Dianne Buckner

Who is Dianne Buckner?

Dianne Buckner is a Canadian television journalist, best known as a host of business-oriented programming, such as Venture and Dragons' Den on CBC Television.

She has also been a guest anchor on CBC news programs such as CBC News: Sunday, Midday and As It Happens. She previously worked for CTV, where she hosted the consumer awareness program Live It Up! and was a reporter for Canada AM and CTV National News.

Buckner currently hosts Dragons' Den, CBC's hit reality program, and is a member of CBC News' business team. She writes a weekly column about small business for cbc.ca, and has a variety of on-camera roles at CBC News, including back-up host on The Lang and O'Leary Exchange. She is in demand as a public speaker, working with both Speakers' Spotlight, and Canada’s National Speakers Bureau.

She lives in Toronto.