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| name = Marcel Desjardins
| name = Marcel Desjardins
| image = Marcel Desjardins journalist photo.jpg
| image = Marcel Desjardins journalist photo.jpg
| alt = Photo of Desjardins in a red shirt and dark blue jacket
| alt = Photo of Desjardins in a red shirt and dark blue jacket
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|4|28|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|4|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Grenville, Quebec]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Grenville, Quebec]], Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|2|10|1941|4|28|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|2|10|1941|4|28|df=y}}
| death_place =
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| occupation = Journalist, editor and news director
| occupation = Journalist, editor and news director
| alma_mater = {{Unbulletedlist|[[University of Ottawa]]|[[University of Toronto]]}}
| alma_mater = {{Unbulletedlist|[[University of Ottawa]]|[[University of Toronto]]}}
| known_for = ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]]
| known_for = ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]]
| awards = [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]]
| notable_works = [[Le Point (TV series)|Le Point]]
| awards = [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]]
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Desjardins joined ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' in 1970.<ref name="ledevoir">{{cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/20177/deces-de-marcel-desjardins|title=Décès de Marcel Desjardins|date=11 February 2003|work=Le Devoir|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He rose to prominence covering news from the [[House of Commons of Canada]], followed by the [[National Assembly of Quebec]].<ref name="tvanouvelles">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2003/02/10/marcel-desjardins-meurt-a-61-ans|title=Marcel Desjardins meurt à 61 ans|date=10 February 2003|work=TVA Nouvelles|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
Desjardins joined ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' in 1970.<ref name="ledevoir">{{cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/20177/deces-de-marcel-desjardins|title=Décès de Marcel Desjardins|date=11 February 2003|work=Le Devoir|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He rose to prominence covering news from the [[House of Commons of Canada]], followed by the [[National Assembly of Quebec]].<ref name="tvanouvelles">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2003/02/10/marcel-desjardins-meurt-a-61-ans|title=Marcel Desjardins meurt à 61 ans|date=10 February 2003|work=TVA Nouvelles|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>


Desjardins was made an honorary member of the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]] in February 1971.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Hockey|last=Monahan|first=Leo|author-link=Leo Monahan (journalist)|date=6 February 1971|newspaper=[[Sporting News]]|location=St. Louis, Missouri|page=6|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-06-1971-2145643/}}{{free access}}</ref> He became the director of information for ''[[Montréal-Matin]]'' in 1976, then worked for [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] from 1979 to 1988 as the editor-in-chief of televised news broadcasts and as director of the political news program ''Le Point''.<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="radio-canada">{{cite web|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/89174/desjardins-obseques|title=Obsèques de Marcel Desjardins|date=16 February 2013|work=Radio-Canada|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He received the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]] in 1984, in recognition of his hockey journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_writers.shtml|title=Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners|year=2020|website=Legends of Hockey|publisher=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
Desjardins was made an honorary member of the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]] in February 1971.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Hockey|last=Monahan|first=Leo|author-link=Leo Monahan (journalist)|date=6 February 1971|newspaper=[[Sporting News]]|location=St. Louis, Missouri|page=6|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-06-1971-2145643/}}{{free access}}</ref> He became the director of information for ''[[Montréal-Matin]]'' in 1976, then worked for [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] from 1979 to 1988 as the editor-in-chief of televised news broadcasts and as director of the political news program [[Le Point (TV series)|Le Point]].<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="radio-canada">{{cite web|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/89174/desjardins-obseques|title=Obsèques de Marcel Desjardins|date=16 February 2013|work=Radio-Canada|language=fr|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He received the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]] in 1984, in recognition of his hockey journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_writers.shtml|title=Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners|year=2020|website=Legends of Hockey|publisher=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>


Desjardins returned to ''La Presse'' as the news director in 1988, then became its vice-president and assistant editor in 1999.<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /><ref name="radio-canada" /> He died on 10 February 2003,<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.<ref>{{Citation|title=Interment Directory|place=[[Hawkesbury, Ontario]]|publisher=[[United Counties of Prescott and Russell]]|year=2020}}</ref>
Desjardins returned to ''La Presse'' as the news director in 1988, then became its vice-president and assistant editor in 1999.<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /><ref name="radio-canada" /> He died on 10 February 2003,<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.<ref>{{Citation|title=Interment Directory|place=[[Hawkesbury, Ontario]]|publisher=[[United Counties of Prescott and Russell]]|year=2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:49, 15 January 2021

Marcel Desjardins
Photo of Desjardins in a red shirt and dark blue jacket
Born(1941-04-28)28 April 1941
Grenville, Quebec, Canada
Died10 February 2003(2003-02-10) (aged 61)
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Journalist, editor and news director
Known forLa Presse, Radio-Canada
Notable workLe Point
AwardsElmer Ferguson Memorial Award

Marcel Desjardins (28 April 1941 – 10 February 2003) was a Canadian journalist, news editor and director. He was a political correspondent for Le Droit and La Presse, before becoming an editor at Radio-Canada. He later returned to La Presse as the news director, then as the vice-president and assistant editor. He also covered ice hockey and was recognized with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Career

Desjardins was born on 28 April 1941, in Grenville, Quebec.[1] He began his career in journalism at age 17, writing for Le Carillon in Hawkesbury, Ontario. He moved to Ottawa in 1962, then worked part-time for Le Droit and attended the University of Ottawa.[1] He married Micheline Danis in 1963, with whom he had three children.[1] Desjardins later attended the University of Toronto, then became the political correspondent for Le Droit in 1967.[1]

Desjardins joined La Presse in 1970.[2] He rose to prominence covering news from the House of Commons of Canada, followed by the National Assembly of Quebec.[3]

Desjardins was made an honorary member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in February 1971.[4] He became the director of information for Montréal-Matin in 1976, then worked for Radio-Canada from 1979 to 1988 as the editor-in-chief of televised news broadcasts and as director of the political news program Le Point.[2][5] He received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1984, in recognition of his hockey journalism.[6]

Desjardins returned to La Presse as the news director in 1988, then became its vice-president and assistant editor in 1999.[2][3][5] He died on 10 February 2003,[2][3] and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.[7]

Fellow Quebec television journalist Pierre Nadeau described Desjardins by saying, "The man was as solid as a rock, physically and mentally. He had an unerring sense of news judgment. He also had a fabulous sense of humour. He had a way of handling difficult egos with charm, tact, refinement and strength".[1] Jean Chretien, then the Prime Minister of Canada, knew Desjardins from his coverage at the House of Commons and remembered him for "his dynamic personality and his extraordinary talent".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hustak, Alan (11 February 2003). "Assistant publisher at La Presse leaves a great void". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 6.Free access icon
  2. ^ a b c d "Décès de Marcel Desjardins". Le Devoir (in French). 11 February 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Marcel Desjardins meurt à 61 ans". TVA Nouvelles (in French). 10 February 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ Monahan, Leo (6 February 1971). "NHL Hockey". Sporting News. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6.Free access icon
  5. ^ a b "Obsèques de Marcel Desjardins". Radio-Canada (in French). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ Interment Directory, Hawkesbury, Ontario: United Counties of Prescott and Russell, 2020
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