Mary Ito | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
Runnymede Collegiate
[1] University of Toronto |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Spouse | Carlo Ammendolia |
Mary Ito is a Canadian television and radio personality who formerly hosted Fresh Air, CBC Radio One's regional weekend program in Ontario. [2]
While studying English at the University of Toronto, Ito became involved in the campus media outlets of The Varsity and what later became CIUT-FM. [3] Her first published work was a review panning the 1980 film Just Tell Me What You Want. [4]
After graduation in 1981, [5] she later attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute's Radio and Television program for one year, [5] before being offered a full-time position at CFRB. [6] After CFRB, she became a reporter and weekend anchor for CFTO-TV and then moved to become a reporter at Global. [2] She then hosted TVOntario's More to Life and Second Opinion, before becoming the host of CBC Television's Living in Toronto. [2]
Ito lives in Toronto with her husband, Dr Carlo Ammendolia, and they have two sons and a daughter. [5]