Gord Martineau
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Gord Martineau is a Canadian
television journalist
.
Martineau is the senior anchor of Citytv
's CityNews
(formerly CityPulse) newscast in Toronto
. He has been with the station since its inception, except for a few weeks in 1980 when he moved to Global Television Network
as a news co-anchor for CIII. The job did not work out, so Martineau returned to CityPulse. He also briefly worked for CFTO-TV
in Toronto around that time, and before coming to CITY, he was the weekend anchor of Pulse on CFCF-TV
in Montreal.
Martineau has also appeared as a news anchor in a few movies filmed in Toronto, including Undue Influence
, Dirty Work, and Urban Legend
.
In April 2007, Gord Martineau received a lifetime achievement award from the RTNDA for 40 years in broadcasting. 30 of those years were at his current home, Citytv Toronto.
Noted for outstanding charity work, Gord Martineau has been associated with the Kidney Foundation, the Kid's Helpline, the Fred Victor Centre, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Ireland Fund and most notably, the Herbie Fund where he has personally escorted children in need of life-saving surgery from countries as far away as the Philippines to superlative care at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Since 1988, Gord has been married to Sharon Martineau (née Havrot) and they have 2 children, Julia who attends McGill University and is currently working for Lulu Magazine, and Taylor who will attend Dalhousie University in Halifax.
, in which Martineau made a number of crude sexual remarks—including referring to Roch Voisine
as a Pepsi
(an outdated derogatory term for French Canadian
s) and a "homo", and asserting that Martineau's penis
was more newsworthy than an item on Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient—while taping a news bumper with now former co-anchor Anne Mroczkowski
.
Martineau and Stephen Hurlbut, CHUM Limited
's vice-president of news programming, issued a statement http://web.archive.org/web/20041010005101/toronto.citytv.com/statement/ regarding the tape. Martineau said:
Martineau never apologized on air, or ever mentioned the incident on the daily broadcast.
Newsroom professionals, however, commiserated with Martineau, noting that "gallows humour" is par for the course, "de rigueur" in dealing with the gritty, dirty and heart-wrenching news stories daily confronted by journalists.
Canada
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television journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Martineau is the senior anchor of Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
's CityNews
CityNews
CityNews is the title of local television newscasts currently seen on CITY-TV Toronto, Canada. It premiered on September 12, 1977 under the name CityPulse, then spread to Citytv stations in other cities across Canada. Due to severe financial issues, as of January 19, 2010, the only station that...
(formerly CityPulse) newscast in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. He has been with the station since its inception, except for a few weeks in 1980 when he moved to Global Television Network
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
as a news co-anchor for CIII. The job did not work out, so Martineau returned to CityPulse. He also briefly worked for CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
in Toronto around that time, and before coming to CITY, he was the weekend anchor of Pulse on CFCF-TV
CFCF-TV
CFCF-DT is a CTV-owned and operated station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
in Montreal.
Martineau has also appeared as a news anchor in a few movies filmed in Toronto, including Undue Influence
Undue influence
Undue influence is an equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person. It is where free will to bargain is not possible.-Undue influence in contract law:...
, Dirty Work, and Urban Legend
Urban Legend (film)
Urban Legend is a 1998 horror film starring Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Michael Rosenbaum, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Loretta Devine, Robert Englund, John Neville, Joshua Jackson, Regina King, and Tara Reid...
.
In April 2007, Gord Martineau received a lifetime achievement award from the RTNDA for 40 years in broadcasting. 30 of those years were at his current home, Citytv Toronto.
Noted for outstanding charity work, Gord Martineau has been associated with the Kidney Foundation, the Kid's Helpline, the Fred Victor Centre, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Ireland Fund and most notably, the Herbie Fund where he has personally escorted children in need of life-saving surgery from countries as far away as the Philippines to superlative care at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Since 1988, Gord has been married to Sharon Martineau (née Havrot) and they have 2 children, Julia who attends McGill University and is currently working for Lulu Magazine, and Taylor who will attend Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Video of Martineau
In 2004, a CityPulse news clip was anonymously released on the internetInternet
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, in which Martineau made a number of crude sexual remarks—including referring to Roch Voisine
Roch Voisine
Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, OC better known as Roch Voisine, is a Canadian Acadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host...
as a Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
(an outdated derogatory term for French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
s) and a "homo", and asserting that Martineau's penis
Penis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
was more newsworthy than an item on Ontario's first pancreas transplant recipient—while taping a news bumper with now former co-anchor Anne Mroczkowski
Anne Mroczkowski
Anne Mroczkowski is a Canadian TV reporter and news anchor. She is currently co-anchor of Global News Hour, along with Leslie Roberts, a job she started on June 1, 2010....
.
Martineau and Stephen Hurlbut, CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
's vice-president of news programming, issued a statement http://web.archive.org/web/20041010005101/toronto.citytv.com/statement/ regarding the tape. Martineau said:
Martineau never apologized on air, or ever mentioned the incident on the daily broadcast.
Newsroom professionals, however, commiserated with Martineau, noting that "gallows humour" is par for the course, "de rigueur" in dealing with the gritty, dirty and heart-wrenching news stories daily confronted by journalists.