Dennis Trudeau, a prominent and beloved Montreal presence in radio and television who also made his mark on national airwaves, has died.
The former CBC reporter, radio host, and news anchor was 77.
Julian Sher, a former senior producer with The Fifth Estate and a longtime colleague of Trudeau's, describes him as someone who loved the city of Montreal and ''knew its English and its French culture."
"He really understood the city in a way that many people working for English radio or even English journalism back then didn't," said Sher.
"Quebec and Montreal were going through a lot of turbulent times and Dennis was able to draw on his understanding of Quebec history, of Montreal history.
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