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George Stroumboulopoulos makes his CBC debut
Topic Started: Jan 17 2005, 08:18 PM (38 Views)
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005...hour050117.html

TORONTO - Former MuchMusic personality George Stroumboulopoulos will make his debut on the CBC Monday evening, making him perhaps the only journalist employed by the public broadcaster who wears a nose ring.

Stroumboulopoulos will be the host of The Hour, a new current-affairs program that airs on Newsworld, the CBC's all-news network.

The 32-year-old Torontonian says he doesn't care if viewers accustomed to the likes of Peter Mansbridge, anchor of The National, judge his appearance to be different from the CBC norm.

"If, in 2005, you're more worried about my nose ring or my hair than what I'm talking about, then don't watch my show," he told the Canadian Press.

He also says that his show will have a different style. In his words, The Hour will be a "no bullshit" talk show.

"The news channels are dry as hell all day," he said. "I don't want to do that. That's a waste of everybody's time."

Airing at 8 p.m. eastern Monday through Thursday, The Hour follows the early evening newscast Canada Now and leads into The National, CBC's flagship news program.

The debut instalment will feature an interview with Bob Geldof – the former lead singer for the Boomtown Rats who spearheaded Live Aid – about the need for charity following the tsunami in South Asia. There will also be a segment on the state of hockey.

Stroumboulopoulos, who has travelled to countries like the Sudan and Zambia to make documentaries, earned a reputation while working for the nation's music station as the thinking person's VJ.

The one-time Much host says his new bosses have promised there will be no sacred cows as far as possible topics are concerned.

The CBC is apparently hoping that giving Stroumboulopoulos freedom will help attract younger viewers.

One area he is promising to cover on The Hour is the entertainment world.

"People who like hard news also want to know what happened with Brad [Pitt] and Jennifer [Aniston]," he said of the recently separated celebrity couple.

"But there are smart and interesting and compassionate ways to have these discussions."





I'll probably check it out.
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