Pascale Nadeau (French pronunciation: [paskal nado]; born 2 April 1960) is a Canadian news presenter for Télévision de Radio-Canada from Quebec.[1] Previously a daytime presenter for the all-news network Réseau de l'information and a local presenter for CBFT in Montreal, she has been the weekend presenter of the network's flagship newscast Le Téléjournal from September 2008 to 2021.[2]

Pascale Nadeau
Born (1960-04-02) 2 April 1960 (age 64)
OccupationNews presenter
Notable credit(s)Réseau de l'information
Le Téléjournal weekend anchor
(2008–present)
FatherPierre Nadeau

She succeeded Céline Galipeau, who became the program's main weekday presenter following the retirement of Bernard Derome.[3]

Biography

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Nadeau is the daughter of the television journalist Pierre Nadeau;[4][5] and the goddaughter of Peter Jennings, She studied special needs education at university, but left the field after a year and began working as a journalist for news radio station CKAC in Montreal. She subsequently moved to TQS and later to TV5, before joining Radio-Canada in 1996. Nadeau has two children, named Alexandra and Julien.[6]

References

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  1. ^ (31 May 2007). Pascale Nadeau délogée du Téléjournal/Midi[usurped], Canoe (in French)
  2. ^ Handfield, Catherine (26 October 2023). "" Congédiement déguisé ": Pascale Nadeau et Radio-Canada s'entendent à l'amiable". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Téléjournal de la SRC: Céline Galipeau succède à Bernard Derome". Canadian Journalism Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Gosselin, Janie; Duschene, André (3 September 2019). "Le journaliste Pierre Nadeau s'éteint à 82 ans". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ Agence QMI (3 September 2019). "Décès du journaliste Pierre Nadeau". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ Brassard, Jean-François; Desmeules, Sabin (17 August 2021). "Retour en images sur la vie et la carrière de Pascale Nadeau". 7 Jours (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2024.