HEAD OF ANTENNA
A seasoned communications professional, Esther Bégin, speaker, has over 25 years of experience in journalism and hosting. Since the fall of 2018, she has been the French-language anchor for CPAC (the Cable Public Affairs Channel) where she hosts a daily political news program during the House of Commons proceedings and a series of interviews with Canadian political figures.
As a television news anchor, she has also conducted hundreds of interviews with key decision-makers in Quebec and Canada, such as prime ministers, ministers and business leaders, as well as economic, social, cultural and environmental leaders.
JOURNALIST
In addition to successfully completing a variety of one-off media assignments, she was a reporter/correspondent for RDI and Radio-Canada on the Canadian West Coast in the summer of 2016 and 2017. She wrote the documentary series Fièvre politique, which was broadcast on Télé-Québec and won the 2017 Prix Gémeaux.
Esther presented the very first newscast in the history of LCN, TVA’s all-news channel, on September 8, 1997. Her pioneering role was highlighted during the celebrations surrounding LCN’s 20th anniversary in the summer of 2017. She participated in the tribute video produced for the occasion.
HOST
She is known and respected for having hosted dozens of election nights in Quebec, Canada and the United States, and for her expertise in hosting breaking news and special events. She was on the air in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the war in Iraq and the shootings at Dawson College and Virginia Tech University.
From New York, where she lived from 2009 to 2012, she contributed to several Quebec media (Radio-Canada, La Presse, Cogeco’s 98.5 FM, Yahoo! Québec, CNV radio internet, Châtelaine and Ricardo magazines) as a journalist, analyst, reporter, blogger and columnist on American current affairs.
Since her return to Montreal, she has hosted two public affairs programs on Vtélé. She has maintained a blog in the Journal de Montréal, commenting daily on current events in Quebec, Canada and the United States. She is a frequent guest analyst and panelist on various television networks and radio stations in Quebec, as well as a guest professor at the Université de Montréal’s Department of Political Science (MAPI Program).
She also acts ashostfor prestigious events (EY Entrepreneur of the Year Gala, Les Mercuriades, etc.) and as a consultant for large companies and organizations seeking to maximize their public image.
AUTHOR
In 2013, she published Carnet d’une flâneuse à New York, 2nd edition – revised and expanded, a bestseller gathering more than 125 favorites in the Big Apple.
In conclusion, Esther Bégin holds two bachelor’s degrees from Laval University: in law and in political science. She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1989. She completed a professional certificate in Leadership and Human Resources Management at New York University (NYU) in April 2011.
