The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / 80-Yr.-Old Dini Petty Returning To TV With New Talk Show

**Posted by RadioActive** June 12, 2025 8:40 pm

It will be on The News Forum, a cable channel available on most of the big carriers.

Canadian Talk Show Host Dini Petty Returning To TV Aged 80 With ‘Trailblazing Talks’

**Posted by Saul** June 12, 2025 9:18 pm

Yikes - 80. I'm old enough to remember her having TV cameras follow her pregnancy...

**Posted by Muffaraw Joe** June 12, 2025 9:29 pm

Or when se did traffic reports from a helicopter, Saul

**Posted by cash** June 12, 2025 10:15 pm

From what I have seen of that channel, I would bet she is paying for the airtime.

**Posted by Saul** June 12, 2025 10:16 pm

Muffaraw Joe wrote:
Or when se did traffic reports from a helicopter, Saul

That I only very vaguely recall now that you mention it. I guess with age comes selective memory

**Posted by Radiowiz** June 13, 2025 12:43 am

A little strip runs in rotation
advertising what channel they can be found on with your cable company (ie Rogers 107)
at this link: https://www.thenewsforum.ca/

**Posted by Aytononline** June 13, 2025 10:37 am

I checked out the website, it looks like it has a few shows I might check out, but nothing stands out for me. Its nice that there is a platform for programs like this.

**Posted by Shorty Wave** June 15, 2025 5:53 am

I have tuned into News Forum a few times quite randomly. Not too bad but it is one of those channels that you can’t rewind if you missed something, which I tend to do! Having worked with Dini years ago, I might tune in to check out her show.

**Posted by newsguy1** June 15, 2025 9:06 pm

Wonder if she can still fly a helicopter.
Remember when she did traffic for CITY and Moses insisted she be dubbed the "Traffic Bunny."
Back when a woman who could fly a helicopter was still considered a trivial sex object.

**Posted by RadioActive** June 15, 2025 9:24 pm

Everyone remembers Dini Petty and the pink helicopter. I wonder how many recall her successor - Dianne Pepper?

**Posted by Leslieville Bill** June 16, 2025 1:57 pm

Dianne Pepper? Yes, I remember her.

By the way, the interwebs tell me she is now Pepper The Clown.

https://www.peppertheclown.ca/

Last edited by Leslieville Bill (June 16, 2025 1:58 pm)

**Posted by RadioActive** June 16, 2025 3:28 pm

Wow. I would have thought if she wanted to be a clown, she would have gone into politics!

**Posted by newsguy1** June 16, 2025 7:25 pm

I wonder how many clowns you could stuff a helicopter with?

**Posted by RadioActive** June 17, 2025 11:11 am

Dini Petty in 1969.

**Posted by Muffaraw Joe** June 17, 2025 12:28 pm

Humble and Fred would make guest appearances on the Dini Petty show back in the day, here is a link to one of the times they joined Dini... it starts at 2 minutes in...

Leslieville Bill mentioned that Dianne Pepper, had another career. I wanted to add, I had her as a guest on a talk show I hosted on CKDO way back when, and she did "Clown" work to bring joy to older and younger audiences. She really loved being known as Pepper the clown...and spreading a little joy to those she met.

She was an engaging guest and a lovely person. Thankfully she didn't bring the bike horn and toot it on air.

Last edited by Muffaraw Joe (June 17, 2025 12:31 pm)