Sandy Burgess

Sandy Burgess was a Québécois radio personality known for his populist rhetoric and being an ardent Québécois nationalist while still supporting Federalism.

Biography Burgess was born in 1931 in Rimouski, Quebec.

Burgess made a name for himself in fighting corruption in Québécois journalism, beginning when the mayor of Rimouski, who was also a used car salesman, tried to pressure Burgess into writing a puff piece on his car dealership with his political connections, with Burgess becoming a local symbol for righteousness, integrity, and justice. After the 1980 Labour Conflict Burgess became disillusioned in the Liberal party and returned to radio, continuing his work as a radio host until his death.

Burgess died suddenly in August 1983, at the age of 52. In 2022 the foundation would sponsor a biography of Burgess, titled Sandy Burgess : La voix d’un géant (Sandy Burgess: The voice of a Giant) published in 2022.

Rue Sandy-Burgess in Rimouski was named in honor of Burgess in 2008.