Richard Garneau, CM, CQ (born July 15, 1930, in Quebec City) is a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec. He is best known as the host of La Soirée du hockey, the very popular ice hockey television show in Quebec. In a career spanning over 50 years, Garneau also covered 21 Olympic Games, 7 Commonwealth Games and 4 Pan-American Games. He is scheduled to participate in the broadcasts of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. [1]

In 1999, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.

In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

[edit] Selected bibliography

• À toi Richard qui colore avec humour la petite histoire de la radio et de la télévision au Québec (1992)
• Vie, rage... dangereux (1993)
• Les patins d'André (1994)
• Train de nuit pour la gloire (1995)
• À toi... Richard... prise deux. Un Québécois en Bavière (1996)

[edit] External links

• Radio Canada profile (French)

[edit] References

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