Anthony Santelli

Anthony Peter Santelli, B.A. H.B.A., B.Ed. (born July 26, 1974 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is an Italian-Canadian magazine editor, journalist, and teacher. He is also the founder and creator of Premiere Media Group, Inc. which is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Background

Born to Italian immigrant parents, Santelli an only child was raised by his stay-at-home mother Carmela Vecchio and his father Pietro Santelli who currently works for a major forestry logging company. In January 2006, his mother passed away unexpectedly at the age of 55 years. A memorial in her name is planned on being created with proceeds going to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Santelli attended Saint Bernard Catholic Elementary School, Bishop E.Q. Jennings Junior High School, and St. Ignatius Catholic High School, in Thunder Bay. He graduated from Lakehead University with both a bachelors and honours degree majoring in political science with minors in history and law. After a two year break, he also graduated from the University of Windsor with a degree in education.

Career

After graduating, Santelli worked as an elementary school teacher at the York Region District School Board. He later became the founder and editor-in-chief of the Canadian online news magazine "Sir John Magazine" and the creator of its parent company, Premiere Media Group, Inc. His interest in politics and extensive experience in working with political figures at the federal and provincial levels prompted him to start up the magazine. He plans on bringing the magazine into print form in 2009 and hopes to expand Premiere Media Group, Inc. into film and other forms of media. He is also interested in returning to school and obtaining an MBA and law degree, and has future aspirations of becoming an actor. In 2007 after an open audition, he received word he would get a minor role in the film L'Instinct de mort (2008). A scene was to be shot in Thunder Bay but due to production time lines and budget he did not appear in the film which is still in production. The film stars Vincent Cassell and directed by Jean-Francois Richet.

Personal life

In October 2001 while completing his degree in education at the University of Windsor, Santelli was diagnosed with early stages of Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was strong enough to complete his studies and then took a year off to undertake radiation treatment. He returned to teaching in November 2003 but took a leave of absence from teaching since June 2007 to pursue other projects. In the fall of 2008 he made a return to teaching and continues to work with the magazine.

Santelli currently splits his time between living in Thunder Bay and Toronto, Ontario.

External links

* [http://www.sirjohnmag.ca/ Official site]
* [http://www.sirjohnmag.ca/pg-inside.asp Inside Sir John]