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Johnny Lombardi was born on 4 December, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a broadcaster. Discover Johnny Lombardi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Radio broadcaster
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 4 December 1915
Birthday 4 December
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death (2002-03-18) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Who Is Johnny Lombardi's Wife?

His wife is Lena Lombardi

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Johnny Lombardi Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Johnny Lombardi worth at the age of 87 years old? Johnny Lombardi’s income source is mostly from being a successful broadcaster. He is from Canada. We have estimated Johnny Lombardi's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2008

His son Lenny and daughter Theresa, and daughter-in-law Grace, along with Joe Pantalone, established The Johnny Lombardi Multicultural Foundation on 21 May 2008. The hour-long documentary, produced by his son Lenny and his wife Grace Fusillo-Lombardi, Johnny Lombardi: The Great Communicator about his life contains interview clips from many well-known Canadians, including Jean Chrétien and Ted Rogers.

2007

In Pisticci, a comune of the Basilicata region in southern Italy, a square was restored and renamed Piazza Johnny Lombardi (also known as Piazza Lombardi) in his honour. It will "function as the main focal point for all musical shows and exhibits in Pisticci", a tribute to Lombardi's trumpet playing. A ceremony held on 11 August 2007 in Pisticci, declared Johnny Lombardi Day, officially twinned the Piazza in Pisticci with Piazza Johnny Lombardi in Toronto.

2002

He died in hospital on 18 March 2002 after a brief illness. A funeral mass was held at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Little Italy on 25 March, and was attended by over a thousand people, including former Premier of Ontario Mike Harris.

1994

Lombardi was a recipient of the Order of Canada and was invited by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1994, in which he had originally participated.

1969

Lombardi ran for a seat on Toronto City Council in the 1969 municipal election in Ward 4 which included Toronto's Little Italy but was defeated by less than 200 votes.

1946

He returned to Canada in 1946, and in 1948 he opened a supermarket named Lombardi's Italian Foods Ltd., or simply Lombardi’s Supermarket, at 637 College Street, an area which came to be known as Little Italy. He began his broadcasting career as a producer for an hour-long Italian music program, first on CHUM and later on CKFH in which he advertised his supermarket. The show was successful and his store flourished. Lombardi became a promoter of concerts and sporting events. A champion of multiculturalism before it was implemented as Canadian government policy, he and James Service founded one of the first multilingual radio stations in Canada, CHIN in 1966 and CHIN-FM in 1967, which now serve over 30 ethnic communities. By 1968, CHIN was broadcasting in 32 languages, with Italian language programming predominant, at 60 hours per week. Lombardi bought Service out in 1970.

1930

He was lead trumpet player for the Benny Palmer Orchestra in London, a popular Ontario big band during the 1930s. He enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War II in 1942, and was soon stationed in Europe, participating in the taking of Juno Beach. He was a Sergeant in the army, and during the war he entertained the troops with his trumpet.

1915

Johnny Lombardi, CM OOnt (December 4, 1915 – March 18, 2002) was a pioneer of multicultural broadcasting in Canada. He founded CHIN in 1966 and CHIN-FM in 1967.