Every week in his weekend notebook, The newspaper presents significant moments in an artist’s career as well as some souvenir photos.
Great radio finish
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In the summer of 1999, Josée, 30, welcomed the Journal team to her home on the south coast for our Cahier apartment. It was then the beginning of the great daily radio adventure, midday with Peter MacLeod on La Belle and Macleod on 94.3 (CKMF/Énergie). She also hosted the show Pas si béte que ça on TQS.
The wind in your sails
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Almost 25 years ago, in November 1999, Josée shared some delicious and healthy culinary tips in an interview and even revealed her favorite dip recipe. It was the first fall return of the duo she formed at CKMF with Peter MacLeod, La belle et MacLeod. The very popular show runs until 2003.
Inseparable for 20 years
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At the Les Olivier gala in 2005 with her partner Louis-Philippe Rivard, a notable writer of 30 years who would become the father of her two youngest daughters. They worked closely together for years before falling in love in 2003. Despite the trials, they still love each other just as much and now share the same stage.
sense of humor
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The young woman from Jonquière, known for her wit, has appeared in several television shows including Deux Filles le Matin, Sucré salé and Duo. On the radio there are La Belle and MacLeod, but also Les Midis de Véro with Véronique Cloutier on Rythme-FM. Today, despite being hit twice with fewer words, Josée has retained her famous punching instincts.
Thunder Duo
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With Peter, with whom she shared the microphone for five years, at lunchtime on the show La Belle et MacLeod. Together they’ll do some serious stunts, most notably in 2000, when the two hosts and their staff (including her now-boyfriend) hosted the show naked and also took calls from naked listeners.
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♦ Josée and her partner Louis-Philippe Rivard are touring Quebec with their new conference Be your best friend, a brilliant evening to laugh a lot and take a positive look at your own life. They will celebrate the 500the Conference of their careers on October 26th at the Governor Hotels in Trois-Rivières. “Being your best friend means stopping putting obstacles in your way and doing what you have to do to make (her) happy.” » All dates can be found at joseeboudreault.com.
♦ Josée and Louis-Philippe offer several conferences. Together they are the authors of several best-selling books on personal growth, including Be your best friend…Recover after the ordeale and Even we get on our nerves sometimes. See joseeboudreault.com
♦ Josée, an example of courage and resilience, suffered a stroke in her sleep in 2016, followed by a second one in 2017. She has not lost any of her enthusiasm. She is the mother of three daughters, Chloé, Annabelle and Flavie.