Richard Pound – accepting a new challenge with the Foundation of Greater Montreal The Montrealer August 1, 2011 5331 He swam as a finalist in the 1960 Olympics, won a Gold, 2 Silver and Bronze medals in the ’62 Commonwealth Games, graduated with degrees in Commerce, Arts and Law, developed a successful law career, served in v...
Just For Laughs – the world’s greatest comedy festival The Montrealer July 1, 2011 7802 With over 2 million visitors each summer, Just For Laughs has become the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival. Talent agents, television producers and impresarios have discovered performers like...
The Montreal International Jazz Festival – there’ll be music in the streets The Montrealer June 1, 2011 3370 The Montreal International Jazz Festival is going into its 32nd season, and once again the organizers are offering a huge variety of music to suit most musical tastes. Jazz aficionados will be pleased to know ...
Andy Nulman – from Just For Laughs to Airborne and back again The Montrealer May 1, 2011 6400 Ordering pizzas to be delivered to his room #208 at 2505 Côte Vertu wouldn't be particularly unusual; but in this case Andy Nulman's apartment #208 happened to be his classroom at Sir Winston Churchill High Sch...
Joey Saputo – giving back to the community The Montrealer April 1, 2011 4158 Joey Saputo is the kind of guy you'd like to have as a next door neighbour; solid, trustworthy, and deeply committed to his family. What may not be obvious is that the man who created The Impact, Montreal's suc...
Rod Stewart – from rock ‘n’ roll to the American Songbook The Montrealer March 1, 2011 3244 His music career began inauspiciously as a harmonica player and part-time singer for various London bands. Five decades later and more than 100 million records sold worldwide, the uniquely husky-voiced Rod Stew...
Lori Graham – Montreal’s favourite weather presenter The Montrealer February 1, 2011 51821 The lights went out on January 8, 1998… and they didn’t come back on for over a week. “The Weather” reports for those pockets of Montreal where people still had power instantly became headline news. Montrealers...
Looking back at cover story highlights The Montrealer January 1, 2011 2852 I’m fortunate to be able to meet many interesting people for The Montrealer cover story interviews. The conversations always reveal something unexpected; sometimes humorous, and occasionally a poignant moment t...
Susie Arioli – jazz singer extraordinaire The Montrealer December 1, 2010 5565 “I’ve always had a way that I like to sing. I wanted to sing the melody without being drowned out by the music. When I realized that, that’s when I decided to sing jazz.” I’m in conversation with Susie Ario...
Louise Penny – from CBC Radio to The New York Times Best Seller list The Montrealer November 1, 2010 12025 I’m visiting with mystery author Louise Penny and her husband Michael Whitehead, discussing her success. Michael leans forward and shows us the screen of his Blackberry – Louise Penny’s Bury Your Dead is listed...
