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Autumn renewal on the airwaves

Autumn renewal on the airwaves

After radio spells are gone and major shows are over, a new generation of presenters is preparing to take over this fall. What challenges await them? What do they prepare for the listeners? duty Some of them evaluate as the big jump approaches.

Between team meetings, and following up on the news and demos, Alex Boissonneault has been actively preparing for a week to make his big debut on the air. Monday morning, he took over the show for the first time first hour On ICI Premiere Quebec.

“I’m curious about the reaction listeners will have after the first broadcast. I realize there’s a connection to be built with them, but I’m convinced to get there,” he drops in the interview, somewhat frantic as D-Day approaches.

It is almost a poisoned gift left to him by his predecessor. former painter Claude Bernaches turned off his microphone Last June, when the program he tried for 17 years was at the top of the ratings in the ancient capital.

We keep the same team, same name, same way of spreading the news, but I’ll bring in Looney as an animator. You come from a different background, a different personality, and different interests. Necessarily, there will be a dose of changes even if we remain in a state of continuity.

“Claude was liked by listeners, and he left the program at an extraordinary level. Of course I want it to remain that way,” says the 43-year-old journalist.

At least, he reassures himself, he’s not starting from scratch. He made a few substitutions on Radio Canada’s morning shows in Ontario about ten years ago. Recently, he was able to practice privately on TV while taking on shows like ssAnd the Politics buffsAnd the question period And the Economic Zone.

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A political correspondent in the National Assembly for six years, with a good knowledge of issues affecting Quebec and its region, of which he is also a citizen, he grew up in San Ferdinand.

“Of course there will be standards to be found. I will have to find my tone of voice, figure out the mechanics of the presentation. But what is reassuring is that the team that will support me remains the same.

If he intends to draw inspiration from Claude Bernaches – who admires his originality, simplicity, ability to disseminate information, and his great mastery of the French language – he does not want to do “Claude 2.0” for all that. “We keep the same team, same name, same way of sending news, but I’m going to bring in Lonnie as host. I come with a different background, different personality, different interests. Of course, there will be a dose of changes even if we stay in continuity.”

It’s moving on 98.5 FM

Change, there will also be weekend mornings on the 98.5 FM airwaves. Starting August 20, writer Elizabeth Crete will be taking over animation in this 15-year period of time occupied by Paul Hood, which The contract has not been renewed.

the offer Paul Hoody’s Weekends So it becomes Even on weekends It will make way for new collaborators, including Chantal Lamarie. We’ll also find Jeremy Renville to talk about sports and society, Valerie Baudouin will do a column about the United States, and François Gagnon will discuss personal finances, to name a few.

“What we want to do on this show is deal with current affairs, but on a more tone on the weekends. Elizabeth Crete explains that tone I’m going to try to put it on. On Saturdays and Sundays, people have their coffee listening to the radio, they spend their week in their bodies and they want to be Be informed, but more relaxed.”

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Thus, a greater place will be given to entertainment and culture, assures the new host who was recording on social media into Paul Arcand’s microphone. She also wants to add a great interview clip with a public figure once a week. The idea is to hear him speak from a more personal point of view; Her interests, her passions, a challenge she lives. Very human interviews, then. »

Since her 31-year heyday, Elizabeth Crete does not claim to “revolution everything” and cannot replace Paul Hood overnight. Like many animators, Paul Houde left a very special impression on listeners. […] There is inevitably a certain pressure to suggest something different. »

She also admits that she still has a lot to learn. Because if she’s already done animation replacements on the 98.5 FM microphone, it’s the first time she’s been on top of her own show. “There is a difference between doing a weekly column and a four-hour show at arm’s length every weekend. I have a lot to learn […] I will be fortunate to be able to count on my team, on their great experience and knowledge, to grow in this field. »

It’s not a very comfortable position, but it’s okay to step out of your comfort zone. […] I know my job, I’ll find my directions. Then culture is the topic that I like to talk about the most.

start from nothing

Starting September 5, a new cultural program hosted by Emilie Perreault will take succession The merrier, the more we read On ICI Première.

“For this kind of show, the mindset is to pick the host and then build something around it. […] There was no point in trying to do that The merrier, the more we read. “We start over, and do something else,” explains Emily Perrault.

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New team of researchers, new collaborators, new program name (also to be revealed on Monday): Starting from scratch necessarily comes with a dose of tension, the 37-year-old host recognizes.

“It’s not a very comfortable position, but it’s okay to get out of your comfort zone. […] I know my job, I’ll find my directions. Then culture, that’s the topic I like to talk about more than anything else,” asserts the person who was a culture columnist at Since you have to wake up On 98.5 FM for six years.

With this new radio show, she intends to approach culture from every angle and inspire listeners to consume more of it. Theatre, literature, visual arts, humour, cinema or even music, there will be something for everyone. “We will have a bank of collaborators who will talk about their discoveries. They will be there on a regular basis, but not daily. I want to differ opinions, to discover new voices,” she insists, explaining that she has already invited literary columnist Claudia La Rochelle, and comedian and actress Mariana Mazza, Or even author and educator Matthew Paulin.

byI Perreault, receiving from host Marie-Louise Arsenault is a “huge challenge”. “I try not to pressure myself by worrying about whether people will like me. I see it as an honor to follow it and to take advantage of the fact that it has created in listeners the habit of listening to the culture. Some will go through mourning, there will be an adaptation at first, but I am confident.”

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