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Caption Joanne Vrakas hiding behind Wilder Weir
Caption Breakfast Television host Joanne Vrakas
Alexandre Despatie, Joanne Vrakas named hosts of City Montreal’s Breakfast Television
Alexandre Despatie and Joanne Vrakas (Photo: Rogers Media)
Hours ahead of their Upfront presentation to advertisers, City Montreal has named the two people who will host Breakfast Television when it launches in August: Alexandre Despatie, the former world champion diver who announced his retirement from competitive diving only two days ago, and Joanne Vrakas, the radio and TV personality whose previous job was a TV reporter for CBC Montreal.
You can read more about the announcement in this story in The Gazette, which includes excerpts of an interview with Despatie and Vrakas.
The announcement of Despatie in particular has been enough to capture the interest of French-language media in Quebec, who could normally not care less about local English-language television. Brief stories in HuffPost Quebec, 98.5fm, Hollywood PQ, Agence QMI, and an interview with Rogers-owned L’Actualité. Also in English, a story from Canadian Press that will get posted everywhere, and one from J-Source.
(UPDATE: More from the Journal de Montréal and TVA Sports, and an interview with Pénélope McQuade)
The two hosts have been doing the rounds at Breakfast Televisions across the country this morning, which is a bit odd because people who watch those shows won’t be watching BT Montreal. Here’s their interview with Winnipeg and Toronto, the latter of which is ridiculously labelled an “exclusive.”
Joining Vrakas and Despatie will be Wilder Weir, the co-host of Montreal Connected. Weir will be a roving “Live Eye” host.
Breakfast Television hosts Joanne Vrakas, Wilder Weir and Alexandre Despatie are shown off to advertisers on Thursday evening.
Jeffrey Feldman, who has been a Montreal-based producer for eTalk and Fashion Television, had previously been announced as supervising producer for the morning show. Also previously announced is Elias Makos, formerly CTV Montreal’s tech columnist, who is now City’s New Media Producer. He will appear daily on Breakfast Television.
Pete Marier replaces Rob Kemp on CHOM morning show
They’re billing it as “Something BAD is coming to CHOM”, and rumours are spreading about major changes at Montreal’s classic rock station.
The truth, however, is far less interesting. CHOM is simply shuffling their talent around.
The big news is that “Bad” Pete Marier and Rob Kemp will be switching slots on the schedule. Marier will join Kim Rossi and Ted Bird on the morning show, while Kemp will DJ in the afternoons.
The schedule tightens up the shows during weekdays, enough to add a new one: “Jo’s Garage” with Musique Plus VJ and CBC radio host Joanne Vrakas, in the late evenings.
The old schedule
Weekdays:
- Ted, Kim and Kemp in the Morning: 5:30 am to 10:00 am
- Sharon Hyland Show: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Pete Marier Show: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- Evenings with Bilal: 7:00 pm to 12:00 am
- Overnight Rock w/ Brandon: 12:00 am to 5:30 am
Saturdays:
- Best of Ted, Kim & Kemp: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Tootall Weekend Show: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Randy Renaud Show: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- CHOM’s That 80’s Show: 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- Randy Renaud Show: 11:00 pm to 12:00 am
- Jimmy Spencer Show: 12:00 am to 6:00 am
Sundays:
- CHOM Rocks Your Weekend Mornings: 6:00 am to 9:00 am
- The Deep End with Nick Michaels: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
- Electric Brunch with Tootall: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Tootall Weekend Show: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Randy Renaud Show: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
- CHOM’s Black Cat Alley Show: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Little Steven’s Underground Garage: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- Off The Record: 11:00 pm to 12:00 am
- Overnight Rock w/ Brandon: 12:00 am to 5:30 am
The new schedule
Weekdays
- Ted, Kim and Bad Pete in the Morning: 5:30 am to 9:00 am
- Sharon Hyland Show: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- The Electric Lunch Hour: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
- Rob Kemp Show: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Butt Show (Bilal): 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Jo’s Garage with Joanne Vrakas: 8:00 pm to 12:00 am
- Overnight Rock w/ Brandon: 12:00 am to 5:30 am
Saturdays and Sundays are unchanged. Tootall and Randy Renaud aren’t going anywhere.