Émile Gardaz (29 August 1931, Échallens,

Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms ...

- 19 December 2007) was a Swiss radio moderator and author, working for Radio suisse romande since 1955. He was the father of comedian Sophie Gardaz. Ten years before his death, in 1997, he was, with

Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...

, among the personalities when the township of

Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The orac ...

appointed the renowned

environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...

Franz Weber a Citoyen d'honneur.

Works

Radio

*Derrière les fagots *Mardi les gars avec Michel Dénériaz *Demain-Dimanche *adventures of

Oin-Oin Oin-Oin is a character of Swiss folklore in the Romandy, somewhat comparable to Till Eulenspiegel. Oin-oin is a simpleton who still manages to get out of difficulties with humour and a unique sense of retort. From 1958, Oin-oin was played on radio ...

Books

*''Frères comme ça'', CRV, 1970. *''Le pays d'Echallens'', 1977. *''Passerelle des jours : soixante mois de poésie pour accompagner des photographies de Marcel Imsand'', Bertil Galland, 1981. *''Neuchâtel en eaux douces: le lac de Neuchâtel'', Fabrique de Tabac réunies, 1981. *''Croix du Sud'',

Théâtre du Jorat The Théâtre du Jorat, inaugurated 9 May 1908, is a theater hall located in the Vaud commune of Mézières, Switzerland, about 20 km from Lausanne, in the Jorat region. Description The Théâtre du Jorat was established by René Morax in ...

, 1985. *''Le moulin à sable'', éd. de la Passerelle, 1985. *''L'horizon réclamé'', Fondation Pré vert du Signal de Bougy, 1986. *''Les petites boréales'', éd. de la Passerelle, 1990. (poems) *''Contes courants'', éd. Bastian, 1994. *''La courte échelle'', éd. de la Passerelle, 1995. (poems) *''La clé du temps'', éd. Scriptar, 1995. *''Escales au pays : l'oreille à la porte'', Éditions Cabédita, 1997. *''Fête du blé et du pain'', éd. Vie Art Cité, 1998. *''Gros de Vaud'', L'Echo du Gros-de-Vaud, 1999.

Music

*some 600 songs *

Refrain A refrain (from Vulgar Latin ''refringere'', "to repeat", and later from Old French ''refraindre'') is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry — the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the v ...

, music by Géo Voumard, sung by

Lys Assia Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 ...

, first place at the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

Works

Radio

Books

Music

Further reading