{{Short description|Canadian television host}} {{Infobox person | name = Rick Campanelli | image = Rick Campanelli at TIFF 2011.jpg | caption = Campanelli at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival | birth_name = Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|1|5}} | birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Brock University | known_for = {{hlist|MuchMusic|ET Canada|The Traitors Canada}} | othername = | occupation = | yearsactive = | spouse = Angie Campanelli | children = 3<ref name=TorontoStar2016>{{cite news | url = https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2016/06/23/rick-campanellis-adventurous-family-star-parents.html | date = June 23, 2016 | newspaper = Toronto Star | title = Rick Campanelli’s "adventurous" family: Star Parents }}</ref> | domesticpartner = | website = }}
'''Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli ''' (born January 5, 1970) is a Canadian television and radio personality who currently works on ''Breakfast Television'' as a live eye reporter. He is known for his work as a VJ and host on MuchMusic and for co-hosting ''ET Canada''.
==Life and career== Campanelli is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in a working class Italian-Canadian family. He is the youngest of four siblings<ref name=Panoram>{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramitalia.com/en/life-people/profiles/rick-campanelli-good-works/1279/|title=Rick Campanelli Good Works|work=Panoram Italia Magazine |date=2012-12-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807113248/https://www.panoramitalia.com/en/life-people/profiles/rick-campanelli-good-works/1279/ |archivedate=August 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Everybody loves Rick|publisher=FAJO|url=http://www.fajomagazine.com/exclusives/rick-campanelli|last=Yakobi|first=Hannah|accessdate=November 11, 2013}}</ref> in a Roman Catholic family.<ref name=Panoram/><ref name=CatholicRegister>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicregister.org/features/archives/christmas/item/21485-dealing-with-grief-at-christmas|title=Dealing with grief at Christmas |work=The Catholic Register |date= 2015-12-22}}</ref>
Campanelli attended school in St. Catharines. He attended Brock University, earning a degree in physical education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Campanelli - Inspire North |url=http://www.inspirenorth.com/advisory-board/rick-campanelli.php |website=Inspire North|accessdate=February 6, 2024}}</ref>
Campanelli was introduced to the MuchMusic viewers as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lad |first1=Mackenzie |title=MuchMusic VJs: Where are they now? |url=https://indie88.com/muchmusic-vjs-where-are-they-now/ |website=Indie88 |accessdate=February 10, 2019 |date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Originally he was nicknamed "The Temp" (or, famously, "'''Rick the Temp'''").<ref name="TorontoStar2016" /> Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. In addition to being a video jockey, he also co-hosted ''Much on Demand'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Paul |title=The 10 Best MuchMusic Video Shows of All Time |url=https://indie88.com/the-10-best-much-music-video-shows-of-all-time/ |website=Indie88 |accessdate=February 10, 2019 |date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> ''The MuchMusic Countdown''<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaughan's Premier Fundraising Event, the Mayor's Gala, Kicks Off The 2013 Gala Season |url=https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/Vaughan-Premier-Fundraising-Event---the-Mayors-Gala---Kicks-Off-The-2013-Gala-Season.aspx |website=City of Vaughan |date=November 28, 2012}}</ref> and ''The MuchMusic Radio Countdown''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jancelewicz |first1=Chris |title=Rick Campanelli ‘coming back home’ to music on 102.1 The Edge |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2784830/rick-campanelli-coming-back-home-to-music-on-102-1-the-edge/ |accessdate=February 10, 2019 |work=Global News |date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>
Campanelli's final appearance on MuchMusic was August 26, 2005, on ''MuchOnDemand''. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ''ET Canada'', a new Canadian licensee of ''Entertainment Tonight'', which was launched on September 12, 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Terry |title=ET heads north |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/et-heads-north/article1122957/ |accessdate=August 2, 2016 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=August 30, 2005}}</ref>
In early 2007, Campanelli hosted the ''Canada's Case Game'' segments on Global's ''Deal or No Deal Canada'', during that series' first limited run.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
Campanelli is involved with several charitable organizations including World Vision Canada,<ref>{{cite news|title=Rick Campanelli: Inside his life-changing trip to Cambodia|url=http://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/0201404256805/rick-campanelli-inside-his-life-changing-trip-to-cambodia/|accessdate=June 29, 2016|agency=Hello Magazine|date=April 25, 2014|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917121551/http://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/0201404256805/rick-campanelli-inside-his-life-changing-trip-to-cambodia/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tuberous Sclerosis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, McMaster Children's Hospital, and Kids Help Phone.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rick Campanelli {{!}} Keynote Speakers Canada|url=http://keynotespeakerscanada.ca/speaker/rick-campanelli|website=Keynote Speakers Canada |publisher=Keynote Speakers Canada|accessdate=June 29, 2016}}</ref> On May 27, 2009, he hosted the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative in Toronto.
