Denise Donlon

Denise Donlon first came into Canadians' living rooms in 1985 as a Host/Producer at MuchMusic where she brought audiences a wide range of reports and profiles on the international music scene, offering a unique perspective on pop culture and social issues through the magazine program, "The NewMusic." Donlon made national headlines when she was appointed MuchMusic/Citytv Director Of Music Programming in 1992 and quickly embraced the challenge of maintaining the vision and spirit of Canada's first music video channel. Appointed Vice President and General Manager in 1997, Denise played a key role in taking MuchMusic to an international audience. In October of the following year, Donlon took this desire for relevant, engaging music television to a whole new audience and launched MuchMoreMusic, currently established as Canada's premiere adult contemporary music television network.

Today, Denise has taken on a new challenge as President of Sony Music Canada, one of the world's pre-eminent recording companies. Sony Music Canada signs, produces, manufactures, markets, sells and distributes a wide variety of recorded music, including superstars like Celine Dion, Amanda Marshall, Black Sabbath, Jamiroquai, Our Lady Peace, Prozzak, Bruce Springsteen, Destiny's Child, 54*40, Pearl Jam, and Savage Garden.

In 1998, Denise was named one of the "25 Most Important People In New Music" by Shift Magazine. In 1997 she was honoured by Women in Film & Television Toronto with their "Outstanding Achievement Award." She has been awarded the "Broadcasting Executive Award" three times by the Canadian Music Week Industry. She has won two Gemini Awards, two awards at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, received ABC Canada's "Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit" and has been the subject of an hour-long profile in the CBC's prestigious "Life and Times" series. In 2001 Denise was awarded with the Canadian Women in Communications Women of the Year Award and the Wired Women - Woman of Vision award. In 2002 Denise was inducted into the Broadcast Hall Of Fame by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.