George Stroumboulopoulos - Definition

George Stroumboulopoulos (born August 16, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario), commonly nicknamed Strombo, is a Canadian television and radio personality.

Stroumboulopoulos studied radio broadcasting at Toronto's Humber College. He was a radio host on Fan 590 and Edge 102 radio in Toronto, and became a national star as a television video jockey and entertainment journalist on MuchMusic and Citytv.

In 2004, he was featured on CBC Television's The Greatest Canadian series as the advocate for Tommy Douglas, who won the competition.

In December 2004, Stroumboulopoulos left MuchMusic to host a major new live prime time news program on CBC Newsworld. CBC News: The Hour began airing on January 17, 2005 and deals with hard news with a uniquely personal and conversational presentation.

External links

• Strombo.com, his personal website (http://www.strombo.com) (currently under construction)
• CBC News: The Hour (http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/)
• CBC personality profile (http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/index.jsp?personality=Stroumboulopoulos%2C+George&program=CBC+News%3A+The+Hour)
• Interview (http://www.macleans.ca/culture/people/article.jsp?content=20041227_96102_96102) (Maclean's)

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