Jean Pouliot
Male, Deceased Person
1923 – 2004
Who was Jean Pouliot?
Jean Adélard Pouliot, OC was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer who helped establish television stations in Kitchener, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec. Pouliot was the President and CEO for the first publicly traded Quebec broadcasting company, Télé-Capitale, and started two French language networks: TVA, and TQS.
Pouliot founded CFCF Inc. in 1979 with his purchase of CFCF-TV, CFCF-AM, and CFQR-FM from the Bronfman family. CFCF Inc. went public in 1985, at which time it also included CF Cable TV, purchased by Pouliot in 1982. Pouliot was the Chairman and CEO of CFCF Inc. from 1979 to 1993, and remained Chairman until the company was sold to Vidéotron in 1997.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1923
Quebec City - Parents
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Université Laval
- Lived in
- Quebec City
- Died
- Aug 8, 2004
Montreal
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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