Michel Girouard
Michel Girouard is a Quebec journalist born on August 29, 1944.
Biography
During his childhood, Michel Girouard participated in Les ondes enfantines, which was broadcast on CBC television. At the age of 17, he was asked to become editor of the weekly La Patrie, which targeted young people. With Joël Denis, he also co-hosted the CKAC radio program "Salut les copains" that focused on youth.
In the following years, Michel Girouard launched some 45 rpm recordings, including:
- School and love
- You who were my friend
- The big day
- Arm in arm
On February 18, 1972, Michel Girouard and the pianist Réjean Tremblay got married while same-sex marriage was still not recognized in Canada.[1] Radio host Hughette Proulx publicly defended it.[2] Since then, Michel became and artistic columnist in several television shows like The Garden of Stars. Always accompanied by his dogs, he is a spokesperson for Pattes de l'espoir, which is basically a march-o-thon with dogs in order to raise funds for the fight against cancer.
References
- ^ numérisées, Internet et Services numériques, Archives. "Présent édition québécoise et métropolitaine | Émission - Radio | Les Archives de Radio-Canada". archives.radio-canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "LaPresse.ca | Actualités, Arts, International, Débats, Sports, Vivre, Voyage". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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