Marcel Pépin

Background

Pépin, Marcel was born in 1941 in Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Quebec, Canada, AMERICA0.

Education

Bachelor, U. Ottawa, Canada, 1961; Etudes supérieures en Lettres françaises, U. Ottawa, Canada, 1962-1964; Bachelor in Pedagogy, U. Montreal, Canada, 1962.

Career

Lecturer, U. Ottawa, 1962-1964; correspondent Parliament, Le Droit, Ottawa, 1964-1968; general manager, Conseil économique de l'Outaouais, 1968-1969; assistant to managing editor information, La presse, 1970-1973; columnist labor section, La presse, 1973-1974; chief parliamentary bureau, La presse, Ottawa, 1974-1977; chief editor, Le Soleil, Quebec, 1977-1982; president, Commission d'accès à l'information, 1982-1988; chief editor French Radio News, Canadian Broadcasting Company, 1988-1990; general manager programs French Radio Information, Canadian Broadcasting Company, 1990-1991; vice president French Radio, Strategic Research Centre Canadian Broadcasting Company, 1991-1997; ombudsman French network, Strategic Research Centre Canadian Broadcasting Company, since 1997. Former treasurer Conseil de presse du Quebec. Board directors Digital Radio Research Inc., committee member La Recherche sur la radio numérique Inc.

Board directors Alliance for Canada's Audio-Visuel Heritage, 1996, committee member de direction.

Achievements

• Marcel Pépin has been listed as a noteworthy Broadcast executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member conseil d'admiral Musée des religions de Nicolet. Member La tribune des journalists (former board directors), Syndicat des journalistes de La Presse (former president), Fédn. professionnelle des journalistes du Quebec (former vice president), Alliance for Canada's Audio-Visual Heritage (board directors since 1996).