Summary
Season One of The Dini Petty Show aired on CTV beginning 11 September 1989, although original taping had begun 15 August 1989. The first season of aired Monday-Friday at 10 am, opposite of Petty's previous talk show CityLine on CFTO. Season One consisted of over 200 hour-long episodes hosted by Petty, often focused on current events and social issues. Several episodes were filmed in Regina, Kitchener, Halifax and Ottawa. In addition to interviewing celebrities, politicians, medical experts and authors, Petty also had regular features on home decorating, fashion, health and cooking which featured re-occurring guests, including decorator/publisher Lynda Colville-Reeves (of House & Home magazine), pediatrician Dr. Diane Sacks, psychic C.J. Johnson, cookbook author Bonnie Stern, and John MacKay, editor-in-chief of FASHION Magazine. When interviewed about the intended audience of the show, Petty quipped "I don't have a target audience. If you're Canadian, alive and breathing, and watch television in the mid-morning, watch our show."
Episode list
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References
External links
Dini Petty Show episode recordings preserved at the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections, York University Libraries, Toronto.