Richard Crouse
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Richard Crouse in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
, Canada
) is a television personality and host on Canadian television and news. He currently hosts In Short on Bravo!, and was the host of Reel to Real, Canada's longest-running television show about movies, from 1998 to 2008 and is the regular film critic for CTV
's Canada AM
and 24 hour news source CTV News Channel.
Crouse is a regular pundit
for Star TV's Best! Movies! Ever!
and the host of The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen on Rogers Television
. He is also a frequent guest on many Canadian radio and television shows including CBC Radio One
's Go. In April 2008, his new Saturday afternoon radio show, featuring movie reviews and news, began its run on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.
Crouse can be heard twice a week as the in-house movie critic on Newstalk 1010's morning show Moore in the Morning. He is also the author of six books on pop culture history including Who Wrote the Book of Love, the best-selling The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen and Reel Winners. His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail and The National Post, as well as several literary and music magazines.
In September 2008, his new book, The Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen was released through ECW Press
. Reel to Real aired weekly on Rogers Television and the Independent Film Channel
until August 2008, when Rogers TV discontinued production of the program.
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) is a television personality and host on Canadian television and news. He currently hosts In Short on Bravo!, and was the host of Reel to Real, Canada's longest-running television show about movies, from 1998 to 2008 and is the regular film critic for CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
's Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
and 24 hour news source CTV News Channel.
Crouse is a regular pundit
Pundit
Pundit may refer to:* Pandit or pundit in India, a scholar or expert, especially of traditional Indian law, philosophy, or music* Pundit , a 19th century term to denote native surveyors who explored regions to the north of India for the British Empire* Pundit , an expert or opinion-leader who...
for Star TV's Best! Movies! Ever!
Best! Movies! Ever!
Best! Movies! Ever! is a weekly series that aimed to present "the greatest moments in movie history". Each half-hour episode presented a themed "top 10 list" in which a rotating cast of Canadian media personalities give their reasons as to why the selected scene is considered to be one of the ten...
and the host of The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen on Rogers Television
Rogers Television
Rogers TV, are community channels owned by Rogers Communications Inc. Many of these channels share common programs. Rogers TV broadcasts into the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario. Rogers TV is available only in communities served by Rogers' cable and...
. He is also a frequent guest on many Canadian radio and television shows including CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
's Go. In April 2008, his new Saturday afternoon radio show, featuring movie reviews and news, began its run on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.
Crouse can be heard twice a week as the in-house movie critic on Newstalk 1010's morning show Moore in the Morning. He is also the author of six books on pop culture history including Who Wrote the Book of Love, the best-selling The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen and Reel Winners. His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail and The National Post, as well as several literary and music magazines.
In September 2008, his new book, The Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen was released through ECW Press
ECW Press
ECW Press is a North American small press book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Jack David and Robert Lecker in 1974 as a Canadian literary magazine named Essays on Canadian Writing. Five years later, ECW published its first books - trade and scholarly titles...
. Reel to Real aired weekly on Rogers Television and the Independent Film Channel
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
until August 2008, when Rogers TV discontinued production of the program.