Quick Facts
Biography
Mary Ito is a Canadian television and radio personality who formerly hosted Fresh Air, CBC Radio One's regional weekend program in Ontario.
Media career
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. Her first published work was a review panning the 1980 film Just Tell Me What You Want.
After graduation in 1981, she later attended Ryerson University’s Radio and Television program for one year, before being offered a full-time position at CFRB. After CFRB, she became a reporter and weekend anchor for CFTO-TV and then moved to become a reporter at Global. She then hosted TVOntario's More to Life and Second Opinion, before becoming the host of CBC Television's Living in Toronto.
Personal life
Ito lives in Toronto with her husband, Dr Carlo Ammendolia, and they have two sons and a daughter.
