Jon Ljungberg is a Winnipeg television personality and comedian, most known as the host of Breakfast Television (formerly The Big Breakfast), on Citytv Winnipeg.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ljungberg holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Clark University.
Ljungberg has also done work on Fruit Pebbles advertisements, illustrated children's books, and does stand-up comedy. He is a big fan of the Boston Red Sox. He had a daughter, Brittney Ljungberg (1988), and a son, Christopher Ljungberg (1991) and was married twice.
Ljungberg, the cartoonist, has also contributed 10's of thousands of original cartoon compositions to the world of clipart for a variety of large stock image libraries.
He ended his career with Breakfast Television amicably in November 2010, [1] and returned to television with the local community channel Shaw TV, as the host of The Peg This Week, running Sundays starting April 17, 2011. [2]
In 2020, a judge sentenced Ljungberg to 6 months of house arrest and 50 hours of community service work, as a result of non-compliance with his bankruptcy trustee. [3]
Timothy Alan Dick, known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in the Santa Clause film trilogy (1994–2006). Allen's other films include Tropical Snow (1988), Galaxy Quest (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Zoom (2006), Wild Hogs (2007), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), Crazy on the Outside (2010), 3 Geezers! (2013), and El Camino Christmas (2017).
In justice and law, house arrest is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to their residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all. House arrest is an alternative to being in a prison while awaiting trial or after sentencing.
Zoe Louise Ball is a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both Radio 1 Breakfast and The Radio 2 Breakfast Show for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996-1999.
CITY-DT, virtual channel 57, is the flagship station of the Citytv network, licensed to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications, as part of a triplestick with Omni Television flagship stations CFMT-DT and CJMT-DT. The three stations share studios at 33 Dundas Street East on Yonge–Dundas Square in downtown Toronto; CITY-DT's transmitter is located atop the CN Tower, also in downtown Toronto.
CKND-DT, virtual channel 9, is a Global owned-and-operated television station licensed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment. CKND-DT's studios are located on the 30th floor of 201 Portage in downtown Winnipeg, with transmitter atop the building.
CBWT-DT, virtual channel 6.1, is a CBC Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBWFT-DT. The two stations share studios on Portage Avenue and Young Street in Downtown Winnipeg; CBWT-DT's transmitter is located near Red Coat Trail/Highway 2 in Macdonald.
Breakfast Television (BT) is the branding used for morning shows broadcast by stations of Rogers Media's television network Citytv. As of November 17, 2020, BT only broadcast in Toronto, while the versions in Vancouver, and Calgary were cut; versions used to be broadcast in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Montreal, but have been cancelled and replaced with alternative programming. The version broadcast by the Atlantic Satellite Network continued to use the brand under licence from Rogers until 2011, when it was re-launched as CTV Morning Live upon the service's rebranding as CTV 2 Atlantic.
Michael James Holmes is a Canadian builder/contractor, businessman, investor, television host, and philanthropist. In his first television series, Holmes on Homes, he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong. He usually discovers more serious problems, such as dangerous wiring, asbestos, mold, inadequate insulation, structural damage and more, concealed behind pristine surfaces. He and his team promise to "Make It Right," even if it means stripping a house down to its bones. He has continued in several successive TV series; the most recent one is Holmes and Holmes.
Cole Mitchell Sprouse is an American actor. He is known for his role as Cody Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) and its spin-off series The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011). In his early career, he appeared in various projects alongside his twin brother Dylan Sprouse. In 2017, Sprouse began starring as Jughead Jones on The CW television series Riverdale.
Paul Henry Hopes, known professionally as Paul Henry, is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster who was the host of the late night show The Paul Henry Show on New Zealand's TV3 which ended December 2014 so that Henry could host a new cross platform three-hour breakfast show Monday to Friday on TV3, RadioLive and on line. Paul Henry launched on 7 April 2015 and initially had an audience larger than the two shows it replaced on radio and TV. For nine months in 2012, he also co-hosted an Australian television show, Breakfast, which ceased production on 30 November 2012, due to low ratings.
Erin Selby is a politician and former TV personality in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
KCND-TV was a television station which broadcast from Pembina, North Dakota, United States from 1960 to 1975, targeting the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada market some 60 miles to the north. It was the forerunner of current Global TV affiliate CKND-DT in Winnipeg, which remains in operation.
Chrissie Swan is an Australian television and radio presenter and media personality living in Melbourne. Swan co-hosts Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Nova 100 with Sam Pang and Jonathan Brown.
Barack Obama, who was the 44th president of the United States, was involved in multiple security incidents, including several assassination threats and plots, starting from when he became a presidential candidate in 2007. Secret Service protection for Obama began after he received a death threat in 2007, while serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois and running for president. This marked the earliest time a candidate received such protection before being nominated. Security was increased early for Obama due to fears of possible assassination attempts by white supremacist or other racist groups or individuals against the first African American major party presidential nominee.
Edward Robert Muscare, also known by his pseudonyms of Edarem, Uncle Ed, and Edmus Scarey, was an American television presenter, actor, internet celebrity, and sex offender. He gained success online through his eccentric and comedic posts on YouTube, uploaded from 2006 through 2009.
Canada's Got Talent is a Canadian television reality talent show that debuted on the Citytv network on March 4, 2012, and part of the global Got Talent franchise. The logo used for Canada's Got Talent does not follow the logo from America's Got Talent, but instead follows the logo from Britain's Got Talent.
Pay Chen is a Canadian television host, currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter Greste is an Australian journalist and correspondent, who holds dual citizenship of Australia and Latvia. He has worked as a correspondent for Reuters, CNN and the BBC, predominantly in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
Wabanakwut "Wab" Kinew, is the Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Daniel Meirion Walker is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. He presented Football Focus from 2009 to 2021, and BBC Breakfast since 2016. He also presents shows on BBC Radio 5 Live and has presented Sportoday on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News, as well as regularly reporting for Final Score and Match of the Day.