Toni Senecal
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Antonia "Toni" Senecal is the producer and host of Toni On! television travel series which is broadcast on NYC Life on Wednesdays at 12:30am and 9pm, Fridays at 1:30pm, and Saturdays at 11am. She first worked at the WB Networks and WPIX-TV New York's WB11 News at Ten for four years, until December 2005, then moved to Fox Networks Fox5 Channel 5 WNYW TV News at 10 and then moved to the CW Networks and CW11 News at 10. The WB Networks became the CW Networks while Toni was gone at Fox5.
She covers award ceremonies such as the Emmy Awards, Academy Awards
, and the Tony Awards.
Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts
, Senecal moved to New York City to attend college. While an undergraduate at New York University
, she dated club impresario Rudolph. She also worked at night clubs as a door person and was a well-known fixture on the New York club scene during her college years.
She has also made and has produced a series of one-hour specials with her husband, Tracy Shea, for WPIX TV WB 11 called Toni On! There were several filmed documentaries
including ((Toni On! New York) (Toni On! Antarctica) (Toni On! Costa Rica) (Toni On! Alaska), (Toni On! Libya), (Toni On! Baja). Senecal and Shea traveled around the world to highlight interesting regions and culture, people, animals, natural wonders, etc. Her latest adventure was a half hour documentary called Toni On Costa Rica which earned her a New York Emmy as Executive Producer for Educational Programming.
She has covered celebrations at Coney Island
and was Queen Mermaid
of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade
. She wore a Mermaid costume.
On the weekend of August 26, 2006, Senecal co-hosted the syndicated television program Ebert & Roeper while film critic Roger Ebert
was on medical leave.
On May 17, 2007, Toni and her husband, Tracy Shea, welcomed their first son, Jericho Jack.
She covers award ceremonies such as the Emmy Awards, Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
, and the Tony Awards.
Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
, Senecal moved to New York City to attend college. While an undergraduate at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, she dated club impresario Rudolph. She also worked at night clubs as a door person and was a well-known fixture on the New York club scene during her college years.
She has also made and has produced a series of one-hour specials with her husband, Tracy Shea, for WPIX TV WB 11 called Toni On! There were several filmed documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
including ((Toni On! New York) (Toni On! Antarctica) (Toni On! Costa Rica) (Toni On! Alaska), (Toni On! Libya), (Toni On! Baja). Senecal and Shea traveled around the world to highlight interesting regions and culture, people, animals, natural wonders, etc. Her latest adventure was a half hour documentary called Toni On Costa Rica which earned her a New York Emmy as Executive Producer for Educational Programming.
She has covered celebrations at Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
and was Queen Mermaid
Mermaid
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...
of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade takes place every year in Coney Island, New York in mid-to-late June. The Parade is a lively and welcoming ocean-themed event open to everyone....
. She wore a Mermaid costume.
On the weekend of August 26, 2006, Senecal co-hosted the syndicated television program Ebert & Roeper while film critic Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
was on medical leave.
On May 17, 2007, Toni and her husband, Tracy Shea, welcomed their first son, Jericho Jack.