Richard Garneau
Richard Garneau | |
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| Born | July 15, 1930 |
| Died | January 20, 2013 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | radio and television journalist |
| Known for | host of La Soirée du hockey |
| Awards | Order of Canada National Order of Quebec Pierre de Coubertin medal |
Richard Garneau, CM CQ (July 15, 1930 – January 20, 2013) was a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was best known as the host of La Soirée du hockey, the very popular ice hockey television show in French Canada. In a career spanning over 50 years, Garneau also covered twenty-three Olympic Games, seven Commonwealth Games and four Pan-American Games. He was scheduled to participate in the broadcasts of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Honours
[edit]In 1999, he was awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame "in recognition of his long-time work as a colour commentator on French hockey telecasts".[2] In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[3] In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[4] At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he was posthumously awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for his work in the Olympic movement.[5]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- À toi Richard qui colore avec humour la petite histoire de la radio et de la télévision au Québec (1992)
- Vie, rage... dangereux (1993)
- Les patins d'André (1994)
- Train de nuit pour la gloire (1995)
- À toi... Richard... prise deux. Un Québécois en Bavière (1996)
References
[edit]- ^ "Canadiens mourn the passing of Richard Garneau (press release)". Montreal Canadiens. 2013-01-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Hockey Hall of Fame Announces 1999 Inductees". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ "Citation". National Order of Quebec (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ "Garneau posthumously awarded de Coubertin medal | 2014 Winter Games ~ Canada.com". Archived from the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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- 1930 births
- 2013 deaths
- Canadian sportswriters
- Canadian television sportscasters
- Canadian non-fiction writers in French
- Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners
- Journalists from Quebec
- Knights of the National Order of Quebec
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Montreal Canadiens announcers
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- Recipients of the Pierre de Coubertin medal
- Writers from Quebec City
- Canadian male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century Canadian journalists
- 21st-century Canadian journalists