Pierre Nadeau

Pierre Nadeau (; 19 December 1936 – 3 September 2019) was a Canadian journalist, television presenter and producer. He began in journalism as a radio reporter in 1956, inspired by his father's work with Radio-Canada. He interned at the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française where he was mentored by Léon Zitrone and Judith Jasmin, and later served as the Radio-Canada correspondent in Paris. He emulated the free exchange of information on RTL radio in France, which inspired his subsequent presentation style. He worked more than 30 years for Radio-Canada in Montreal as a reporter and host for news programs on current affairs, world events, and politics, and had two tenures as host of the news magazine Le Point.

Nadeau founded his own production company in 1979, produced television series for Radio-Canada and TVA, and his daughter Pascale Nadeau followed in his footsteps as a television host and journalist in Quebec. He won six Gemini Awards for his television work, and his career was recognized with the Olivar-Asselin Award, the Artis Award, and the Grand Prix Gémeaux. He was made a knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1992, retired from journalism in 2008 due to Parkinson's disease, and was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009.

Early life and education Pierre Nadeau was born in Montreal on 19 December 1936. Nadeau's parents Pauline Migneault and Jean-Marie Nadeau had three sons and raised the family in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. His father was a locally renowned lawyer and a candidate in the 1950 Quebec Liberal Party leadership elections. His father also gave regular radio commentaries on politics and economics, and the family home was frequented by his colleagues and celebrities of Radio-Canada. As a child, Nadeau became fascinated with the voices on the radio, and used his father's tape recorder to produce his own pretend radio programs.

Journalism career Nadeau began his career in journalism as a reporter for CJBR-FM in Rimouski in 1956, after a neighbour recommended him for work in radio. and assumed hosting duties of the news magazine Le Point in September 1969. He hosted the news program Télémag from 1977 to 1978,

Honours and awards

Nadeau received the Meritas Award for the best television reporter in 1964. He was named the "most handsome man in Canada" in 1975, in a contest established by Lise Payette.

Nadeau was named an Officer of the Order of Canada on 4 November 2009, and was invested on 3 September 2010. He was given the Medal of Honour of the National Assembly of Quebec in 2016. followed by burial in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.