Vicki Gabereau (born May 31, 1946) is a

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and

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, best known for her longtime association with

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and her television talk show which aired on CTV from 1997 to 2005.

Biography

Vicki Frances Filion was born in

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. Her father's best friend, author

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, was influential in her life, exposing Gabereau to the greatest intellectuals and stars of the 1950s and 1960s."Gift of the Gabereau". ''

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'', March 26, 2995. Gabereau moved to

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at age 18 for university. While there she married Michel Gabereau and worked a variety of jobs, including working as a professional

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at Puck Rent-a-Fool. In that capacity, she ran for

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in the 1974 municipal election under the pseudonym "Rosy Sunrise". She then worked in radio, hosting her first talk show for a station in

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in 1975. She later joined the CBC as an

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, and became host of that network's ''

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'' in 1981. In 1985, she became host of ''Gabereau'', a two-hour daily interview show on

. She was one of the CBC's most popular and beloved hosts until her departure in 1997, when she moved to CTV, for which she hosted a television talk show, ''The Vicki Gabereau Show'', for eight seasons. Her radio program was replaced in the fall of 1997 by ''

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'', hosted by

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. She published an

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, ''This Won't Hurt a Bit'', and a

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collecting some of her favourite recipes sent in by her CBC radio listeners. In 2005, she was named by

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as the recipient of its

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for lifetime achievement in Canadian broadcasting."Vicki Gabereau to be honoured at Banff TV fest".

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, May 25, 2005. In 2013, it was announced that a retired Gabereau had partnered with a childhood friend to launch a shoe company called VG Shoes. She makes regular fundraising appearances on the

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and is a three-time

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winner for best radio host-interviewer. She has two children, Morgan Gabereau and

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, a step-daughter and five grandchildren.

References

External links

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Gabereau (talk show) - Canadian Communication Foundation
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