As Radio-Canada's first female news anchor, C茅line Galipeau has been a role model for an entire generation of women aspiring to an equally distinguished career in journalism. Whether in London, Paris, Moscow, Beijing or in various war zones such as Chechnya, Kosovo or Afghanistan, she has been able to both touch her viewers while providing them with outstanding news coverage.
Equally comfortable in the field and in the studio, C茅line Galipeau began her career with Radio-Canada in 1984 as a reporter, before hosting the Montr茅al ce soir newscast. Subsequent work included a special assignment during the 1991 Gulf War in London, followed by regular correspondent jobs in the British capital and then in Russia, where she covered the war in Chechnya, among other stories. During her four-year stint in Paris, C茅line Galipeau not only filed many reports on French and European developments, but also closely followed dramatic stories such as the Islamist violence in Algeria and the Kosovo war. As well, she was a correspondent in China, where her reports on the World Conference on Women in Beijing earned her an award from Amnesty International. From 2003 to 2008, she hosted the weekend edition of Radio-Canada's 罢茅濒茅箩辞耻谤苍补濒 at 10 p.m., winning over viewers with her warm smile and her rigorous approach. In 2009, she succeeded Bernard Derome as anchor of the weekday 罢茅濒茅箩辞耻谤苍补濒. That same year, she was named an Officer of the Ordre national du Qu茅bec.
Daughter of a father who was a foreign correspondent and a mother who survived the Vietnam War, C茅line Galipeau knew at a very young age that she wanted to become a journalist, to share what she saw of our world, both its beauties and its horrors, and to give a voice to the voiceless. Her in-depth knowledge of the media and international affairs, her courage and her determination make C茅line Galipeau an example for our entire student body.