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

  1. ^"Rita Celli glad to be back on the air". 8 September 2006.
  2. ^"Longtime Ontario Today host Rita Celli retires". CBC News Ottawa, November 23, 2023.
  3. ^Laura Stradiotto, "Shyness no longer issue for CBC personality". Sudbury Star, September 24, 2007.
  4. ^"Radio, TV programs shuffle Ottawa hosts". Ottawa Citizen, September 18, 2006.
  5. ^"National Post wins top journalism awards". Prince Albert Daily Herald, April 10, 2000.
  6. ^James Bradshaw, "Toronto Star wins public-service journalism award for Ford investigation". The Globe and Mail, June 11, 2014.