Award-winning producer, John Dimon has had a successful career in show business both in the realm of television and producing live entertainment for theatres, festivals and corporate events. He has supervised hundreds of network programs including variety, drama and independent film productions. During his 25-year stint with the CBC he acted in the capacity of Area Head of Television Variety, Senior Program Advisor for Independent Productions and Director Program Production for TV Drama. Mr. Dimon’s production credits have graced numerous co-productions in association with such notable producers as Jim Henson, David Suskind, Dan Curtis, Jackie Cooper, Lorne Michaels among others.Several shows, which Dimon played a major role, have received international acclaim and recognition. As Canadian Producer he was the recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Children’s Television Series for Fraggle Rock. As Executive Producer of Strawberry Ice he received the San Francisco Film Festival Award for Best Television Program and the show was also honoured with eight “ANIK” craft Awards. For eleven years Dimon published Music World Magazine a quarterly publication about past and present music entrainment. He encouraged young performing talent producing such competitions as Stars of Tomorrow, The Toronto 200 Song Competition, and the Kids Go HoJo Talent Search. Dimon has also been an adjudicator for talent competitions for the City of Toronto, Howard Johnson and the annual cross-country talent searches conducted by Showcase of America. Dimon is currently the Director of the Association for the Advancement of Canadian Talent (AACT) a non-profit organization devoted to finding, developing and showcasing performing talent.John Dimon now offers professional entertainment through his Toronto-based company Diamond Entertainment Inc., an independent corporation he founded in 1994.Specialties: Overseeing production, administration, financing and budgetting of television, live entertainment and international co-productions.