Céline Galipeau,
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OQ, is a Canadian
news anchor
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
for
Radio-Canada
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. Well known for her comprehensive and insightful coverage from
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, she is currently the weekday anchor of the network's flagship newscast ''
Le Téléjournal''.
Early life
Galipeau was born in
Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly a ...
,
Quebec
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in 1957. She is the daughter of , a
French Canadian diplomat and Pham Thi Ngoc Lang, a
Vietnamese refugee from the
First Indochina War
The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh ( Democratic Republic of ...
.
Education
Galipeau earned her
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. in
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...
and
sociology
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from
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...
in 1983. She also studied English literature at the
Al-Ahliyya Amman University in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Ri ...
in 1976 and political science at
Birzeit University
Birzeit University (BZU; ar, جامعة بيرزيت) is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Ministry of Hi ...
in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
in 1977.
Career
After a short stint in private TV and radio, Galipeau came to
Toronto
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as a reporter for CBC and Radio-Canada in 1985 until she left for
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
in 1987. In 1989, she returned to Toronto to become a national reporter. In 1992 she became a correspondent in
London
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. Later, she transferred to
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
where she covered
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...
and the war in
Chechnya. In 1997, she moved to
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
. In 2001, she became a foreign correspondent in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. Galipeau won a
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United State ...
for her coverage from Moscow.
She returned to Canada in 2003, becoming the weekend anchor for ''
Le Téléjournal''. She became the program's weekday anchor in December 2008 following the retirement of
Bernard Derome. She was succeeded as weekend anchor by
Pascale Nadeau
Pascale Nadeau (born 2 April 1960) is a Canadian news presenter for Télévision de Radio-Canada from Quebec.(31 May 2007)Pascale Nadeau délogée du Téléjournal/Midi ''Canoe'' (in French) Previously a daytime presenter for the all-news ne ...
.
Galipeau was named to the
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 Govern ...
in June 2009,
["Nominations et promotions de 2009: Ordre national du Québec]
. Government of Quebec, June 17, 2009. then to the
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 c ...
in June 2013.
References
External links
*
Radio Canada biography
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1957 births
Living people
Canadian television news anchors
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
Canadian people of Vietnamese descent
Quebecers of French descent
Canadian Screen Award winning journalists
McGill University alumni
People from Longueuil
Officers of the National Order of Quebec
Al-Ahliyya Amman University alumni
Birzeit University alumni
Canadian women television journalists
Journalists from Quebec
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation people
Officers of the Order of Canada
20th-century Canadian journalists
21st-century Canadian journalists
20th-century Canadian women