George Stroumboulopoulos Biography

Fast Facts

• Has won six Gemini Awards and one Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Talk Series
• He is the first Canadian National Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme
• Produced the benefit concert "Canada for Haiti," which aimed to raise funds and awareness for the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
• Named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012
• Traveled to Sudan with the organization War Child Canada
• Stroumboulopoulos's introduction to broadcasting came in 1993, when he began working for a local rock radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia
• Best known as the host of the TV series "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight" and the radio show "The Strombo Show․"
• Hosted the documentary series "Love, Hate & Propaganda," which explored the use of propaganda in significant 20th century events, including World War II and the Cold War
• Received the most votes on "The Greatest Canadian TV" series with his documentary on the founder of medicare in Canada
• Has interviewed a wide variety of people, including Oprah, Tom Cruise, Hillary Clinton, Stephen King, Robert Plant, Spike Lee, and Ewan McGregor