Julie Tremblay, president and CEO of TVA Group Inc. and Quebecor Media Group, has retired and is also resigning from the TVA Group board of directors, after 25 years with the company. France Lauzière has been appointed president and CEO of TVA Group and will remain head of Quebecor Content. Martin Picard has been named senior VP and chief operating officer of TVA Group.
Avery Haines is joining CTV’s W5 as an investigative reporter. The 20-year radio and television veteran, who started her career as a reporter with CFRB-AM Toronto, leaves CityNews Toronto where she’s been a senior anchor and reporter since 2010.
Jorge Barrera is leaving APTN to join the CBC Indigenous Unit. Barrera had been with APTN since 2010
Luc Lavoie is back on La Joute following a brief suspension by TVA after the political analyst joked on-air about hunting separatists during a segment on a squirrel hunting petition. An investigation concluded there was no criminal offense.
Indie88 (CIND-FM) Toronto has laid off four staff, including program director Christina Fitzgerald and promotions director Morgan Sheppard. Digital staffers Ryan Parker and Danielle Subject were also casualties. Fitzgerald will remain in her position until Rogers Kingston PD Ian March assumes responsibility for the station in December.
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has brought on Eric Smith as vice president, Regulatory Affairs. Smith was most recently responsible for developing and implementing strategy and tactics for regulatory and public affairs at BlackBerry Limited.
Sabrina Geremia is now officially the new head of Google Canada. Geremia had been in the director’s position on an interim basis since July, when managing director Sam Sebastian left to join Pelmorex.
Groupe V Media has suspended Quebec media personality Éric Salvail indefinitely after sexual misconduct allegations. La Presse documents some of the allegations, involving both men and women in the workplace, said to have taken place between 2000 and 2015. Salvail’s afternoon radio show on Bell Media’s Rouge FM (CITE-FM) Montreal has also been placed on hold.
Okanagan Oldies 103.9 (CJUI-FM) Kelowna has announced the first of its on-air and key management staff, ahead of its Nov. 1 launch. Gord Vizzutti, most recently co-host at AM 1150 (CKFR-AM) Kelowna, will be news director and morning show host. He’ll be joined by program director and afternoon announcer Ryan Watters, a former host at Sun FM (CHSU-FM) Kelowna. Kevin Rothwell, who has spent time at KiSS FM (CJIB-FM) Vernon and CKOV-FM Kelowna, will serve as weekend announcer and handle news.
