Gilles Proulx
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Gilles Proulx is a historian, radio and television host in the province of Quebec
, Canada
. His radio career began in 1962, and he would retire as talk radio host on CHMP-FM
forty-six years later on August 7, 2008. His brother, Jacques Proulx was the former morning man of another local station CKAC.
neighbourhood of Verdun.
Proulx holds a Bachelor's
in communications. He asserted that he earned a Master's
in communications from Saint Louis University
, in St. Louis, Missouri
in 1986. On the January 10, 2007 episode of Les Francs-tireurs on Télé-Québec
he claimed that he did not actually earn the diploma. The show's research team inquired about his claim to the university, who confirmed that Gilles Proulx was not among their alumni.
From 1979 to 1991, he taught a communications course at Université de Montréal
, and was a guest lecturer on radio journalism at Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar
, Sénégal
in 1983.
He was the news director at CKLM, a journalist on the show le Temps de vivre on Radio-Canada, and commentator on CKOI-FM
.
After his return from Bosnia and Herzegovina
in August 1994, he published a long report on the humanitarian aspect of the Canadian forces
in La Presse.
He was best known as the host of Journal du midi, over a span of 24 years. From 1984 to 1994 on CJMS, from 1994 to 2004 on CKAC, and from 2004 to 2008 on CHMP-FM
. Gilles Proulx has said that his colourful radio hosting style was inspired by Adrian Cronauer
, played by Robin Williams
in the film Good Morning, Vietnam
.
In 1998 and 1999 he hosted les Grands Dossiers historiques on the Canal D
television channel.
Also a photographer and voyager, he has published various books, such as À la conquête du monde in 1996, and Globetrotter in 2000.
On March 15, 2007, while he was undergoing a routine medical examination at the Montreal Heart Institute
, doctors determined that a Coronary artery bypass surgery
was necessary.
Starting in late 2009, he has hosted a television series known as "Mémoire de Proulx" on Canal VOX
in Montreal, which is rebroadcast on other stations across Quebec.
on TQS
, known as l'Avocat et le diable. During one episode, he made shocking remarks about a victim of a sexual assault, which led to a large amount of criticism in the media, and the suspension of the show.
On June 18, 2008, he received the 2008 Édouard-Raymond Fabre
Award from the Association of the descendants of the Patriotes
of 1837
.
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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. His radio career began in 1962, and he would retire as talk radio host on CHMP-FM
CHMP-FM
CHMP-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40,800 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
forty-six years later on August 7, 2008. His brother, Jacques Proulx was the former morning man of another local station CKAC.
Biography
Gilles Proulx grew up in the MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
neighbourhood of Verdun.
Proulx holds a Bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in communications. He asserted that he earned a Master's
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in communications from Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
, in St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in 1986. On the January 10, 2007 episode of Les Francs-tireurs on Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
he claimed that he did not actually earn the diploma. The show's research team inquired about his claim to the university, who confirmed that Gilles Proulx was not among their alumni.
From 1979 to 1991, he taught a communications course at Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, and was a guest lecturer on radio journalism at Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Sénégal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
in 1983.
He was the news director at CKLM, a journalist on the show le Temps de vivre on Radio-Canada, and commentator on CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz from the roof of the CIBC Tower in Downtown Montreal with an effective radiated power of 307,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
.
After his return from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
in August 1994, he published a long report on the humanitarian aspect of the Canadian forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
in La Presse.
He was best known as the host of Journal du midi, over a span of 24 years. From 1984 to 1994 on CJMS, from 1994 to 2004 on CKAC, and from 2004 to 2008 on CHMP-FM
CHMP-FM
CHMP-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 98.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40,800 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
. Gilles Proulx has said that his colourful radio hosting style was inspired by Adrian Cronauer
Adrian Cronauer
Adrian Cronauer is a former United States Air Force sergeant and radio personality best known as the inspiration for the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam in which he was portrayed by Robin Williams....
, played by Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
in the film Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American comedy-drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Service , who proves hugely popular with the troops serving in South Vietnam, but infuriates his superiors with what they call...
