René Homier-Roy
René Homier-Roy | |
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Homier-Roy in 2015 | |
| Born | 5 April 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 14 September 2025 (aged 85) |
| Education | McGill University University of Ottawa Université de Montréal |
| Occupations | Journalist, television presenter |
René Homier-Roy (5 April 1940 – 14 September 2025) was a Canadian journalist and television presenter.[1]
Life and career
Born in Montreal on 5 April 1940, Homier-Roy was born to parents Émilien Roy and Rolande Homier. He studied architecture at McGill University and political science at the University of Ottawa and the Université de Montréal.[2][3] From 1969 to 1973, he worked for La Presse[4] before founding the magazine Nous in 1973. He then worked as a freelancer, contributing to Châtelaine, TV Hebdo, and L'actualité. From 1989 to 1993, he presented La Bande des six alongside Marie-France Bazzo, Dany Laferrière, Nathalie Petrowski, and Georges-Hébert Germain.[5] In 1995, he became a film critic for TQS.[6]
In July 2012, Homier-Roy came out as a gay man following the death of his partner, Pierre Morin.[7][8] In April 2013, he announced that he would be retiring from television at the end of the season of Radio-Canada's C'est bien meilleur le matin.[9][10]
Homier-Roy died on 14 September 2025, at the age of 85.[11]
References
- ^ Rioux, Charles (14 September 2025). "L'animateur et critique René Homier-Roy est décédé". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "René Homier-Roy". Fantasia Festival (in French). Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Ducharme, André (10 March 2013). "René Homier-Roy : «Je suis pour la ventilation extrême!»". L'actualité (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Cassivi, Marc (26 October 2007). "L'esprit critique de René Homier-Roy". radioreveil.com (in French). Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "La Bande des six". Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "René Homier-Roy". Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Boullé, Denis-Daniel (24 July 2012). "Pierre Morin et René Homier-Roy Sortie du placard sous le signe de la tristesse". Fugues (in French). Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "L'animateur René Homier-Roy perd son conjoint". etre.net (in French). 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "René Homier-Roy quitte la barre de son émission matinale". Radio-Canada (in French). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Rioux, Charles (9 June 2025). "René Homier-Roy accroche son micro après 27 ans à la radio de Radio-Canada". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Boulanger, Luc (14 September 2025). "Le doyen des ondes s'est éteint". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2025.