Petrina Gentile - Canada
Petrina Gentile was one the enterpreneurs that decided to pitch an independent Canadian TV show called Car Business to CTV and BNN. She produced the show for 18 seasons. At the same time, in 2004, the Globe and Mail recruited the host and herself to write for the drive section. She has been with the Globe Drive section, writing several articles per month since then and now she appears on-air covering the auto industry for CTV, BNN Bloomberg, CTV morning shows across Canada and CHCH Morning Live. She travels all over the world testing new vehicles and attending auto shows.
Currently she writes primarily for print and online for The Globe and Mail newspaper – Globe Drive section. She reports on TV – CTV NewsChannel, BNN Bloomberg, CP24, CHCH TV and CTV affiliate morning shows across Canada (since 2006). She also covers auto on radio stations, CJAD800 in Montreal and NewsTalk 1010 radio – both are national programs.