.
In 1998 and 1999 he hosted les Grands Dossiers historiques on the Canal D
Canal D
Canal D is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, science, and more.-History:In June...
television channel.
Also a photographer and voyager, he has published various books, such as À la conquête du monde in 1996, and Globetrotter in 2000.
On March 15, 2007, while he was undergoing a routine medical examination at the Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal Heart Institute
The Montreal Heart Institute , in Montreal, Quebec, is a specialty hospital dedicated to the development of cardiology. Founded in 1954 by Paul David, it is currently affiliated with the Université de Montréal....
, doctors determined that a Coronary artery bypass surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease...
was necessary.
Starting in late 2009, he has hosted a television series known as "Mémoire de Proulx" on Canal VOX
Canal Vox
Canal Vox or simply VOX is the brand of community channels owned by Vidéotron, a division of Quebecor, many of which share common programs....
in Montreal, which is rebroadcast on other stations across Quebec.
Controversy
In September 2005, he co-hosted a talk showTalk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
on TQS
Tqs
V is a Canadian privately-owned French-language television network. The network has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations existing throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick...
, known as l'Avocat et le diable. During one episode, he made shocking remarks about a victim of a sexual assault, which led to a large amount of criticism in the media, and the suspension of the show.
Awards and honours
- He received a Bene Merenti de PatriaBene merenti de patriaBene merenti de patria is a silver medal created in 1923. It is awarded by the Quebec patriotic Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society to a "compatriot having rendered exceptional services to the homeland".- Laureates :*1924: Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie...
medal in 1987. - The Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste awarded him the Olivar-Asselin AwardOlivar-Asselin AwardThe Olivar-Asselin Award is an award created in 1955. It is given by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal to a Quebec journalist having distinguished himself or herself in the field of journalism...
. - In 1996, he was named an honorary citizen of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. - In 1997, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters awarded him a Gold Ribbon.
- In 1998, he received an
- In 1998, he received the Médaille de la Reconnaissance françaiseMédaille de la Reconnaissance françaiseThe Médaille de la Reconnaissance française is a French honor medal created 13 July 1917 and awarded solely to civilians.-History:...
, which is awarded by the FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, for his devotion to the defense and development of the French languageFrench languageFrench 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...
. - For his promotion of the truth concerning Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon INapoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, he received a Legion of Merit medal from the International Napoleonic Society. - On November 22, 2007, Gilles Proulx was named a knight of the Ordre de la Pléiade.
On June 18, 2008, he received the 2008 Édouard-Raymond Fabre
Édouard-Raymond Fabre
Édouard-Raymond Fabre was a Canadian politician and bookseller, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1849 and 1851....
Award from the Association of the descendants of the Patriotes
Patriote movement
The Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union of 1840. It was politically embodied by the Parti patriote at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada...
of 1837
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
.
Works
- Pour une radio civilisée, Éditions de l’Homme, 1972.
- Pour une radio réformée, Éditions du Jour, 1973.
- La télévision du mépris, Éditions Point de mire, 1975.
- L’aventure de la radio au Québec, Éditions La Presse, 1979.
- La radio d’hier à aujourd’hui, Éditions Libre Expression, 1986.
- Ma petite histoire de la Nouvelle-France, Publications Proteau, 1992.
- À la conquête du monde, Éditions Transcontinental, 1996.
- Les grands détours de notre histoire : Québec-Canada, Éditions Priorités, 1998
- Globetrotter, Éditions du Trécarré, 2000
- Les premiers ministres du Canada et du Québec, Éditions du Trécarré, 2002.
- Visages du monde, Éditions du Trécarré, 2003
- La vie de l’indomptable saint Paul, Éditions Catholiques, 2008.
- Le voyageur qui n'arrive jamais, éditions Michel Brûlé, 2009.
Further reading
- Claude Jasmin, Gilles Proulx: portrait d'un tirailleur tiraillé
- Raymond Paquin, Les 400 coups de Gilles Proulx (Biographie)