Rick Campanelli (born January 5, 1970) was the winner of the 1994 MuchMusic Temp contest. He was introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996. Originally nicknamed "The Temp" or, famously, "Rick the Temp", Campanelli's boyish charm, personal and laid back approach made him an instant favourite among Much viewers. Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. He was a MuchMusic Video Jockey, co-host of Much on Demand: Primetime, writer of The MuchMusic Countdown and co-host of The MuchMusic Radio Countdown. Jump to: navigation, search January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jump to: navigation, search MuchMusic logo MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour cable television music video and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... Jump to: navigation, search Competition is the act of striving against another force for the purpose of achieving dominance or attaining a reward or goal, or out of a biological imperative such as survival. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Meanings of franchise: Full rights of citizenship given by a country or a town, especially suffrage (political franchise) In a wider sense: any right or privilege granted by constitution or statute. ... Jump to: navigation, search VJ or veejay (from Video Jockey, by analogy with disc jockey or DJ or deejay) is a term coined in the early 1980s to describe the fresh faced youth who introduced the music videos on MTV. The word VJ is also used to represent video performance... MuchOnDemand (also MOD) is a television program on MuchMusic, hosted by various MuchMusic VJs. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...

Campanelli grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended Brock University and earned an honours degree in physical education. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... Brock University is a modern comprehensive university located in St. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... In most educational systems, physical education (PE) is a course in the school curriculum which utilizes the learning medium of large-muscle activities in a play or movement exploration setting. ...

In the video game NHL 2005, Campanelli is featured in the free agent pool. Games, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into genres based on gameplay, atmosphere, and various other factors. ... NHL 95 cover for the Mega Drive. ... In North American sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. ...

Campanelli's final appearance on MuchMusic was August 26, 2005. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada, a new Canadian licensee of Entertainment Tonight, which was launched on September 12, 2005. Jump to: navigation, search August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ET Canada is a Canadian entertainment newsmagazine series, launched on September 12, 2005 on Global. ... Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news magazine that is syndicated by Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States and Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Campanelli's biography at the MuchMusic website.
• Rick Campanelli at the Internet Movie Database