Bernard Derome, CM, OQ (born January 10, 1944) is a Canadian broadcaster, who was

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for the weeknight editions of ''

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'' on

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until December 18, 2008.

Biography

Derome studied at Saint Lawrence College under the instruction of the Clerics of Saint-Viateur. In 1963, when he was 19 years old, he began his first job in broadcasting at radio station CJBR in

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. He moved to Canada's government funded French-language broadcaster,

, in 1965 and began anchoring ''Aujourd'hui'' (Today) in 1967. Derome was chief news anchor for Radio-Canada Television from 1970 to 1998, hosting the nightly ''Le Téléjournal''. He firmly established his credentials during the

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and anchored the network's coverage of provincial and federal elections, including the 1980 referendum, the

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referendum and the 1995 referendum. After leaving the anchor chair in 1998, Derome anchored several news and documentary programs, including ''5 sur 5'', ''Le Monde'' and ''La Grande Aventure de la télévision''. In 2004, after a drop in ratings for ''Le Téléjournal'', Radio-Canada asked Derome to replace Gilles Gougeon, who had succeeded

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in the role. In 2008, Derome announced his intention to leave the anchor post at year's end. His final broadcast took place on December 18. He was succeeded by

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, formerly the program's weekend anchor. In 2015, he joined

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radio station

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as a morning presenter."Bernard Derome, animateur matinal"
''

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'', October 23, 2015.

Awards

Olivar-Asselin Award The Olivar-Asselin Award (in French: ''Prix Olivar-Asselin'') is an award created in 1955.Le prix Olivar-Asselin< ...

(1981) *

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

(1994) *

Order of La Pléiade The Order of La Pléiade (; ) is an honorary order of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. It recognizes people who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of its ideals of cooperation and friendship, promoting the rol ...

(2000) *

National Order of Quebec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Gove ...

(2006)

References

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