Matt Galloway (born 1970)"Matt Galloway on Getting Lost and Finding Himself"
December 26, 2018. is a Canadian radio personality, who debuted in January 2020 as the host of '' The Current'' on

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. Previously, he was the host of '' Metro Morning'' on the network's

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from 2010 to 2019."Metro Morning's new voice, new view"
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'', February 9, 2010. Galloway succeeded Andy Barrie as host of ''Metro Morning'' effective March 1, 2010. Galloway has also been heard nationally as a host of '' Canada Live'' and '' Podcast Playlist'', and as an occasional guest host of ''The Current'' prior to his selection as the program's permanent host.

Early life and education

Galloway was born in

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to a European-Canadian mother and an

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father, and raised in

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."CBC's Galloway to replace Barrie on Metro Morning"
cbc.ca, February 8, 2010. He is a 1994 graduate of

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in Toronto.

Career

Galloway took over as the new permanent host of ''The Current'' on January 6, 2020, succeeding Anna Maria Tremonti to become the national current affairs programme's second permanent host. Galloway's final day as host of ''Metro Morning'' was on December 6, 2019. From 2004 through February 2010 Galloway hosted '' Here and Now'', CBLA's local afternoon program. Before he became a CBC Radio host he wrote for Toronto

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'', worked as music director for campus radio station CHRY-FM, and was a freelance producer on '' Brave New Waves''.

Personal life

Galloway is an avid cyclist and lives in Toronto with his wife and two daughters.CBC.ca Metromorning: About the Host
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