14 Facts About Rick Campanelli

Rick Campanelli joined CIDC-FM in November 2021, and was co-host of the morning show until December 2022, when he left the station.

Rick Campanelli is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in a working class Italian-Canadian family.

Rick Campanelli is the youngest of four siblings in a Roman Catholic family.

Rick Campanelli attended Brock University, earning a degree in physical education.

Rick Campanelli was introduced to the MuchMusic viewers as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest.

Rick Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic.

Rick Campanelli was announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada, a new Canadian licensee of Entertainment Tonight, which was launched on September 12,2005.

In early 2007, Rick Campanelli hosted the Canada's Case Game segments on Global's Deal or No Deal Canada, during that series' first limited run.

In February 2016, Toronto radio station CFNY-FM announced that Rick Campanelli would join the station as co-host with Fred Kennedy and Melanie Mariani of the station's morning show, beginning June 27.

In July 2017, it was announced that Rick Campanelli would depart as co-host of ET Canada after 12 years when his contract ended in summer 2017.

In 2021, it was announced that Rick 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.

Rick Campanelli discussed this role during a visit to the Toronto Mike'd Podcast.

In 2023, Rick Campanelli competed on the first season of The Traitors Canada, where he played as a Faithful.

Rick Campanelli was banished by his fellow castmates in the fifth episode.