information from experts. Each show has a theme that changes daily. These include "Around the House," "Talk Tuesday," "Health and Parenting," "Home Day," and "Fashion Friday."Originally hosted by Dini... - Sharon Posius (Local news inserts, A-Channel BarrieCKVR-TVCKVR-DT, is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media, it serves as the flagship station of Bell Media's secondary television service, CTV Two, with facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie...
– until September 5, 2008, now a news reporter with CKVR-TVCKVR-TVCKVR-DT, is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media, it serves as the flagship station of Bell Media's secondary television service, CTV Two, with facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie...
's A NewsA News (TV series)A News was the name of local newscasts on the A television system in Canada. A News programming was produced in markets which were not directly served by a local CTV News service....
). - Mika Midolo, (TTCToronto Transit Commission-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
Transit Control spokesperson – until February 2009; now with CP24 and traffic specialist on CP24 Breakfast) - Kris ReyesKris ReyesKris Reyes is a Canadian television journalist, who will debut as the news anchor on Global's The Morning Show in September 2011. She was formerly a reporter and anchor on Citytv Toronto's CityNews at 6, CityNews Tonight and Breakfast Television, as well as a host of the talk show CityOnline on...
, Top Story Reporter/BT-OnLine Reporter. (April 2009-Feb 2010)
Guest co-hosts
- Test co-hosts: When looking to replace Liza Fromer, the program had a selection of City and then-CHUM personalities try out their compatibility with Kevin. Kathryn HumphreysKathryn HumphreysKathryn Humphreys is a Canadian sports anchor for CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight. She was previously with CityNews Weekend which she joined in March 1997....
(July 2006), Traci Melchor (July 2006), Frank Ferragine (31 July-4 August 2006), Laura DiBattista (14–18 August 2006, as well as "a few years ago"), Jee-Yun Lee (28 August-1 September 2006), Merella FernandezMerella FernandezMerella Fernandez is a Canadian reporter and was an anchor for CityNews in Toronto.Born in Karachi on 22 November 1973 to Goan parents Eulogio and Maura, she is the youngest of six children...
(5–8 September 2006), Melissa Grelo (September 2006), Dina PuglieseDina PuglieseDina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
(September 25–28, 2006), Nalini Sharma (September 29, 2006) - Francis D'SouzaFrancis D'SouzaFrancis D'Souza is a Canadian news anchor for Citytv in Toronto, Canada. D'Souza was the co-anchor of the station's noon newscast, which was cancelled in January 2010...
(fill-in for Kevin FrankishKevin FrankishKevin Frankish is a Toronto-area media personality. He co-hosts Breakfast Television on Citytv.After getting a diploma in radio and television broadcasting at Canadore College, he started his career at CKNY in North Bay. He also had a nine year stint at The New VR in Barrie, Ontario...
) - Jennifer ValentyneJennifer ValentyneJennifer Elizabeth Valentyne is a Canadian television personality. She hosts the "Live Eye" segment and also fills in for Dina Pugliese as co-host on Breakfast Television, as well as filling in for Tracy Moore as host on CityLine which both air on Citytv Toronto.Jennifer has been with CITY-TV...
(fill-in for Dina PuglieseDina PuglieseDina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
, Frank FerragineFrank FerragineFrank Ferragine is currently the morning weatherman on Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television, and is the station's flower expert using the nickname Frankie Flowers....
) - Tracy MooreTracy MooreTracy Moore is a Canadian television journalist and host of lifestyle magazine CityLine on Citytv since October 2008. She previously served as news anchor on Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television from 2005 to 2008...
(fill-in for Dina PuglieseDina PuglieseDina Pugliese is an Canadian television personality, currently the co-host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer....
) - Frank FerragineFrank FerragineFrank Ferragine is currently the morning weatherman on Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television, and is the station's flower expert using the nickname Frankie Flowers....
(fill-in for Jennifer ValentyneJennifer ValentyneJennifer Elizabeth Valentyne is a Canadian television personality. She hosts the "Live Eye" segment and also fills in for Dina Pugliese as co-host on Breakfast Television, as well as filling in for Tracy Moore as host on CityLine which both air on Citytv Toronto.Jennifer has been with CITY-TV...
) - Adam Stiles (fill-in for Frank FerragineFrank FerragineFrank Ferragine is currently the morning weatherman on Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television, and is the station's flower expert using the nickname Frankie Flowers....
)
Crew
Note that this list is purposely incomplete, and only includes crew that Frankish's "Inside BT" blog has devoted an entire post to.- Producer: Kevin Forget
Past crew
- Floor director: Jessica Vander Kooij, who appears semi-regularly on camera - Jessica has taken a position @ BT in Vancouver in a production role.
- BT Diner operator, BT contest line operator: Angelica Montesano (Off BT, Montesano is a singer and actress, who has a lead role in The Adventures of Fuming Chu.)
External links
- Breakfast Television Toronto
- Inside BT blog, by The BT Team
- Frankie Flowers blog, by Frank Ferragine