Rick Campanelli

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Rick Campanelli
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Born
Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli

(1970-01-05) January 5, 1970 (age 54)
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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