Fred Latremouille (October 21, 1945 – March 5, 2015) was a

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radio personality and actor.

Career

He began working in broadcasting in Alberta and soon moved to

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, where he entered radio in 1962 at the age of 17. In 1967, he acted as co-editor for the newly created ''

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'' alternative weekly newspaper. His role included sidewalk sales and a telephone interview with musician

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. Latremouille had been replaced by

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as the emcee for the Beatles Empire Stadium concert in 1964 due to mononucleosis. As an actor, he appeared in the movies '' A Man, a Woman and a Bank'' (1979), '' The Changeling'' (1980), '' The Plutonium Incident'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1983). He worked as an on-air host at the CBC, CFUN, KISS FM,

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and Clear-FM. In 2003, he and his wife hosted provincial Premier

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for a dinner during their holiday in Hawaii. After leaving, Campbell was charged by Hawaiian police for drunk driving which created controversy in his home province. In 2006, Latremouille and his wife and longtime co-host Cathy Baldazzi came out of retirement and launched a morning show on Clear-FM. Latremouille was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2006 and was named to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame the following year.

Personal life

Latremouille was born and raised in

. His parents divorced when he was two and his mother later remarried, to writer Robert Harlow. In his late 20s, Latrermouille was diagnosed with cancer. In 1986, Latremouille married his co-host at CFUN, Cathy Baldazzi. It was his second marriage.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latremouille, Fred 1945 births 2015 deaths CBC Radio hosts Canadian radio personalities 20th-century Canadian male actors Male actors from British Columbia People from Nanaimo