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Re: Where's Dina Pugliese?
Probably on vacation until September. As others have noted, apparently Dina resides mainly in the Caribbean and comes back to Canada to film segments for BT once a month. She is still listed on BT's website so I don't think she's been canned.
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Here2day wrote:
As others have noted, apparently Dina resides mainly in the Caribbean and comes back to Canada to film segments for BT once a month.
I'm still at a loss how this arrangement serves the audience and makes me wonder who thought it was a good idea and why.
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As others have noted, apparently Dina resides mainly in the Caribbean and comes back to Canada to film segments for BT once a month.
I'm still at a loss how this arrangement serves the audience and makes me wonder who thought it was a good idea and why.
This decision really is a head scratcher. Doing taped segments on a "live" show seems weird to me. So you can make absolutely no specifics, just speak in general. Don't mention the beautiful day outside on tape, while live in the real world, it's raining cats and dogs. Just seems like a lot of work for little payoff.
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agree--my bet is obviously has a picture of someone doing something they shouldnt have or the julie adam effect where talent doesn't matter when it comes to her buddies
As others have noted, apparently Dina resides mainly in the Caribbean and comes back to Canada to film segments for BT once a month.
I'm still at a loss how this arrangement serves the audience and makes me wonder who thought it was a good idea and why.
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Would love to see the ratings with the "new" crew. Numbers may be there out of habit, but it really is a shell of what it used to be.
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agree--my bet is obviously has a picture of someone doing something they shouldnt have or the julie adam effect where talent doesn't matter when it comes to her buddies
She hasn't worked there in several years for what it's worth
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Would love to see the ratings with the "new" crew. Numbers may be there out of habit, but it really is a shell of what it used to be.
The whole channel is a shell of what it used to be. I cannot honestly remember the last time I watched anything on Citytv, and I once worked there. They may not have been top rated in this market, but they were way better branded than they are now, and actually were part of the GTA community. They were everywhere!
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I haven't watched BT since I stopped working at City, but my family are all regular viewers. All I've heard are complaints from them since Dina returned. With Frankie now gone, they are all switching to Global or CP24 in the morning.
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I'm certainly not a regular morning TV viewer but the few times I've tuned in .. well .. she's just not likeable .. but everyone's tastes are different, to each their own.
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agree--my bet is obviously has a picture of someone doing something they shouldnt have or the julie adam effect where talent doesn't matter when it comes to her buddies
As others have noted, apparently Dina resides mainly in the Caribbean and comes back to Canada to film segments for BT once a month.
I'm still at a loss how this arrangement serves the audience and makes me wonder who thought it was a good idea and why.
Wow what's with the Julie Adam diss
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She's also an Executive Producer of the show, so I'm sure there was a generous amount of time off and "working from home" negotiated into her contract.
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Tuned into BT this morning.
Melanie Ng sitting in this week with Devo Brown.
Devo announced Tim Bolen off this week while Dina will return in September.
That's 2 months off for Dina! Mind you she was a judge on Bake Master Battle, the shoe concluded July 29, 2025.
But wow! BT has become a rotating hosts.
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Bake Master Battle could have been filmed at any point over the last who knows how long. I'm sure it follows the usual game-show-type filming schedule - tape all episodes within about two weeks and it airs whenever appropriate or when a programming hole opens up.