Marilyn Denis is a Canadian television and radio personality. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received a bachelors degree in radio, television and advertising from the University of Idaho. Denis frequently refers on air to her parents, who resided in Calgary.
She has been married and divorced. Her only son, Adam, was born in April 1988. Adam is the afternoon drive time host, along with Blake Carter, at Rogers Communications' CKIS-FM in Toronto.
She lived in Scarborough, Ontario for a number of years but now resides in downtown Toronto.
She began her broadcasting career at a local radio station in Moscow, Idaho, and later moved to Calgary where she worked at CJAY-FM. In addition, she was a sports and entertainment reporter and weather announcer at CFCN-TV and TSN.
From June 1986 until present, Denis has been one of the co-hosts of CHUM-FM's Roger, Rick and Marilyn morning show, now the "Roger, Darren and Marilyn" morning show after the departure of Rick Hodge in June 2008. From 1989 to May 2008, she also hosted the syndicated daytime talk show CityLine on Citytv and A-Channel.
In 2005 and 2006, she won the Viewer's Choice Award at the Gemini Awards.
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