Background
A third generation Italian Canadian, Iannuzzi was born in Montreal.
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Dan Iannuzzi
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He moved to Toronto in 1954 and founded the Italian-Canadian newspaper Corriere Canadese. He produced multilingual television programs for Toronto"s Citytv from 1972 to 1979 and in 1979, he launched the world"s first multilingual television station, CFMT-television, initially broadcasting in 24 languages. In 1989, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.
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)
He died in Rome following a cardiac arrest.
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Canadian
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Member of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.