Dianne Buckner

Dianne Buckner
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Ryerson University
Notable credit(s) Venture, Dragons' Den, Live It Up!

Dianne Buckner is a Canadian television journalist,[1] best known as a host of business-oriented programming, such as Venture[1] and Dragons' Den,[1][2][3] on CBC Television and CBC News Network.

She has also been a guest anchor on CBC news programs such as CBC News: Sunday,[3] Midday and As It Happens.[3] She previously worked for CTV, where she hosted the consumer awareness program Live It Up! and was a reporter for Canada AM and CTV National News.[2][3]

Buckner currently hosts Dragons' Den, CBC's hit reality program, and is a member of CBC News' business team. She writes a weekly column about small business for cbc.ca, and has a variety of on-camera roles at CBC News, including back-up host on The Lang and O'Leary Exchange.[2] She is also a public speaker, working with both National Speakers Bureau [4] and Speakers' Spotlight.

She lives in Toronto.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dianne Buckner". National Speakers Bureau. Retrieved Nov 19, 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dianne Buckner". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "THE ANCHORS OF CBC NEWSWORLD WEEKENDS". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved Nov 19, 2009.
  4. http://nsb.com/speakers/dianne-buckner/

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