Bernard St-Laurent is a Canadian retired journalist and radio personality, best known as a longtime host of programming on CBC Radio.[1] In 2012, he was given the Award of Excellence – Promotion of Linguistic Duality by the Commissioner of official languages Graham Fraser for having "dedicated his life to keeping English-speaking Canadians informed of what's happening in the other official language".[2]
Background
Originally from Compton, Quebec,[3] he began his career as a journalist with the Sherbrooke Record before joining CJAD in Montreal in 1976 as a political reporter covering the National Assembly of Quebec.[3]
Louis St. Laurent, a former prime minister of Canada, is his great uncle.[4] He has attributed his passion for politics and journalism to the childhood exposure he had to that world, particularly when Louis St. Laurent visited his family with media always in tow.[4]
CBC
He joined the CBC in 1981, initially continuing as a national reporter on Quebec politics.[3]
He left CBC between 1987 and 1991 for various jobs at the Montreal Daily News (columnist, city editor, 1988–1989),[5][6] MétéoMedia (executive producer, 1989–1990) and the Gazette in Montreal (columnist, 1990–1991).[7]
After rejoining the CBC in 1991, he continued to work as a political analyst for both the English and French services,[3] and served as host of various programs, including the Quebec edition of Radio Noon, Montreal's local afternoon program Homerun and C'est la vie, a national radio program which he created in 1998.[1] He was also a guest host of numerous other programs on the network, including The Current, Sounds Like Canada, As It Happens, The House and Cross Country Checkup.[1]
He retired from the CBC in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bernard St-Laurent, veteran reporter, retiring from CBC". CBC News, June 8, 2015.
- ^ Fraser, Graham (26 March 2014). "Annual Report 2011-2012". Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Brendan Kelly, "Bernard St-Laurent to retire from CBC". Montreal Gazette, June 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Bernard St-Laurent, broadcaster and journalist extraordinaire". The Montrealer, May 1, 2008.
- ^ Canadian Press (15 March 1988). "Montreal gets new English newspaper". Toronto Star. p. B3.
- ^ Mayer, Ian (17 December 1989). "Former Daily News features editor tells of life in the editorial firing line". Montreal Gazette. p. A8.
- ^ "Welcome! Here's your Gazette with a fresh face". Montreal Gazette. 15 January 1990. p. A1.