George Stroumboulopoulos

A lot of people don't realize that I started my career in sports and was a sports reporter long before I was on television. I used to be an NBA reporter and an NHL reporter.

I really think a good host is just a connector. I'm more traffic cop than star. My job is to get people on and off the program, and hopefully keep the audience entertained.

You watch Bono in a room - and we're talking about a room of thousands swarming around him - he'll take every single person and make that moment about them. You can pat him on the back or pull his arm, he's not looking away from the person he's talking to.

News channels have always had interview shows, but we need different kinds of interviews with different kinds of interviewers - interviewers who bring different life experiences to the table.

I'm pretty rough around the edges, but I'm a very open person.

If an interview just serves the idea of celebrity, then I think that sucks. I don't want to do that.

Sports is a bunch of people gathering around, watching something that they're not actually connected to - they're just emotionally connected.

I only do what I love, when I love, how I love to fill up the time.

I am who I am: I have my life experiences and my professional experiences.

I have sort of a life in Los Angeles.

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.

I'm looking for conversations that will be meaningful with people that want to have meaningful connections with an audience.