George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos CM (/ˌstrɒmbəˈlɒpələs/; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality, television host and podcaster.
He was also the host and co-executive producer of the CBC Television talk show George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (formerly The Hour) from 2005 to 2014.
Most recently, he joined Apple Music Radio as host of a Monday to Thursday live show.
[7] In 2004, Stroumboulopoulos was featured on CBC television's The Greatest Canadian series as the advocate for Tommy Douglas, former Saskatchewan premier and regarded as Canada's "Father of Medicare".
George made a personal and passionate case for Tommy Douglas, who was named the winner of the contest.
The Strombo Show broadcast from 102.1 The Edge's Toronto studio and on other radio stations in the Corus Entertainment network, including CFOX-FM in Vancouver, Power 97 in Winnipeg, FM96 in London and Y108 in Hamilton.
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight was a hybrid of news and celebrity and covered everything from politics, pop culture, the environment, human rights, entertainment, sports and more.
[14][15] It was taped before a live audience in Los Angeles, and featured interviews in a format similar to his CBC show.
[18] On March 10, 2014, Rogers Media, which had acquired exclusive national media rights to the National Hockey League, officially announced that Stroumboulopoulos would serve as the main host of Hockey Night in Canada, beginning in October 2014, replacing Ron MacLean.
[19][20] Strombo's role on Hockey Night, which was part of an effort to appeal to younger viewers,[21] received mixed reception.
Viewers surveyed upon his introduction felt that he was not a "credible" successor to Ron MacLean,[22] In a move which the Toronto Star speculated was meant to help re-gain viewership lost over the first two seasons of the contract (which was also credited to the poor performance of Canadian teams in the 2015–16 season),[23] Sportsnet announced on June 27, 2016, that Stroumboulopoulos had been let go from Rogers, and that Ron MacLean would be reinstated.
He has been to Sudan with War Child Canada, and Zambia for a World AIDS Day special documentary.