Pierre Bruneau Biography
Pierre Bruneau works as a news anchor and journalist in Canada. When Bruneau was a psychology student at Université du Québec in 1972, he began his media career on the CFDA in Victoriaville.
Pierre Bruneau Age
He was born on 5 June 1952, in Quebec, Canada. Pierre is 71 years old as of June 2023.
Pierre Bruneau Wife
Pierre is happily married to his wife and together they have one child, Charles Bruneau.
Pierre Bruneau Fondation Charles-Bruneau
Charles, his son, died in 1988 following a long fight with leukaemia that had begun nine years prior. This resulted in the establishment of the Fondation Charles-Bruneau, of which he is president. The Charles Bruneau Cancer Centre established in 1995 near Montreal’s Sainte-Justine’s Children’s Hospital. Every year, the centre is in charge of treating hundreds of youngsters with cancer. Throughout the year, several events, such as the 24 Hours of Tremblant (at Mont-Tremblant) weekend skiing marathon, raise funds for cancer centre improvements such as research, equipment, and the development of new facilities or units. A new pavilion with more beds and laboratories was constructed to the centre in 2007.
Pierre Bruneau Career
Bruneau began his media career in 1972 on Victoriaville’s CFDA while studying psychology at the Université du Québec[which?]. He then worked as a host and reporter for the now-defunct CJTR in Trois-Rivières, as well as CKAC and CITE in Montreal. He began working as a news anchor for Télé-Metropole, which eventually became TVA, in 1976. He began as the anchor of the 6 p.m. evening news and later joined Pierre Jobin and Paul Larocque as co-anchors of the midday and 5 p.m. newscasts. For many years, Claude Charron, a former Parti Québécois MNA and Cabinet Minister, appeared on the late afternoon news with Bruneau. He has hosted other shows including Qu’en pense le Quebec and Y’a du soleil.
He has hosted other shows including Qu’en pense le Quebec and Y’a du soleil. Bruneau earned many accolades in 2006 to commemorate his 30 years of service to TVA. In 2003, he was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Bruneau announced his retirement from TVA in March 2022, effective June 19. He was later named the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Lifetime Achievement Award laureate at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Pierre Bruneau Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.
