Dina Pugliese

Co-Host, Breakfast Television

Drawing viewers in with her big smile and charismatic screen presence, Dina Pugliese is a force of nature on the small screen. As Co-Host of “BreakfastTelevision”, Toronto’s Number One Morning Show, Dina is known for her superb dance moves, impromptu celebrity impressions, infectious laugh and keeping Co-Host Kevin Frankish on his toes!

Born in Toronto and raised in Woodbridge, Dina is a self-confessed pop-culture junkie. Her hard-working and professional attitude have led her to stints as Host, “MuchMusic VJ Search - The Series”, for which she earned a Gemini Nomination, Guest Judge on “Canada’s Next Top Model” and Host of the prestigious Women In Film and Television’s Crystal Awards Gala. Dina also spent New Years with her fans as Co-Host of Citytv’s “Canada’s New Years Eve Bash” , Co-Host, “Live At the Genies” and in a career highlight, met Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a Red Carpet Reporter at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.
Dina began her career as Associate Producer of Global Television’s “The Bynon Show” and Entertainment Reporter, Writer and Producer for Toronto 1’s Morning Show “Toronto Today”. She then moved to entertainment, hosting “The A-List” (2004) and Star!’s “Star! Daily”, (2005 - 2007) before joining “BT”  in October 2006.

Dina also donates her time to numerous charities, giving back to the community that has supported her career for so many years. She has Co-Hosted Teddy Bear Affair, benefiting Children’s Aid Foundation and participated in She’s Someone You Know t-shirt campaign benefiting The Jocelyn Foundation, a charity that works to end violence against women. Most recently Dina was involved with The WearWhite4Windfall campaign for the Windfall Clothing Service fighting urban poverty in Toronto.