Shirley Solomon

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Shirley Solomon (born c. 1947) [1] is a Canadian television talk show host.

Career

She hosted The Shirley Show, a daily afternoon talk show on CTV from September 1989 – 1995. [2] Later in its run, it was syndicated to several major-market American television stations, a historic development for a Canadian talk show. [1]

Solomon previously hosted a talk show on The Life Channel, a short-lived Canadian pay television service. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CTV cancels Shirley talk show". Kingston Whig-Standard . 30 May 1995. p. 22.
  2. 1 2 Burliuk, Greg (8 September 1989). "Shirley's Show". Kingston Whig-Standard . p. 1.