In February 2016, Toronto radio station CFNY-FM announced that Campanelli would join the station as co-host with Fred Kennedy and Melanie Mariani of the station's morning show, beginning June 27.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/102-1-the-edge-toronto-announces-rick-campanelli-as-morning-show-co-host/1004043754/ "102.1 the Edge, Toronto, Announces Rick Campanelli as Morning Show Co-Host"], Broadcastermagazine.com, February 25, 2016.</ref> Later that year, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for James Barker Band's "Just Sayin'".<ref>{{cite web|first=Brent|last=Furdyk|title=James Barker Band Debuts New Video For ‘Just Sayin’ — Featuring A Special ET Canada Cameo!|url=https://etcanada.com/news/182152/james-barker-debuts-new-video-for-just-sayin-featuring-a-special-et-canada-cameo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119040903/http://etcanada.com/news/182152/james-barker-debuts-new-video-for-just-sayin-featuring-a-special-et-canada-cameo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2016|work=ET Canada|date=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
In July 2017, it was announced that Campanelli would depart as co-host of ''ET Canada'' after 12 years when his contract ended in summer 2017.<ref name="departure">{{cite web|title=Rick Campinelli Departs ET Canada after 12 Years|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rick-campanelli-et-canada-leaving-1.4206308|website=CBC|publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada|accessdate=September 11, 2017}}</ref> He appeared on ''ET Canada'' through August 2017.<ref name="departure"/>
In 2021, it was announced that Campanelli would join his former MuchMusic colleague Monika Deol to co-host 90's Nostalgia, a five-city Canadian concert tour featuring such artists as Aqua and Eiffel 65. Campanelli discussed this role during a visit to the Toronto Mike'd Podcast.<ref>[https://90snostalgia.ca/ "90's Nostalgia"], 90snostalgia.ca. Accessed February 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.torontomike.com/2021/09/rick-the-temp-campinelli-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-912/ "Rick "The Temp" Campanelli: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 912"], torontomike.com, September 2021.</ref>
He joined Z103.5 in November 2021,<ref>https://broadcastdialogue.com/rick-campanelli-joins-mornings-on-evanovs-z103-5/</ref> and was co-host of the morning show until December 2022, when he left the station.
In 2023, Campanelli competed on the first season of ''The Traitors Canada'', where he played as a Faithful.<ref>{{cite web|title=Here’s the full cast of ‘The Traitors Canada’|url=https://www.etalk.ca/tv/2023/9/heres-the-full-cast-of-the-traitors-canada.html|website=etalk|publisher=CTV Television Network|accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref> He was banished by his fellow castmates in the fifth episode.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Traitors Canada 6th & 7th Exit Interviews|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/traitors-canada-week5-exit-interviews/|website=RobHasAPodcast|publisher=Rob Has A Podcast|accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
In 2024, he joined CHFI-FM in Toronto as an afternoon host.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/rick-campanelli-joins-98-1-chfi-lineup/ "Rick Campanelli joins 98.1 CHFI lineup"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', March 27, 2024.</ref> In 2025, he joined Citytv's ''Breakfast Television'' as a live eye reporter, leaving the weekday shift on CHFI, but retaining a Sunday morning show on the station.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/rick-campanelli-joins-breakfast-television/ "Rick Campanelli joins Breakfast Television"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', June 11, 2025.</ref>
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