Our favourite Habs fan has scored a trade of
sorts himself this coming summer. Instead of taking it easy on GST’s summer hiatus George will
be trading in his Canadian digs at CBC (temporarily) for some new ones at CNN.
Canada’s master at the art of meaningful conversation
began at CBC in January 2005 with a one hour program aimed at adding depth to
the talk show format. His paradoxical
personality of intense, yet laid back, curiosity quickly won him a spot on the
mother corp. and eventually a coveted prime time slot and even more viewers.
One in five Canadians watches his show according to numbers from the CBCWebsite.
As his interview style suggests George is not about to
live life in the shallow end of anything. His work has brought attention to the
need for disaster relief in countries like Haiti and Pakistan. He worked towards
a cleaner planet with One Million Acts of Green and backs up his words with
actions in his own lifestyle choices and sitting on the Board for the David
Suzuki Foundation … not to mention his work with The United Nations World Food
Programme, he’s an Ambassador, amongst other various charities and foundations
that he supports.
Starting early this summer, in Los Angeles, he’ll be bringing
his brand to a live audience for a one hour show to air for ten Fridays on
CNN. I, for one, am hoping to see
vintage … intense socio-political, life isn’t for skimming the surface, George. American audiences have had a taste for years
now with his You Tube channel having over 60 million views not to mention his Strombo.com website and cross-border viewing of the show
itself. Even some of his celeb
interviews, being in typical George style, have led to the stars gushing praises
for his style south of our borders. One
of my favourite celeb interviews was … Valerie Bertinelli … and of course there
were the more recent speaking engagements with Oprah.
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It’s obvious that George is ready and capable of doing
great things on a global stage; the question is are they ready for George? In a
media world where Canadians are often compared to more globally known brands,
we here at The Stroumboulopouli think George is incomparable with other similar
hosts coming up as Strombo-lite. Guess
we’ll find out how Canada’s Host fairs this coming summer.
Congratulations George on your summer trade … looking
forward to seeing you back on CBC this fall for your tenth season!
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