Rick Campanelli

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Rick Campanelli
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Campanelli at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli

(1970-01-05) January 5, 1970 (age 54)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater Brock University
Known for
SpouseAngie Campanelli
Children3 [1]

Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli (born January 5, 1970) is a Canadian television and radio personality known for his work as a VJ and host for MuchMusic and for co-hosting ET Canada . He joined CIDC-FM in November 2021, and was co-host of the morning show until December 2022, when he left the station.

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In 2024, he joined CHFI-FM in Toronto as an afternoon host. [2]

Life and career

Campanelli is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in a working class Italian-Canadian family. He is the youngest of four siblings [3] [4] in a Roman Catholic family. [3] [5]

Campanelli attended school in St. Catharines. He attended Brock University, earning a degree in physical education. [6]

Campanelli was introduced to the MuchMusic viewers as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest. [7] Originally he was nicknamed "The Temp" (or, famously, "Rick the Temp"). [1] Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. In addition to being a video jockey, he also co-hosted Much on Demand , [8] The MuchMusic Countdown [9] and The MuchMusic Radio Countdown. [10]

Campanelli's final appearance on MuchMusic was August 26, 2005, on MuchOnDemand. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada , a new Canadian licensee of Entertainment Tonight , which was launched on September 12, 2005. [11]

In early 2007, Campanelli hosted the Canada's Case Game segments on Global's Deal or No Deal Canada , during that series' first limited run.[ citation needed ]

Campanelli is involved with several charitable organizations including World Vision Canada, [12] Tuberous Sclerosis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, McMaster Children's Hospital, and Kids Help Phone. [13] On May 27, 2009, he hosted the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative in Toronto.

In February 2016, Toronto radio station CFNY-FM announced that Campanelli would join the station as co-host with Fred Kennedy and Melanie Mariani of the station's morning show, beginning June 27. [14] Later that year, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for James Barker Band's "Just Sayin'". [15]

In July 2017, it was announced that Campanelli would depart as co-host of ET Canada after 12 years when his contract ended in summer 2017. [16] He appeared on ET Canada through August 2017. [16]

In 2021, it was announced that Campanelli would join his former MuchMusic colleague Monika Deol to co-host 90's Nostalgia, a five-city Canadian concert tour featuring such artists as Aqua and Eiffel 65. Campanelli discussed this role during a visit to the Toronto Mike'd Podcast. [17] [18]

In 2023, Campanelli competed on the first season of The Traitors Canada , where he played as a Faithful. [19] He was banished by his fellow castmates in the fifth episode. [20]

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  1. 1 2 "Rick Campanelli's "adventurous" family: Star Parents". Toronto Star . June 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Rick Campanelli joins 98.1 CHFI lineup". Broadcast Dialogue, March 27, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Rick Campanelli Good Works". Panoram Italia Magazine. 2012-12-04. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Yakobi, Hannah. "Everybody loves Rick". FAJO. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dealing with grief at Christmas". The Catholic Register . 2015-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Rick Campanelli - Inspire North". Inspire North. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Lad, Mackenzie (August 3, 2017). "MuchMusic VJs: Where are they now?". Indie88 . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Moran, Paul (April 11, 2017). "The 10 Best MuchMusic Video Shows of All Time". Indie88 . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Vaughan's Premier Fundraising Event, the Mayor's Gala, Kicks Off The 2013 Gala Season". City of Vaughan. November 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ Jancelewicz, Chris (June 25, 2016). "Rick Campanelli 'coming back home' to music on 102.1 The Edge". Global News . Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ Weber, Terry (August 30, 2005). "ET heads north". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rick Campanelli: Inside his life-changing trip to Cambodia". Hello Magazine. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rick Campanelli | Keynote Speakers Canada". Keynote Speakers Canada. Keynote Speakers Canada. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ "102.1 the Edge, Toronto, Announces Rick Campanelli as Morning Show Co-Host", Broadcastermagazine.com, February 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Furdyk, Brent (November 8, 2016). "James Barker Band Debuts New Video For 'Just Sayin' — Featuring A Special ET Canada Cameo!". ET Canada . Archived from the original on November 19, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Rick Campinelli Departs ET Canada after 12 Years". CBC . CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  17. ↑ "90's Nostalgia", 90snostalgia.ca. Accessed February 6, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Rick "The Temp" Campanelli: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 912", torontomike.com, September 2021.
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