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Desjardins began his career as a journalist based in [[Hawkesbury, Ontario]].<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 became a political correspondent for ''[[Le Droit]]'' in the late 1960s, then joined ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' in 1970.<ref name="ledevoir" /> 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 began his career as a journalist based in [[Hawkesbury, Ontario]].<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 became a political correspondent for ''[[Le Droit]]'' in the late 1960s, then joined ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' in 1970.<ref name="ledevoir" /> 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> |
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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|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" /> 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''.<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="radio-canada" /> 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> |
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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="radio-canada" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> He died on 10 February 2003,<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.<ref name="Hawkesbury" /> |
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="radio-canada" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> He died on 10 February 2003,<ref name="ledevoir" /><ref name="tvanouvelles" /> and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.<ref name="Hawkesbury" /> |
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Marcel Desjardins | |
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| Born | 1941 Grenville, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 10 February 2003 (aged 61) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor and news director |
| Known for | La Presse, Radio-Canada |
| Awards | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award |
Marcel Desjardins (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 in Grenville, Quebec,[1] in 1941.[2] He was married to Micheline Danis and had three sons.[1]
Desjardins began his career as a journalist based in Hawkesbury, Ontario.[3] He became a political correspondent for Le Droit in the late 1960s, then joined La Presse in 1970.[1] He rose to prominence covering news from the House of Commons of Canada, followed by the National Assembly of Quebec.[4]
Desjardins was made an honorary member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in February 1971.[5] 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.[1][3] 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.[1][3][4] He died on 10 February 2003,[1][4] and was interred at St-Alphonse Cemetery in Hawkesbury.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Décès de Marcel Desjardins". Le Devoir (in French). 11 February 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b Interment Directory, Hawkesbury, Ontario: United Counties of Prescott and Russell, 2020
- ^ a b c "Obsèques de Marcel Desjardins". Radio-Canada (in French). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Marcel Desjardins meurt à 61 ans". TVA Nouvelles (in French). 10 February 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Monahan, Leo (6 February 1971). "NHL Hockey". Sporting News. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6.
- ^ "Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
