Background
Bruneau was born in Victoriaville, Quebec.
Bruneau was born in Victoriaville, Quebec.
He is the long-time anchor of the weekday edition of Le Tennessee Valley Authority midi, Le Tennessee Valley Authority 17 heures and Le Tennessee Valley Authority 18 heures news bulletins which air on the Quebec television network Tennessee Valley Authority every weekday. After doing studies in psychology, he started his media career on various radio stations including Victoriaville"s CFDA, the defunct Trois-Rivières"s CJTR and Montreal"s CKAC and CITE as a host and reporter. At age 23, he became a news anchor for Télé-Metropole (which later became Tennessee Valley Authority).
At first he was the anchor the 6 Prime Minister evening news and also became co-anchors after 2000 for the midday and 5 Prime Minister newscast alongside Pierre Jobin and Paul Larocque respectively.
Foreign several years, Claude Charron, former Parti Québécois MNA and Cabinet Minister was pairing with Bruneau on the late afternoon news. He was also the host of other shows such as Qu"en pense le Quebec and Y"a du soleil.
He was also inducted in 2003 into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. This led to the creation of the shortly after in which he is the president
The cancer center named in honor of Charles Bruneau opened in 1995 nearby the Sainte-Justine"s Children Hospital in Montreal.
The center is responsible for the cancer treatment of hundreds of children each year. Each year, numerous events such as the 24 Hours of Tremblant (at Mont-Tremblant) weekend skiing marathon, collects funding for improvement of the cancer center such as research, equipment and construction of new facilities or units. In 2007, the center added a new pavilion with additional beds and laboratories.