20 Facts About Ben Mulroney

Benedict Martin Paul Mulroney was born on March 9,1976 and is a Canadian radio host and former television host.

Ben Mulroney is the eldest son of Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada.

Best known for his 20-year broadcasting career with the Canadian network CTV, Mulroney began as an entertainment reporter on CTV's former morning show Canada AM in 2001, and co-hosted the entertainment news program etalk from 2002 to 2020, Canadian Idol from 2003 to 2008, and CTV's national morning show Your Morning from 2016 to 2021.

Mulroney currently hosts The Ben Mulroney Show mornings on 640 Toronto, syndicated nationally on Corus Entertainment's talk radio stations.

Ben Mulroney was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ben Mulroney is the second of four children born to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mila Pivnicki Mulroney, who is of Serbian descent.

Ben Mulroney is one of several children of former Prime Ministers who became Canadian media personalities between 1998 and 2001.

Ben Mulroney attended Lycee Claudel d'Ottawa and the Hotchkiss School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in history, from Duke University.

Ben Mulroney subsequently earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Universite Laval.

Ben Mulroney began his career as an entertainment reporter as the Quebec City correspondent for The Chatroom in 2000 on CTV-owned digital channel Talktv and became one of five co-hosts of the show in July 2001.

Ben Mulroney is best known as the former host of the entertainment news program etalk from 2002 to 2020, where he covered major events in entertainment, including the Oscars, the Golden Globes, and the Juno Awards.

Ben Mulroney joined ABC News in June 2012 as a contributor to Good Morning America.

Former ABC News President Ben Sherwood announced that Mulroney would be temporarily substituting for Dan Harris during the weekends, while serving as contributor to Good Morning America.

Ben Mulroney left the program, effective October 1,2021, in order to "pursue a career as a producer, developing unique projects for both Canadian and global audiences".

Ben Mulroney has been an on-air contributor at 640 Toronto since October 2023.

Ben Mulroney appeared regularly on the station's morning show, Toronto Today, as well as filling in for regular hosts such as Greg Brady and John Oakley when they were away.

Ben Mulroney hosted Toronto This Weekend until November 2024 when he became host of The Ben Mulroney Show, a mid-morning program on the station.

Ben Mulroney became engaged to his girlfriend of one year, fashion designer and stylist Jessica Brownstein, on December 28,2007, in Montreal.

Ben Mulroney first met Brownstein when they were both teenagers through his younger brother Mark, who was a student at the all-boys Selwyn House School during the same time she was a student at sister school Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School.

Ben and Jessica Mulroney attended the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and their three children participated as page boys and bridesmaid.