Radio-Canada names Guy Gendron as new French Services ombudsman

OTTAWA – Radio Canada veteran Guy Gendron has been appointed CBC/Radio-Canada’s French Services ombudsman, effective March 8, 2016.Gendron (pictured) is replacing the retiring Pierre Tourangeau who will stay on until March 31. Gendron brings over 30 years of journalistic experience at Radio-Canada to the role of ombudsman, including experience as a local and national reporter, foreign correspondent, parliamentary correspondent, investigative reporter, interviewer, anchor, and chief editor. He worked on Enquête, Enjeux and Zone libre, and hosted Tout le monde en parlait before going on to become chief editor of Le téléjournal 22 h and Les coulisses du pouvoir.Completely independent of program...