Playback gives George Stroumboulopoulos humanitarian award.

This Thursday night is the 5th Annual Playback Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame Gala
The Gala will be hosted by Colin Mochrie and Art Hindle.

The Playback Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame has today announced that the first recipient of the Swarovski Humanitarian Award is George Stroumboulopoulos. More detail here from CBC Live Peter Mansbridge will be on hand Thursday night to present George with his award.

Thank you Calum Shanlin for the heads up! We think this is well deserved and Strombo is too humble about everything he does for good causes. 

Last week of season seven and preview of eight!

THE STROMBO SHOW

 September 11,2011

CBC Radio 2's The Strombo Show is back! 

We are playing all new music this week and the best new music from this summer. Also Bob Mackowycz Jr. drops in on this anniversary of 911, to talk music of protest. George reviews this day in music, we have an 80's dance party and our Big Lie Down segment features songs for the fallen.

8pm - 11pm
CBC Radio 2
www.strombo.com

Follow along on Twitter @strombo

contributed by
Darby Wheeler

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight 

This is the last week of season seven!
Guest for the new season include so far, Seth Rogan, Russell Peters, Jay Baruchel, Emile Hirsh, Johnny Rotten, Cory Monteith, Ewan McGregor, Rob Lowe, Bryan Cranston, David Cronenberg, Bill Duke, Sebastian Bach and the list goes on and on. Some of these guest have been on the show before but have done a lot since the last time they were on. Some of these interviews have been  taped in the past few days and many are up coming interviews in the next week or so. George has seen 25 films, hosted and attended a number of TIFF parties and conducted over 12 interviews and it's only a few days in to TIFF. 

Tickets for the show are still available. 

Monday Sept 12
Activist

Angela Davis

Tuesday Sept 13
Actor comedian 

Shaun Majumder

Wednesday Sept 14
Singer/songwriter 

Shania Twain

Thursday Sept 15
Actor

Bradley Cooper

Friday Sept 16 

New Season Preview!

This week on the show The Best Of continues

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week

As the summer winds down behind the scenes the crew is getting the TIFF interviews lined up. Tickets for the  interviews with the stars and directors are still available. The new season starts September 19th!

Monday Sept 5

The right honourable

Paul Martin

Tuesday Sept 6

Comedian

Stephen Fry

Wednesday Sept 7 

Actor, director

Woody Harrelson

Also Sept 7 The Gemini Awards at 8 pm on CBC 

Thursday Sept 8

Actor director

Jodie Foster

Friday Sept 9

Singer entertainer

Donny Osmond