Sandie Rinaldo Biography
Sandie Rinaldo is a Canadian television journalist and CTV News anchor. Rinaldo began his career in the news division of CTV Television Network, first as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron, director of news.
Sandie Rinaldo Age
Sandie was born on 16 January 1950 in Toronto, Canada. She is 73 years old as of January 2023.
Sandie Rinaldo Education
Rinaldo earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University’s Fine Arts programme in 1973.
Sandie Rinaldo Family
She was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, however, information regarding her family is unvailable.
Sandie Rinaldo Husband- Married
She was married to her husband, Michael Rinaldo from 1945 to 2005 until his death, and has three daughters.
Sandie Rinaldo Career
She made her television debut as a dancer in the mid-1960s on CBC Television youth series such as Where It’s At. Rinaldo joined CTV Television Network’s news division a week after graduation, initially as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron, director of news. She later worked her way up to production manager, then research for W5, and reporting for CTV National News and Canada AM. She became the first woman in Canada to hold a full-time position as a national news anchor when she became the anchor for the newscasts on Canada AM in 1980. She is best known for her disdain for Bob Marley, whom she interviewed during his tour in Canada.
She joined CTV National News as a weekend anchor in 1985, a position she has held ever since, with the exception of a brief stint from 1990 to 1991 as co-anchor of the local World Beat News on the network’s Toronto affiliate CFTO. Since the retirement of longtime weekday anchor Lloyd Robertson in 2011, Rinaldo has filled in for Robertson’s successor, Lisa LaFlamme, on the main weekday national newscast. She has been anchoring CTV News Channel three weekday afternoons since 2009. In 2023, she celebrated her 50th anniversary with CTV by airing a one-hour retrospective special about her career on May 12. CTV launched a new early edition of CTV National News the same year.
Sandie Rinaldo Awards
- Bryden Alumni Award, York University (2005)
- RTNDA award for Best Newscast for coverage (1999)
- World Medal from the International Film and TV Festival, New York (1997)
- Finalist Certificate for Best News Anchor, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Silver Medal for Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Silver Medal, Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Bronze Medal, Best News Anchor, International Film & TV Festival, New York (1990)
- Silver Medal, Best Analysis of a Single Current News Story, Houston International Film Festival (1990)
- American Film & Video Award for “Childbirth From Inside-Out” (1990)
Sandie Rinaldo Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.