| George Stroumboulopoulos | |
| Born | August 16, 1972 Malton, Ontario, Canada |
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George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality. He is best known as formerly being a VJ for the Canadian music television channel MuchMusic and being the host 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] He is currently (as of December 2019) a radio host on CBC Music. Most recently, George joined Apple Music Radio as host of a Monday to Thursday live show.
Hockey Night in Canada and move to Rogers[]
On March 10, 2014, Rogers Media, which had acquired exclusive national media rights to the National Hockey League, officially announced that Stroumboulopoulos would serve as the main host of Hockey Night in Canada, beginning in October 2014, replacing Ron MacLean. Concurrently, CBC announced the cancellation of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight after a 10-year run.[2][3]
Strombo's role on Hockey Night, which was part of an effort to appeal to younger viewers,[4] received mixed reception. Viewers surveyed upon his introduction felt that he was not a "credible" successor to Ron MacLean,[5] In a move which the Toronto Star speculated was meant to help re-gain viewership lost over the first two seasons of the contract (which was also credited to the poor performance of Canadian teams in the 2015-16 season),[6] Sportsnet announced on June 27, 2016 that Stroumboulopoulos had been let go from Rogers, and that Ron MacLean would be reinstated.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "Stroumboulopoulos named 'Hockey Night in Canada' host", March 9, 2014. Retrieved on March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Stroumboulopoulos named ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ host", The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2014. Retrieved on March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "George Stroumboulopoulos to host Hockey Night in Canada next season", CBC News. Retrieved on March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Rogers betting Stroumboulopoulos can grow HNIC's appeal", The Globe and Mail, March 10, 2014. Retrieved on October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Sorry Ron MacLean fans, George Stroumboulopoulos is here to stay", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on March 16, 2015.
- ↑ Ron MacLean to replace Strombo on Hockey Night in Canada: Feschuk. Retrieved on 20 June 2016.
- ↑ Ron MacLean to host Hockey Night in Canada, with David Amber. Retrieved on 27 June 2016.
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