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- ↑ "Banishing boredom: At its best, Life on Venus Ave., with host Ziggy Lorenc, gives us irreverence, spontaneity and glamour. At its worst, it resembles a sort of TV Cosmopolitan". The Globe and Mail , November 16, 1991.
- ↑ "The Specialty Channels 1991 Fall Preview". Toronto Star , September 7, 1991.
- ↑ "MuchMusic's Ziggy zags with Life on Venus Ave.". Montreal Gazette , August 9, 1992.
- ↑ "Much is less another veejay". Toronto Star , September 25, 1994.
- ↑ "Ziggy zany persona not made for the page Interviewer's perky character has made her a focal point for people who loathe TV, though she deserves better. But this book won't change many minds.". The Globe and Mail , December 20, 1997.
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