Rita Celli
Rita Celli (born 1969 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian radio journalist,[1] who was the host of Ontario Today on CBC Radio One's stations in Ontario from 2006 to 2023.[2]
Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, she graduated from Carleton University’s journalism program in 1991.[3] Prior to Ontario Today, she held a number of positions at CBC on both radio and television, including anchor of CBOT-DT's supper-hour newscast.[4]
In 2000, she and a team of CBC journalists won an investigative award from the Canadian Association of Journalists.[5] In 2014, Celli was awarded the Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rita Celli glad to be back on the air". 8 September 2006.
- ^ "Longtime Ontario Today host Rita Celli retires". CBC News Ottawa, November 23, 2023.
- ^ Laura Stradiotto, "Shyness no longer issue for CBC personality". Sudbury Star, September 24, 2007.
- ^ "Radio, TV programs shuffle Ottawa hosts". Ottawa Citizen, September 18, 2006.
- ^ "National Post wins top journalism awards". Prince Albert Daily Herald, April 10, 2000.
- ^ James Bradshaw, "Toronto Star wins public-service journalism award for Ford investigation". The Globe and Mail, June 11, 2014.
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