Benoît Dutrizac (born September 2, 1961) is a

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journalist and commentator based in

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. He is best known as a television host in the 2000s, associated with the news-oriented talk shows ''Les Francs-Tireurs'' for

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and ''Dutrizac'' for TQS. He subsequently joined

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, for whom he hosted a daily

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show. In this role he earned a reputation as a shock jock, causing controversy and earning reprimands from the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for encouraging listeners to drive through the predominantly

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neighbourhood of

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while loudly honking their horns to flout a municipal bylaw against noisy outdoor activity during

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, a segment in which he angrily berated an immigrant owner of a

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for being unable to communicate in French, and an interview which sexualized the

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candidate Samira Laouni during the

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. Dutrizac left CHMP-FM in 2017. The following year he joined QUB, Quebecor's new web radio startup, as a morning host.Michel Saba, "Benoît Dutrizac prendra la barre de la matinale de la nouvelle webradio QUB".

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, October 4, 2018.

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Living people 1961 births Canadian talk radio hosts Canadian television talk show hosts Canadian columnists Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Université de Montréal alumni Journalists from Montreal Shock jocks {{Canada-radio-bio-stub