Sophie Thibault (born May 2, 1961) is a

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and television reporter for the

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network.

Biography

She earned a bachelor's degree in

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, after which she became a radio reporter for

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and

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. She continued

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studies at the

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with

Pierre Dufault Pierre Dufault (born November 5, 1934) is a Canadian former journalist and sports commentator. He began as a political correspondent and reporter for the Canadian Football League (CFL) in radio at CKCH then on television at CBOFT-DT. He joined ...

and later contributed to the newsmagazines '' Protégez-vous'' and ''

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''. Her TV debut was in 1988 and in the summer of 1990 she provided coverage of the

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. Later on, she became a journalist for the morning show '' Salut, Bonjour!''. She also collaborated on the ''Le Match de la vie'' involving colleague

Claude Charron Claude Charron (born October 22, 1946 in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec) is a former CEGEP teacher, provincial politician, writer and broadcaster. He became Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the youngest Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. ...

. In 2002, following the departure of

Simon Durivage Simon Durivage (born December 10, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian French language television news anchor for '' RDI en direct''. He was recruited by Radio-Canada in 1969 and has since hosted several newscasts and public affairs programs: ...

, she became the anchor of ''

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'', where she maintained an average audience of about 650,000 viewers. Sophie Thibault was the subject of a master's thesis by a former rad-can journalist in the United States: ''La Perspective féminine dans les téléjournaux''. Thibault was made a Knight in the

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in 2020.

Personal life

She has remained close to her mother, who suffered from chronic

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. Her father, former news director of Radio-Canada Marc Thibault, died in 2006.

Personal honors

* 2003: Woman of honor at the "Evening of the rare pearls" of the Montreal metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. * 2003: Prix MetroStar, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2004: Prix MetroStar, Best reporter for a news bulletin, and also a trophy for best public personality. * 2005:Gala

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, Woman of the year award in communications. * 2005: Prix MetroStar, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2006: Assemblée nationale du Québec, she is given the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade, by the

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. * 2006: Ordre du mérite de la radiodiffusion, given by the Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs. * 2006: Prix Artis, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2007: Honored by the Gala of women of television and new media. * 2007: Prix Artis, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2008: Prix Artis, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2010: Prix Artis, Best reporter for a news bulletin. * 2020: Knight,

References

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