Rita Celli
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Rita Celli is a Canadian
journalist and radio presenter. Celli graduated with high honours in journalism from Carleton University
in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
with a minor in Classics in 1991.
On August 24, 2006, CBC announced she would host Ontario Today
, CBC Radio's regional noon-hour program in Ontario, and she still holds that role.
Prior to that, Celli had been the anchor of the supper-hour Canada Now
newscast on CBOT
in Ottawa.
Celli is a two-time award winner with the Canadian Association of Journalists
and is a recipient of a Gabriel award Gabriel Award
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist and radio presenter. Celli graduated with high honours in journalism from Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with a minor in Classics in 1991.
On August 24, 2006, CBC announced she would host Ontario Today
Ontario Today
Ontario Today is a Canadian radio program. Hosted by Rita Celli from the studios of CBO in Ottawa, the program airs from noon to 1 p.m. on all CBC Radio One stations in the province of Ontario...
, CBC Radio's regional noon-hour program in Ontario, and she still holds that role.
Prior to that, Celli had been the anchor of the supper-hour Canada Now
Canada Now
Canada Now was the early-evening national news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007...
newscast on CBOT
CBOT (TV)
CBOT-DT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Ottawa, Ontario. The station's studios are located in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre.-History:...
in Ottawa.
Celli is a two-time award winner with the Canadian Association of Journalists
Canadian Association of Journalists
The Canadian Association of Journalists or L'Association Canadienne des Journalistes in French is one of several Canadian organizations of journalists. It was created to promote excellence in journalism and encourage investigative journalism...
and is a recipient of a Gabriel award Gabriel Award
Gabriel Award
The Gabriel Awards were originated by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals in 1965. They were designed to honor works of broadcast excellence that have a positive and creative treatment of concerns to mankind....
.