ET CANADA’S SANGITA PATEL PROMOTED TO HOST ALONGSIDE CHERYL HICKEY AHEAD OF SEASON 18 PREMIERE THIS FALL ON GLOBAL

ET CANADA’S SANGITA PATEL PROMOTED TO HOST ALONGSIDE CHERYL HICKEY AHEAD OF SEASON 18 PREMIERE THIS FALL ON GLOBAL

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TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2022 /CNW/ – ET Canada is proud to announce that Sangita Patel has been promoted to host, after ten seasons as a reporter on the Canadian Display Award successful leisure information program. Patel will now assist lead the nightly broadcast alongside longtime host Cheryl Hickey, when ET Canada’s 18th season premieres Monday, September 12 on International.

“It has been an unimaginable journey to be a part of ET Canada for the previous 10 years, bringing one of the best in leisure to our viewers,” said Patel. “I’m honoured to be becoming a member of the one and solely Cheryl Hickey as co-host, the primary time that two ladies might be internet hosting collectively. It’ll be an incredible journey!”

“It’s so empowering to have our present again with two hosts, and main the way in which into Season 18 with Sangita,” exclaimed Hickey. “This is a vital time for all of us at ET Canada, and I’m excited for what the longer term holds!”

Since becoming a member of ET Canada, Patel has been delivering leisure information headlines to viewers throughout the nation. In 2016, she was introduced as host of HGTV Canada’s widespread residence renovation sequence Dwelling to Win, garnering a Canadian Display Award nomination for her internet hosting duties. Devoted to using her nationwide platform to shine a light-weight on organizations near her coronary heart, Patel is a supporter of Pathways to Training, Kids’s Want and ONE Marketing campaign. Most just lately, she spearheaded ET Canada’s HELP INDIA broadcast particular when India was battling the nation’s worst COVID-19 disaster, bringing collectively a number of the greatest names in leisure to assist increase over $135,000 for the Humanitarian Coalition’s emergency response efforts.

“Whether or not she is laughing with Julia Roberts, on the seaside with Dwayne Johnson, or broadcasting from an plane provider with Tom Cruise, Sangita’s energetic but considerate interviews are what makes her an unimaginable expertise and an immeasurable asset to ET Canada,” said government producer John Kampilis. “We’re thrilled to have Sangita internet hosting alongside Cheryl [Hickey], and have this unstoppable duo lead the present into our 18th season, this fall!”

ET Canada airs weeknights at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on International. For up-to-the-moment leisure information, superstar interviews and extra, go to etcanada.com, and stream ET Canada reside and on demand with STACKTV and the International TV App.

International is a Corus Leisure Community and is obtainable via all main TV distributors, together with: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and the brand new STACKTV, streaming solely on Amazon Prime Video Channels. The International TV App is obtainable on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Hearth TV, Roku streaming gamers, Roku TV™ fashions and at watch.globaltv.com.

About ET Canada

Leisure Tonight Canada is a Canadian Display Award-winning, nationally syndicated leisure information program hosted by Cheryl Hickey and Sangita Patel. Together with Carlos Bustamante, Morgan Hoffman and Los Angeles reporter Keshia Chanté, ET Canada brings viewers nearer to the celebrities with unique interviews and specials with the most important celebrities in Hollywood.

About Corus Leisure

Corus Leisure Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a number one media and content material firm that develops and delivers top quality manufacturers and content material throughout platforms for audiences around the globe.  Participating audiences since 1999, the corporate’s portfolio of multimedia choices embody 33 specialty tv companies, 39 radio stations, 15 standard tv stations, a collection of digital and streaming property, animation software program, expertise and media companies. Corus is an internationally-renowned content material creator and distributor via Nelvana, a world class animation studio professional in all codecs and Corus Studios, a globally acknowledged producer of hit scripted and unscripted content material. The corporate additionally owns revolutionary full-service social digital company so.da, life-style leisure firm Kin Canada, main 2D animation software program provider Toon Increase and youngsters’s guide publishing home, Children Can Press. Corus’ roster of premium manufacturers contains International Tv, W Community, HGTV Canada, Meals Community Canada, Magnolia Community Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Grownup Swim, Nationwide Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, International Information, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Nation 105, and CFOX, together with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV, Nick+, the International TV App and Curiouscast. For extra info go to www.corusent.com.

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