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[3 Oct 2008]

TVO’s Steve Paikin talks to Joseph Planta about moderating last night’s federal leaders debate.

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[28 Sep 2008]

Veteran consumer affairs advocate and investigative journalist Dale Goldhawk, host of AM 740’s Goldhawk Fights Back, Rogers Television and CPAC’s Goldhawk Live talks to Joseph Planta about the current federal election campaign.

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[26 Sep 2008]

At mid-point in the federal election campaign, the journalist Peter Van Dusen talks to Joseph Planta about the campaign and the coverage his network, CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) is giving Canadians.

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[17 Sep 2008]

The stage, film and television veteran Gabrielle Rose talks to Joseph Planta about her new role in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Canadian premiere of Doubt, a play by John Patrick Shanley, playing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until 12th October 2008.

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[16 Jun 2008]

Broadcaster and author Gillian Deacon talks to Joseph Planta about her recent book, Green for Life: 200 Simple Eco-Ideas for Every Day (Penguin, 2008), a useful book containing ideas on how to live more green.

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[24 Jan 2008]

Broadcaster Ken Rockburn, the host of Talk Politics on CPAC, talks to Joseph Planta about his new book Rockburn: The CPAC Interviews, a collection of some of his notable interviews with some of the interesting personalities of our time.

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[19 Nov 2007]

Global BC’s Mike McCardell talked to Joseph Planta about his latest collection of television pieces, The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm, as well as his work as seen near the end of the highly rated News Hour broadcast, and how he comes up with his remarkable pieces.

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[8 Nov 2006]

CTV’s Ben Mulroney made a return appearance to the Planta: On the Line program to talk with Joseph Planta about his recent mission to Malawi, which he undertook as a National Ambassador for UNICEF.

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[27 Apr 2006]

A couple of years ago, NBC News and Today Show correspondent Mike Leonard decided to take his elderly parents and his children on a RV trip across the United States. He talked with Joseph Planta about the journey, its foibles, hilarity, bonding, and more, which are recounted in his new book, The Ride of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of an American Family (Ballantine, 2006), soon to be a major motion picture.

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[7 Jul 2005]

Television producer Michael Levitt talked with Joseph Planta about trends in television, namely the proliferation of reality television, and whether it’s here to stay. Having produced the Dallas, Happy Days, and currently producing the Knots Landing reunion shows, as well as award shows such as the Billboard Music Awards, the TV Land Awards, and the Teen Choice Awards, Levitt offered his advice to award shows like the Oscars and Emmys, who’ve seen ratings decline in the last number of years.