Pénélope McQuade (born November 24, 1970) is a Canadian radio and television host. The daughter of France Rivard and journalist Winston McQuade, she was born in

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. While she was young, she spent two years in

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before her family moved to

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. McQuade studied arts and communications at the Cégep Jean-de-Brébeuf and then journalism at the

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. After completing her education, she worked for various Quebec broadcasters. In 1999, she received a

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equ ...

for best host in the youth category for ''Cyberclub''. In 2003, she received another Gémeaux award for best host for ''Passep’Art''.

Television

* 1993 ''Service compris'' ( Radio-Québec) * 1994 - 1996 ''Bla bla bla'' (

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) * 1995 - 1996 ''Automag Plus'' (TVA) * 1995 ''Bon dimanche'' (TVA) * 1996 - 2000 ''

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'' (TVA) * 2005 - 2008 ''Star Système'' (TVA) * 2007 - 2010 ''Salut Bonjour Week-end'' (TVA) * 2011+ ''Pénélope McQuade'' (

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) * 2012 ''Ici et maintenant'' (Radio-Canada) * 2014 ''16e soirée des prix Jutra'', host (Radio-Canada) * 2015 ''17e soirée des prix Jutra'', host (Radio-Canada)

Radio

* 1994

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* 1999

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* 2001 - 2003

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* 2003 - 2004 Rock Détente

References

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* 1970 births Living people Canadian radio personalities Canadian television talk show hosts People from Quebec City {{Quebec-bio-stub