Dan Iannuzzi

Daniel Andrèa Iannuzzi,^[1] CM, O.Ont (February 24, 1934 – November 20, 2004) was a Canadian entrepreneur, journalist, and broadcaster.

A third generation Italian Canadian, Iannuzzi was born in Montreal. He moved to Toronto in 1954 and founded the Italian-Canadian newspaper Corriere Canadese. He produced multilingual TV programs for Toronto's Citytv from 1972 to 1979 and in 1979, he launched the world's first multilingual television station, CFMT-TV, initially broadcasting in 24 languages.

In 1989, he was awarded the Order of Ontario. In 1990, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for being "a pioneer in multicultural communications and a significant contributor to Toronto's Italian community". [1]

Through his ownership of Multimedia Nova Corporation he owned and published the following community newspapers throughout the Greater Toronto Area and in Quebec:

• Town Crier Community Newspapers
• Corriere Canadese (Italian language)
• Tandem magazine (English language newspaper for the children of Italian immigrants)
• Correo Canadiense (Spanish language)
• O Correio Canadiano Nove Ilhas (Portuguese language)
• Insieme (Italian language) ^[2]

He died in Rome following a cardiac arrest.^[1]

References

• "The Life and Work of DAN IANNUZZI". http://www.multimedianova.com/in_memoriam/Eng_bio.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2006. 

1. ^ ^{a b} "Corriere Canadese founder dead at 70; 'A giant in the field of Canadian media' PM Newspaper founder dies suddenly in Italy," Toronto Star, November 22, 2004, p. A16.
2. ^ "Town Crier publisher dies at age 70". Multimedia Nova Corporation. http://www.towncrieronline.ca/main/main.php?direction=viewstory&storyid=4223&rootcatid=&communityid=3&rootsubcatid=. Retrieved 2008-08-10. 

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Date of birth	February 24, 1934
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