Dennis Trudeau
Encyclopedia
Dennis Trudeau is a Montreal broadcaster
. From 1987 to 2005 he was the anchor of the supper hour local news show on CBMT
in Montreal.
before becoming a national radio host fronting As It Happens
and Cross-Country Checkup during the 1980s. His journalism career dates back to the 1970s as a print reporter covering Quebec
politics for the Montreal Gazette and the defunct Montreal Star
.
During Trudeau's career at the CBC, he covered such stories as the funeral of Pierre Elliott Trudeau (no relation), the 1995 Quebec referendum
, and the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre
.
Trudeau defended À la hauteur de Grand Central Station, je me suis assise et j'ai pleuré
by Elizabeth Smart
, the French
version of By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, in the French version of Canada Reads
(Le combat des livres), broadcast on Radio-Canada
in 2005.
He left the CBC in 2005 and in September 2007 became co-host of the morning drive news-talk team on Montreal radio station CINW AM 940.
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
. From 1987 to 2005 he was the anchor of the supper hour local news show on CBMT
CBMT
CBMT-DT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.-History:...
in Montreal.
Career
Trudeau worked with the CBC from 1979. For eight years he hosted the local show Daybreak on CBMCBME-FM
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before becoming a national radio host fronting As It Happens
As It Happens
As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. Its 40th anniversary was celebrated on-air on 18 November 2008. It has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio; it is also distributed in the United States by Public Radio International.The bulk of the...
and Cross-Country Checkup during the 1980s. His journalism career dates back to the 1970s as a print reporter covering Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
politics for the Montreal Gazette and the defunct Montreal Star
Montreal Star
The Montreal Star was an English-language Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It folded in 1979 following an eight-month pressmen's strike....
.
During Trudeau's career at the CBC, he covered such stories as the funeral of Pierre Elliott Trudeau (no relation), the 1995 Quebec referendum
1995 Quebec referendum
The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question:...
, and the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre
École Polytechnique massacre
The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, was a hate crime perpetrated on December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Twenty-five-year-old Gamil Rodrigue Liass Gharbi, who had changed his name to Marc Lépine, armed with a legally obtained...
.
Trudeau defended À la hauteur de Grand Central Station, je me suis assise et j'ai pleuré
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept is a novel of prose poetry written by the Canadian author Elizabeth Smart and published in 1945. It is widely considered to be a classic of the genre....
by Elizabeth Smart
Elizabeth Smart (author)
Elizabeth Smart was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her book, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, detailed her romance with the poet George Barker...
, the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, in the French version of Canada Reads
Canada Reads
Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.-Overview:During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles. The debate is broadcast over a series...
(Le combat des livres), broadcast on Radio-Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
in 2005.
He left the CBC in 2005 and in September 2007 became co-host of the morning drive news-talk team on Montreal radio station CINW AM 940.