Ferdinand Biondi, CM CQ (1909 – September 5, 1998) was a French Canadian radio broadcaster.
Ferdinand Biondi | |
|---|---|
 Ferdinand Biondi in 1928. | |
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 1998 (aged 88–89) |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Career | |
| Station | CKAC |
| Country | Canada |
In 1936, he joined the Montreal radio station CKAC, where he would hold the positions of announcer, editor, producer, special programming director, senior producer, artistic director and news and public affairs director. He left in 1965, to become the Secretary-General of the Holy Cross Fathers at Saint Joseph's Oratory. In 1967, became the assistant to the Chairman of the Greater Montreal Arts Council and from 1976 to 1982 he was the Secretary General of the Montreal Arts Council.[1]
In 1985, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[2] In 1987, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for having "promoted the development of a Canadian private broadcasting system with ingenuity and dedication".[3] In 1983, he was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. After his death in 1998, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[4]
References
edit- ^ Canadian Communications Foundation profile
- ^ "Ferdinand Biondi - Chevalier (1985)" (in French). Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Order of Canada citation". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.