Rita Celli (born 1969 in

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) is a

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radio journalist, currently the host since 2006 of ''

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'' on

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's stations in

. During her tenure, the show has earned a number of awards including three

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for Outstanding Talk Show (2013, 2011, 2010), a

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in the News and Informational Local Release category (2011), the Sam Ross Award 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

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for Investigative Journalism. In 2000, she and a team of CBC journalists won an investigative award from the

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. 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. Born and raised in

, Ontario, she graduated from

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’s journalism program in 1991.

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CBC profile
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