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Sandie Rinaldo

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Date of Birth: 1950 , January-16
Birth Nation: Canada
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inch
Name Sandie Rinaldo
Birth Name Sandra Brycks
Nick Name Sandie
Nationality Canadian
Birth Place/City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ethnicity White
Profession Journalist
Working For Television
Net Worth $8 million
Salary $1 million
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Blonde
Famous for Anchor for CTV News
Married Yes
Married to Michael Rinaldo (m.1945 – death. 2005)
Children 3
Divorce No
Education York University
Awards Bryden Alumni Award
TV Show CTV National News, W5

Quick Timeline of Sandie Rinaldo

1950 Born in Toronto, Ontario
1965 Made her television debut
1973 Graduated from York University
1973 Began her Broadcasting career
1985 Joined CTV National News
2005 Her husband died
1990 Won American Film & Video Award
1999 Won RTNDA award
2005 Won Bryden Alumni Award

Detail Timeline of Sandie Rinaldo

January 16 , 1950

Born in Toronto, Ontario

Born as Sandra Brycks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Canadian parents, Sandra was also raised in Toronto, Ontario. She is Canadian and is also of white ethnicity. She is tall woman with five feet and six inch height.

1965

Made her television debut

Sandie was talented since she was young. She made her television debut long before she began her journalism career. She first appeared in the television as a dancer and that was in the television series, Where It's At.

1973

Graduated from York University

She completed her secondary education from some school in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating from there she joined York University and she also graduated from there with Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts program in 1973.

1973

Began her Broadcasting career

 Soon after that she began serving CTV Television Network as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron. After serving in this post for few times, she became the production manager and then finally the research for W5.

1985

Joined CTV National News

After she began her broadcasting career in 1973, she then joined several other news agencies and then she finally became the weekend anchor of CTV National News in 1985. That time she also made a record by being the first woman in Canada to hold a full-time position as a national news anchor.

2005

Her husband died

Sandie was once married to Michael Rinaldo. The actual date when they got married is unknown. As a married couple, they become parents thrice. However, in 2005, she had to face one of the tragic events in her life and that was the death of her husband, Michael Rinaldo.

1990

Won American Film & Video Award

Sandie Rinaldo is one of the outstanding television journalist and a news anchor from Canada. For her contribution in the news, she has been honored with several prestigious awards. In 1990, she was also honored with the American Film & Video Award. 

1999

Won RTNDA award

Till now, she has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won several of them. In 1999, she got nominated in RTNDA award. She also won this award that year and that was for Best Newscast for coverage.

2005

Won Bryden Alumni Award

She is the graduate of York University with Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts program. She graduated from there in 1973, she received a prestigious honor from them in 2005 and that was Bryden Alumni Award. 

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RTNDA Award winner for Best Newscast for Coverage, Sandie Rinaldo is a famous television journalist and a news anchor from Canada. Alongside being famed as the anchor for CTV News, she is also a reputed actress and producer. 

Sandie Rinaldo Early Life, Professional Success

Born as Sandra Bricks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Canadian parents, Sandra was also raised in Toronto, Ontario, and currently lives there. Regarding her ethnicity and nationality, Sandie is a white-Canadian actress and producer.

Sandie was a bright student and a good dancer from her young age. She made her television debut long before she began her journalism career appearing on the television series as a dancer in a television series, Where It's At

Besides her dancing, she was also good at studying and she graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts program in 1973. Soon after that, she began serving CTV Television Network as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron. She then joined several other news agencies and then she finally became the weekend anchor of CTV National News in 1985.

In 1999, she won the RTNDA Award for Best Newscast for Coverage.

Marriage, & Death of Her Husband

Sandie was a married woman. She was in a marital relationship with Michael Rinaldo as they tied the knot in 1945. As a married couple, they become parents to 3 children together.

However, in 2005, the couple was separated due to the death of her husband, Michael Rinaldo. After that, she is not involved in any other love affairs.

Currently, Sandie is 68-year-old but seems to be young due to plastic surgery. She underwent expensive plastic surgery, now looks younger than ever

Salary & Net Worth

Rinaldo is a veteran journalist. As of 2018, her annual salary is around $1 million and her net worth is estimated to be $8 million. She is active on Twitter where she has 7K followers.