Personal Details Summary | |
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Name | Christina Succi |
Birthday / Christina Succi Age / Date of Birth / How old is Christina Succi? | No confirmed information is available. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Engaged. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | None |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | Canadian |
Does Christina Succi still work at CTV? | Currently, Christina reports for CTV News in the nation’s capital. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Christina Succi is an anchor, reporter and video journalist from Ottawa, Canada.
- A classic combination of beauty and brains, Christina has always been adamant about proving to her colleagues and followers that she is more than just another pretty face on TV.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Succi was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.
- Christina’s father was a dentist. He passed away in April of 2021 after a year-long battle with cancer. Upon her dad’s passing, Succi took to social media to post a lengthy and heartfelt message in which she thanked him for being a great father and person.
- Growing up in Toronto, Christina enjoyed travelling around the downtown areas of the city and playing soccer.
- She once broke her collarbone and fractured her sternum in multiple places during a very intense soccer match.
- Just months after losing her father to cancer, Christina was involved in a serious car crash while she was driving to work.
- Three weeks later, on the 9th of December 2021, she shared the news with her followers and explained that she had to be airlifted to a hospital in Ottawa and was undergoing intensive therapy to recover from her injuries.
- Christina is currently on a social media and work hiatus following the accident.
- Succi is engaged to an Ottawa-based businessman named Phil Bentivoglio. The couple announced their engagement on social media after dating for 3 years.
- She speaks fluent French and English.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Succi graduated high school from De La Salle College “Oaklands” in Toronto before attending university at Queen’s University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography and History.
- One year later, she obtained a Bachelor of Education in Intermediate and Senior Teachables from the same university.
- Christina also has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Humber College, a public institute founded in 1967, and based in Toronto.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Christina’s career began at Sportscenter where she landed a job as a writer. She worked for them until 2016 when she branded into broadcasting.
- Christina then joined Rogers Communications as a reporter and news anchor based in Mississauga, Ontario.
- She also worked for The Sports Network for almost 2 years before joining Global News to become an anchor and reporter.
- In May of 2017, Succi moved to Kitchener, Ontario to take a job as an assignment reporter, anchor and video journalist for CTV News.
- The network relocated her to Ottawa in October of 2018 to become a full-time reporter and eventually, weekend anchor. At the time, Succi was interviewing with major U.S. networks in New York, including CNN. She received the job call while in a cab on the way to JFK airport.
- After being involved in a serious car accident in late 2021, Christina took a hiatus from work. Despite the severity requiring airlift transport, Christina made a complete recovery and returned to her anchor desk.
Christina’s detailed career timeline shows remarkable progression :
- TSN Sportscentre Intern : Sept- Dec 2014
- TSN Story Editor/Writer : Dec 2014 – Apr 2016
- Rogers Communications Reporter/Anchor : Feb 2015 – Mar 2016
- Global News Alberta Reporter/Anchor : Apr 2016 – Apr 2017
- CTV Kitchener Assignment Reporter : May – Dec 2017
- CTV Kitchener Video Journalist/Anchor : Jan – Sept 2018
- CTV Ottawa Reporter : Oct 2018 – May 2020
- CTV Ottawa Weekend Anchor & Reporter : May 2020 – Present
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Christina enjoys cooking and visiting several local restaurants such as Shore Club, Riviera, Mati, North and Navy, Giovanni’s and Wellington Diner.
- She also volunteers for local GTA Animal Rescue Programs, helping with foster homing, social media marketing and transporting animals all over Ontario.
- Christina praises Ottawa as a unique city filled with educated, compassionate, and engaged people, while noting that covering COVID-19 was the greatest challenge of her career, demanding relentless effort to report truthfully through unprecedented difficulties.
- The Westboro Bus Crash (Jan 20, 2019) stands as Christina’s most unforgettable story, where she was redirected from a cold-weather assignment to report for 8 hours at the tragic scene – an event she calls one of Ottawa’s greatest tragedies, leaving lasting scars on reporters, first responders, and grieving families.