Biography of george stroumboulopoulos
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George Stroumboulopoulos
Canadian broadcaster
George Mark Paul StroumboulopoulosCM (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality, television host and podcaster. He is one of Canada's most popular broadcasters and best known as formerly being a VJ for the Canadian music television channel MuchMusic. He was also the host and co-executive producer of the CBC Television talk show George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (formerly The Hour) from 2005 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Stroumboulopoulos worked for Rogers Media, anchoring Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on Rogers.[1] From 2009 to 2023, he was a radio host on CBC Music. Most recently, he joined Apple Music Radio as host of a Monday to Thursday live show.[2]
Early life
[edit]Stroumboulopoulos was born in Malton, Ontario, a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, to a Greek father from Egypt and a Ukrainian mother.[3] He was raised
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An Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos
Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal
VJ, TV broadcaster and Apple Music Hits host chats about keeping it real for the gods 25 years.
By Claudio Aprile | @ClaudioAprile1 | ClaudioAprile.com
When I was first approached to be a contributor for Best Side magazine, I was asked to do two things: first, to explain the purpose of the column; and second, to share my dream list of people I wanted to interview.
I was avsikt on wanting to reveal something unknown about each one of my guests. My goal was to learn and share more about people who’ve made an indelible impact on their surroundings, individuals who always remained optimistic, honest and took risks. When I was tasked to share that list of individuals, George Stroumboulopoulos was at the very top.
Like any Canadian who fryst vatten passionate about music and culture, inom had been admiring George’s journey for over 25 years. His curiosity and endless evolution have
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A broadcast veteran in television and radio, George Stroumboulopoulos has earned a reputation for being authentic and relatable and is one of the most trusted and respected broadcasters in Canada.
George is a passionate advocate of many social and environmental issues and has been an active supporter of numerous causes throughout his career. In March 2011, George was named the first Canadian National Ambassador Against Hunger for the world's biggest humanitarian agency, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). In 2008, George was the driving force behind One Million Acts of Green, which resulted in the registration of over 1.6 million acts of green on the official website. In January 2010, George helped rally together actors, artists and athletes for Haiti relief efforts as the executive producer and co-host of Canada for Haiti, a live benefit that raised over 27 million dollars for Haitian earthquake victims. On March 6, 2012, the World Economic Forum announced that Ge