Tommy Schnurmacher
Tommy Schnurmacher is a Canadian radio talk-show host, journalist and political commentator. He is the host of "The Tommy Schnurmacher Show" on CJAD-AM in Montreal, Quebec.
Early life and education
Schnurmacher was born in Budapest, Hungary.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts in English drama at McGill University in 1972.[2] He also received a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University.[1]
Career
Schnurmacher wrote a daily entertainment column for the The Montreal Gazette for over fifteen years and was also the Society Editor. His career in radio began at CHOM-FM, where he reviewed both films and plays.[1]
Since 1996 he has hosted a talk show airing weekday mornings from 9 o'clock until noon on CJAD.[1] He won a Gold Ribbon Award in 1997 from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for a bilingual open-line show he hosted with Gilles Proulx.[1][3] He also has hosted a cross-country radio show with former Prime Minister Kim Campbell.[1]
He is also the author of two books,"Canada is Not a Real Country".[1] And "Are We On Yet?".
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001: A Space Travesty | Conductor James Levine[1] |
References
- People from Budapest
- People from Montreal
- Anglophone Quebec people
- McGill University alumni
- Carleton University alumni
- Canadian talk radio hosts
- Canadian columnists
- Canadian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
- Canadian Jews
- Hungarian Jews
- Hungarian emigrants to Canada
- Journalists from Quebec
- Living people
- Montreal Gazette people
