Gil Courtemanche

Gil Courtemanche est journaliste depuis 1962.

Jusqu’en 1977, il a collaboré à différentes émissions radio et télé de Radio-Canada telles que Le 60, Métro Magazine et Présent national.

De 1978 à 1980, pour Radio-Canada toujours, il a conçu et animé l’émission L’Événement et a aussi été animateur et scripteur de l’émission Enjeux, tout en étant éditorialiste à la sation CBOT à Ottawa (réseau anglais). En 1978, il a animé et scénarisé le premier magazine d’affaires publiques de Télé Québec, Contact.

De 1980 à 1986, Gil Courtemanche a été animateur, analyste et correspondant pour les émissions Télémag, Première Page, Le Point, à Radio-Canada.

Il a aussi été journaliste pour La Presse et a participé à la conception et à la fondation du quotidien Le

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