Matt Rainnie is the host and producer of CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...

's Mainstreet, the afternoon show on CBCT

CBCT-FM

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 in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

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After graduating with a journalism degree from the University of King's College

University of King's College

The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....

 in 1993, Rainnie started as a television reporter and videojournalist before moving to radio.

As an actor, Rainnie has been featured on CBC Radio's Basic Black

Basic Black (CBC program)

Basic Black was a long-running radio on CBC Radio hosted by Arthur Black. It was an eclectic show that mixed quirky tunes along with often humorous interviews with Canadians from all walks of life....

and Madly Off in All Directions

Madly Off in All Directions

Madly Off in All Directions was a Canadian radio comedy show that aired for several years on CBC Radio One, featuring comedian Lorne Elliott. It formerly aired Sunday afternoons at 1PM , as well as on Saturday evenings on 6:30PM with repeats on Friday mornings at 11 AM...

, and also on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

's On the Road Again

On the Road Again (TV series)

On the Road Again is a Canadian television series which aired from 1987 until 2007. Wayne Rostad was the program's host for its entire run. The series consisted of interview and documentary segments from various Canadian locations....

and Emily of New Moon

Emily of New Moon (TV series)

Emily of New Moon was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it's currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels...

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Rainnie hosted a national radio show in the summer of 2005 called "Lost and Found." That show returned in the summer of 2006.

He has also guest hosted CBC Radio's "Sounds Like Canada."

In April/May 2008 he hosted an Atlantic Canadian TV show called "Short Film Face Off," where regional filmmakers compete for a CBC production deal.

Rainnie was also in the first year of the sketch comedy show Sketch-22, and was a former cast member of Annekenstein and 4-Play.

He lives in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

with his wife and three children.