- Pierre Bruneau (journalist)
Pierre Bruneau (born in 1952) is a
Canadian journalist andnews anchor . He is the long-time anchor of the weekday edition of "Le TVA midi", "Le TVA 17 heures" and "Le TVA 18 heures " news bulletins which air on theQuebec television network TVA every weekday.Background
After doing studies in
psychology , Bruneau started his media career on various radio stations including Victoriaville's CFDA, the defunctTrois-Rivières 's CJTR andMontreal 's CKAC and CITE as a host and reporter. At age 23, he became a news anchor forTélé-Metropole (which later became TVA). At first he was the anchor the 6 PM evening news and also became co-anchors after 2000 for the midday and 5 PM newscast alongside Pierre Jobin andPaul Larocque respectively. For several years,Claude Charron , formerParti Quebecois MNA andCabinet Minister was paring with Bruneau on the late afternoon news. He was also the host of other shows such as "Qu'en pense le Quebec" and Y'a du soleil". In 2006, Bruneau celebrated his 30 years of work for TVA and received several awards. He was also inducted in 2003 into theCanadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php?id=294]Fondation Charles-Bruneau
In 1988, his son Charles died after a lengthy battle against leukemia which developed nine years before. This led to the creation of the Fondation Charles-Bruneau shortly after in which he is the president. The cancer center named in honor of Charles Bruneau opened in 1995 nearby the Sainte-Justine's Children Hospital in Montreal. The center is responsible for the cancer treatment of hundreds of children each year. Each year, numerous events such as the 24 Hours of Tremblant (at Mont-Tremblant) weekend skiing marathon, collects funding for improvement of the cancer center such as research, equipment and construction of new facilities or units. In 2007, the center added a new pavilion with additional beds and laboratories.
External links
* [http://tva.canoe.com/vosvedettes/biographie/16.html TVA biography]
* [http://www.charlesbruneau.qc.ca/fr/ Fondation Charles-Bruneau website]
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