Richard Garneau

Richard Garneau
Richard Garneau
Born	July 15, 1930 (age 81); Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation	radio and television journalist
Known for	host of La Soirée du hockey
Awards	Order of Canada; National Order of Quebec

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Richard Garneau, CM, CQ (born July 15, 1930) is a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec.

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Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he is best known as the host of La Soirée du hockey, the very popular ice hockey television show in Quebec. In a career spanning over 50 years, Garneau also covered 22 Olympic Games, 7 Commonwealth Games and 4 Pan-American Games. He is scheduled to participate in the broadcasts of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

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".^[1] In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec^[2]. In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada^[3].

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)

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Name	Garneau, Richard
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Short description	Canadian radio and television journalist
Date of birth	July 15, 1930
Place of birth	Quebec City, Quebec
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Richard Garneau
Born	July 15, 1930 (1930-07-15) (age 81) Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation	radio and television journalist
Known for	host of La Soirée du hockey
Awards	Order of Canada National Order of Quebec