Rita Celli

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Rita Celli (born c. 1969 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian radio journalist, currently the host since 2006 of Ontario Today on CBC Radio One's stations in Ontario.^[1] During her tenure, the show has earned a number of awards including three Gracie Awards for Outstanding Talk Show (2013, 2011, 2010), a Gabriel Award in the News and Informational Local Release category (2011), the for Editorial Writing/Commentary from the Radio Television News Directors Association (2009) and a silver medal in the International Breaking News category at the New York Festival (2008).

In 2014, Celli was awarded the prestigious Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism.

In 2000, she and a team of CBC journalists won an investigative award from the Canadian Association of Journalists.

Prior to Ontario Today, Rita held a number of positions at CBC on both radio and television, including anchor of CBC Ottawa's supper hour news.^{[clarification needed]}

Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, she graduated from Carleton University’s journalism program in 1991.

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• CBC profile

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