Josie Dye
Joscelyne "Josie" Dye is a Canadian radio and television personality, currently an afternoon host on CHUM-FM in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Prior to joining the station, she was a personality on CFNY-FM (102.1 The Edge), and later the morning host on CIND-FM (Indie88),[2] in the same market, and worked in television at Corus Entertainment for both W and CMT Canada.[3]
Her first professional role was Amaryllis in Limelight Theater's production of The Music Man at age 9 and she played an orphan at Young People’s Theatre in Jacob Two Two.
Background
[edit]Raised in Pickering, she attended Ryerson University from 1998 to 2001, graduating from the Radio and Television Arts Program. She was married on July 24, 2010 to Dine Alone Records founder Joel Carriere.
Career
[edit]Dye has hosted Oh So Cosmo on Cosmopolitan TV and Hit or Miss on CMT Canada.
Dye has also hosted the Cutting Edge Music Festival, Wakestock, Edgefest, and the CASBY Awards. She has been involved with the Easter Seals charity since 2002, hosting and attending many of their events.
Dye is a public speaker,[4] giving career, motivational and educational speeches to high school and university students as well as to women's groups, Toastmasters International and the workplace.
In 2012, Dye Butchered the National Anthem before a Lacrosse game, with the DJ failing not once but twice.
References
[edit]- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Josie Dye joins CHUM 104.5". Broadcast Dialogue, January 12, 2024.
- ^ "New morning show for Toronto’s Indie88". Media in Canada, March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Cosmo bride has the edge". Toronto Star. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ^ "UW Daily Bulletin, November 30, 2006". Bulletin.uwaterloo.ca. 2006-11-30. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved 2015-02-21.