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Benoît Dutrizac (born September 2, 1961) is a
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journalist and commentator based in
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. He is best known as a television host in the 2000s, associated with the news-oriented talk shows ''Les Francs-Tireurs'' for
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and ''Dutrizac'' for TQS. He subsequently joined
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, for whom he hosted a daily
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show. In this role he earned a reputation as a
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,. Dutrizac left CHMP-FM in 2017. The following year he joined QUB,
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's new
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startup, as a morning host.Michel Saba, "Benoît Dutrizac prendra la barre de la matinale de la nouvelle webradio QUB".
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, October 4, 2018.


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