Press Release
Pop Whiz, Canada’s NEW Pop Culture Trivia Game Show is coming to Ontario!
For Immediate Release. June 22, 2021. Toronto, ON - Pop Whiz is the new trivia game show airing across Canada on GameTV, engaging Canadian teenagers and testing their knowledge on everything pop culture. If you are between the ages of 13-17, producers of the show invite you to apply for this TV show today through our virtual audition portal! Contestants will have a chance to be on national TV, earn bragging rights and win some great prizes.
The show will be hosted by Andrew Gunadie, aka ‘Gunnarolla,’ an award-winning host & producer who has traveled the world for the likes of Travel Channel and HGTV. He has achieved verified internet celebrity thanks in part to his extremely successful YouTube channel where he has amassed millions of views and over 90K subscribers and viral TikToks. “Andrew fits the style and tone of this series perfectly. He brings a youthful energy that is sure to resonate with our audience,” commented Frank Bertolas, Pop Whiz Executive Producer from Carpe Diem Media.
Pop Whiz is a fun, new series that brings the experience of a big, shiny floor game show to towns across Ontario. Frank continued, “It has been a challenging time, with many community activities having been cancelled or postponed. Pop Whiz provides an opportunity to inject a little excitement.” The series has been designed to bring all the splash you’d expect from a studio show, with the ability to execute it in a mobile and COVID friendly manner.
Embracing diversity, identity, and orientation, Pop Whiz is a celebration of inclusiveness and multi-culturalism that will amplify the broad spectrum of cultures that make up the Ontario landscape. All teenagers are invited for casting through the Pop Whiz website.
In addition to engaging youth, producers are looking to put a spotlight on communities across Ontario and show a nationwide audience what makes them a beautiful place to live and visit. “The support has been overwhelming. We have been whole-heartedly embraced and our community partners have welcomed this opportunity with open arms as the province starts to slowly open up” says Sergio Gallinaro who serves as producer and director.
Pop Whiz will be filming in North Bay, Timmins, Thunder Bay, Cornwall, Stratford, and Kingston this July and August 2021. Virtual Auditions are open now! We encourage anyone interested to visit our website.
About Pop Whiz Game Show: Pop Whiz is a new pop culture trivia game show for Canadians ages 13-17 hosted by on-line personality Andrew Gunadie, aka ‘Gunnarolla. Contestants will be filmed across six Ontario communities in the summer of 2021; North Bay, Timmins, Thunder Bay, Cornwall, Stratford, and Kingston. The show will be broadcast on Game TV in February-March 2022. An additional online contest will be launched to run concurrently to the game show in 2022. Pop Whiz is presented by Carpe Diem Media and directed by Serge Gallinaro. We are also very happy to announce the Pop Whiz official sponsor, JAZZ™ Apples, and the funding support of the Canada Media Fund.
About Carpe Diem Media: Carpe Diem Media is based in Ontario and is the successful production company behind shows like GameBreakers. Learn more at carpediemmedia.ca
For more information about Pop Whiz, please contact:
Sergio Gallinaro, Producer/Director
T: 647.998.9621
E: sergiogallinaro@me.com