Every weeknight, ‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’ connects Canadians with the people and issues they care about most.

The show features the newsmakers, entertainers, and artists who are shaping the conversation. From the red chair, George gets inside the minds and hearts of some of the world’s most interesting people.

And each night, George and his team work hard to offer a new angle on the stories of the moment, with a lighthearted but thought-provoking look at what’s happening at home and around the world.

‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’ is a different kind of talk show. This season, it airs Monday to Friday at 11:05 p.m. Starting September 17th, the ninth season will air at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. To learn more about next season, head over here.

‘The Strombo Show’ is three hours of songs for music lovers, made by music lovers. We call it the spirit of radio.

It's a chance for us to spin tunes we love from many genres, along with some of your great requests. Call it a meeting of musical minds.

Every Sunday we feature ‘Ten with Tom’, a Tom Waits song, along with regular visitors like CBC Radio 2's Bob Mackowycz and Rich Terfry. We also like to hand over the radio to some of our favourite artists and let them command the airwaves with music that moves them with ‘The Takeover’.

Love songs, sad songs, road songs, songs with feeling. This is ‘The Strombo Show’. Catch it live and commercial free Sunday nights from 8pm to 11pm on CBC Radio 2, or stream it on Strombo.com the following day.

If there was ever a guy who was born to talk, it's George Stroumboulopoulos. Over his 18 years in the business, George has won ten Gemini awards with 'The Hour' and 'George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight', including five awards for best host in a talk program or series, and three for best talk series in Canada. He's also been the recipient of a Gracie Award from the American Women of Radio and Television. Not bad for a punk from Malton, Ontario.

It all started back at a small radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia, George's first job out of college. But with his heart back in Toronto, it wasn't long before he came home and took a gig at The Fan 590, Toronto's all sports radio station. Then he jumped to 102.1 The Edge, a modern rock station with a legendary history, where he hosted the coveted "Live In Toronto" slot. Eventually, he moved to MuchMusic as a producer and host of 'The NewMusic', 'The Punk Show', 'LOUD', and 'MuchNews'.

Then in 2004, George took part in 'The Greatest Canadian', and his nominee Tommy Douglas won the vote. The brass at CBC took notice, offered George his own show, and 'The Hour' was born. Now called 'George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight', it's about to enter its ninth season, and first in early prime time.

You'd think this kind of intensely busy life would render George a virtual slave to the office, but amazingly, nope. During all this, he's somehow managed to travel to the Arctic for a well-received special on literacy, youth culture, and the loss of Inuit identity. He's been to Sudan with Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace and Dr. Eric Hoskins of War Child Canada, and to Zambia for a World AIDS Day special documentary.

He’s also worked with the Nelson Mandela’s Children's Fund (Canada), the Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS, Make Poverty History and currently sits on the Board of Directors for The David Suzuki Foundation. In March 2011, following a trip to Pakistan for a Special episode of the show, George was named the first Canadian World Food Programme Ambassador Against Hunger; he later visited Haiti, in November, 2011, as a guest of the WFP. In March, 2012, George was named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders.

In his free time, (yes he does have some) George can be found on the open road, riding one of his motorcycles, on ice playing hockey, or pulling for his beloved Habs.