Longtime host of Ontario Today Rita Celli is retiring after 32 years at the CBC. (Submitted by Rita Celli - image credit)Rita Celli is retiring after a 32-year career at the public broadcaster. I often heard people in the community talking about a caller or debate they'd heard on Ontario Today," said Wright. In 2018, Celli received an award of excellence for a series called Daring to Ask about Abortion: Men and Women Talk. A three-time winner of the Gracie award for Outstanding Talk Show, Rita has led Ontario Today to top spots in Toronto and Ottawa.