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{{Short description|Canadian radio personality}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Fred Latremouille
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|10|21|mf=y}}<ref>[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php%3Fid%3D438 Latremouille, Fred - Canadian Communications Foundation]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Nanaimo]], [[British Columbia]],
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|03|05|1945|10|21|mf=y}}
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| spouse = Cathy Baldazzi
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'''Fred Latremouille''' (October 21, 1945 – March 5, 2015) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] radio personality and actor.
== Career ==
He began working in broadcasting in Alberta and soon moved to [[Vancouver]], where he began in broadcast radio in 1962 at the age of 17<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hawthorn|first1=Tom|title=Broadcaster Fred Latremouille was a staple of Vancouver airwaves|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/broadcaster-fred-latremouille-was-a-staple-of-vancouver-airwaves/article23570700/|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=20 March 2015}}</ref>. As an actor, he appeared in the movies ''[[A Man, a Woman and a Bank]]'' (1979), ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' (1980), ''[[The Plutonium Incident]]'' (1981) and ''[[Jane Doe (1983 film)|Jane Doe]]'' (1983).<ref name="CBC" /> He worked as an on-air host at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[CFUN-FM|CFUN]], KISS FM, [CHMJ]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hawthorn|first1=Tom|title=Broadcaster Fred Latremouille was a staple of Vancouver airwaves|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/broadcaster-fred-latremouille-was-a-staple-of-vancouver-airwaves/article23570700/|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=20 March 2015}}</ref> and Clear-FM.<ref name="CBC">{{cite web|title=Fred Latremouille, longtime Vancouver radio host, dead at 69|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fred-latremouille-longtime-vancouver-radio-host-dead-at-69-1.2984244|website=CBC|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>▼
He began working in broadcasting in Alberta and soon moved to [[Vancouver]], where he entered radio in 1962 at the age of 17.<ref name="The Globe and Mail">{{cite news|last1=Hawthorn|first1=Tom|title=Broadcaster Fred Latremouille was a staple of Vancouver airwaves|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/broadcaster-fred-latremouille-was-a-staple-of-vancouver-airwaves/article23570700/|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=20 March 2015}}</ref>
In 1967, he acted as co-editor for the newly created ''[[Georgia Straight]]'' alternative weekly newspaper. His role included sidewalk sales and a telephone interview with musician [[John Lennon]].<ref name="The Globe and Mail" /> Latremouille had been replaced by [[Red Robinson]] as the emcee for the Beatles Empire Stadium concert in 1964 due to mononucleosis.<ref name="radiohistory">{{cite web|title=Fred Latremouille Profile|url=http://bcradiohistory.com/Biographies/FredLatrimo1.htm|website=BC Radio History|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref>
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In 2003, he and his wife hosted provincial Premier [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]] for a dinner during their holiday in Hawaii. After leaving, Campbell was charged by Hawaiian police for drunk driving which created controversy in his home province.<ref name="The Globe and Mail" />
In 2006, Latremouille and his wife and longtime co-host Cathy Baldazzi came out of retirement and launched a morning show on Clear-FM.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shelley|first1=Fralic|title=t's Fred and Cathy of old, not old Fred and Cathy|url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=50647134-0317-434b-b243-6c94a038519e|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=Vancouver Sun|date=9 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leary|first1=Joe|title=Where are They Now: Past BC Local Personalities|url=http://www.bcliving.ca/entertainment/where-are-they-now-past-bc-local-personalities|accessdate=30 March 2016|publisher=BC Living|date=12 May 2012}}</ref>
Latremouille was inducted into the [[BC Entertainment Hall of Fame|B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame]] in 2006 and was named to the [[Canadian Association of Broadcasters|Canadian Association of Broadcasters’]] Hall of Fame the following year.<ref name="The Globe and Mail"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Bio|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php%3Fid%3D438|website=Canadian Communications Foundation|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Latremouille was born and raised in [[Vancouver]]. His parents divorced when he was two and his mother later remarried, to writer [[Robert Harlow (writer)|Robert Harlow]].<ref name="The Globe and Mail" /> In his late 20s, Latrermouille was diagnosed with cancer.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1993-04-22|title=Pondering The Vitamin pill|pages=1|work=The Vancouver Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87678164/pondering-the-vitamin-pill/|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref> In 1986, Latremouille married his co-host at CFUN, Cathy Baldazzi.<ref name=":0" /> It was his second marriage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1970-09-25|title=Fred Latremouille -Richmond, British Columbia, Canada 25 Sept 1970|pages=8|work=Richmond Review|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16633208/fred-latremouille-richmond-british/|access-date=2021-10-24}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
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|1979|| ''[[A Man, a Woman and a Bank]]'' || Duty Police Officer ||
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|1983|| ''[[Jane Doe (1983 film)|Jane Doe]]'' || Airport Guard ||
== References ==
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