Marie-Claude Lavallée, journalist, speaker and host, is well known to the public at Radio-Canada where she has been active for over 30 years in a wide variety of programs. Six years ago, Marie-Claude left the CBC to become a freelancer. She can now be found on 98.5 where she replaces Patrick Lagacé on Québec Maintenant.
She also facilitates numerous conferences and events and provides training for those who want to improve their public performance.
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Seasoned and passionate journalist, Marie-Claude Lavallée shares her experience to inspire confidence, motivation, and personal growth. Her talks encourage moving forward despite obstacles, trusting yourself, and supporting the women around you.
Life is always teaching us. Especially, and perhaps even more so, when you think everything is stuck.
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At the end of his lecture, you will be better equipped to move forward, always forward.
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Things move fast in a newsroom. So does life.
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Marie-Claude Lavallée, journalist, speaker, and host, is widely recognized by the public. Over a 30-year career at Radio-Canada and RDI, she distinguished herself across a wide range of programs.
On television, she notably hosted CE SOIR and MONTRÉAL CE SOIR, the 6 p.m. newscasts from 1984 to 1992, SRC BONJOUR from 1992 to 1994, À TOUT PRIX in 1994–1995, and the weekend edition of TÉLÉJOURNAL MIDI from 1998 to 2006.
From 1995 to 2009, she conducted memorable, intimate interviews with prominent figures in the arts and other fields on RDI and Radio-Canada through ENTRÉE DES ARTISTES and later RENDEZ-VOUS DE MARIE-CLAUDE.
Between 2009 and 2012, she hosted the daily RDI SANTÉ, covering all aspects of health news alongside a remarkable team of professionals. In her final year at SRC, she anchored weekend newscasts on RDI.
Marie-Claude left the public broadcaster on May 25, 2014, feeling compelled—and even shocked—by recent budget cuts and their devastating impact on young journalists.
A trained pianist and oboist from the Québec Conservatory of Music, she later studied journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto, starting her career there in both French and English, co-hosting a youth-focused news magazine on CBC (What’s New).
Alongside her on-screen work, she contributed to training young journalists and news directors across the French-language Radio-Canada network from 2006 to 2009.
Today, Marie-Claude Lavallée works as a freelance host and speaker, dedicating her energy to radio hosting (COGÉCO, 98.5), moderating conferences and awards ceremonies, and providing training in spoken writing, public speaking, and on-air presence.
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