Éric Salvail (born June 26, 1969) is a Canadian former radio and

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, producer and host in

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. In 2014, he founded "Salvail & Co. Productions".

Career

Salvail was born in

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to André Salvail and Colette Paul. The family ran a small convenience store in Sorel-Tracy named ''Chez Salvail''. His father died of

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in 2006. Salvail studied communications at

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(UQAM). He started work in 1991 at CJSO 101.7 a local radio station in Sorel. He went on to be a host in a number of television shows on Radio-Canada like ''Moi et l'autre'', ''Chabada'', ''Le Poing J'' and ''La Petite Vie''. In 1999, he co-hosted shows like ''

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'' on

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before landing as host in ''

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'' in 2003 also on TVA. In 2007, he produced and presented ''Dieu merci!'' an adaptation of the Australian show ''

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'', in addition to the show ''Salvail et Racicot'' on NRJ 94.3 NRJ and later ''Le retour de Salvail, Dominic et Martin''. Between 2010-13, he produced and hosted ''Fidèles au poste!'', a TV game show on TVA. In 2013, he moved to channel V for hosting the talk show ''En mode Salvail'' in 2013 and ''Ce soir tout est permis'' in 2014 and ''Les Recettes Pompettes'' in 2015. Since August 2015, he returned to radio through the radio

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(earlier NRJ) show ''Éric et les fantastiques'' from Mondays to Fridays. Founding the production house Salvail & Co. Productions in 2014, he produced shows and documentaries for various media outlets like VRAK and Canal Vie and notably in 2016 ''Lip Sync Battle: face à face'' an adaptation of an American show ''

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''.

Sexual misconduct allegations scandal

In 2017, 11 people divulged allegations of sexual misconduct against Salvail in an article published in the Montreal daily '' La Presse''. The alleged conduct spanned a 15-year period. Salvail sold most of his business concerns as a result, including his company on 24 October 2017, with many media outlets associated with his shows discontinuing his shows.

References

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