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 On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by legendary journalist and talk show host, Dini Petty who's back on the program to discuss her new series, Trailblazing Talks with Dini Petty. Familiar to Canadian viewers through her ten years as host of the highly successful national daily talk show on CTV “The Dini Petty Show “and became known as "Canada's OPRAH" Before CTV, Dini’s ten years at City TV Dini set precedents as the award- winning anchor of Toronto’s City-TV and host of an innovative talk show that set Canadian broadcast records for size of its viewing audience. Dini won many awards for her documentary work at City TV as writer and host on City Pulse News at 6:00, where Dini co-anchored and reported. In 1980, Dini created television history when the camera followed her through the pregnancy and birth of her son Nicholas. This award-winning documentary helped to demystify and break down the stigma of pregnancy and childbirth. Going the distance was nothing new for Dini who has five thousand hours as pilot-in-command of a “pink” Hughes 300 helicopter – making her the first woman in aviation history to pilot a helicopter while simultaneously reporting on traffic. Dini has many commercials, made for TV films and roles on the big screen to her credit. Dini is the recipient of Six Can Pro Awards for television excellence for either her talk show or documentary work. Four Gemini awards for her interviewing skills. The NATPE International Iris Award, an American award for best International Program re: Dini’s interview with Red Skelton and The Canadian of Distinction Award. In 1992, Dini was recognized for her years of public service by the Royal General Bulb Growers Assoc. of the Netherlands and had a triumph tulip named after her. Dini became the spokesperson for an International Aid Organization encouraging Canadians to sponsor children in third world countries. Dini hosted a documentary that was centered around her trip to Romania to meet her sponsored child. The documentary-infomercial quickly became the single most successful fund raiser Christian Children’s Fund has ever done. Dini acted as spokesperson for Amnesty International, the Canadian infomercial she hosted to raise funds and increase membership has became one of their most successful ever in Canada and the USA. Dini help to found the Youth Pregnancy Phone line in her early days at CITY-TV. When the funding ended, it was refunded and continues to this day under a new name – The Kids Help Phone -Canada's only free, national, bilingual, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service for kids up to 20 years of age. Dini wrote a children's book that became an instant best seller "The Queen the Bear and The Bumblebee," an epic piece of poetry. Dini is now preparing her next book, a collection of her poetry. Over the last several years, Dini has put together a one woman play " A Broad View" that is touring Canada to rave reviews and is now touring her second one woman show “ Men and Other Furry Creatures." Trailblazing Talks is a series hosted by Dini Petty, celebrating resilience, courage, and the true cost of leadership. Through intimate conversations with remarkable guests, the show explores legacy, purpose, and the courage it takes to keep leading at every stage of life. You can watch Trailblazing Talks by visiting https://www.thenewsforum.ca/series/trailblazingtalks or on the following TV channels: Bell Satellite: Channel 506 Rogers: Channel 107 Shaw Direct:Channel 253 Telus: Channel 842 Join us every Saturday at 1 PM on Finding Your Bliss. You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss. Listen live every Saturday at 1pm on Zoomer Radio
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