Fred Latremouille (October 21, 1945 – March 5, 2015) was a

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radio personality and actor.

Career

He began working in broadcasting in Alberta at CKYL in

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, and soon moved to

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, where he entered radio there in 1962 at the age of 17. In 1967, he acted as co-editor for the newly created ''

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'' alternative weekly newspaper. His role included sidewalk sales and a telephone interview with musician

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. Latremouille had been replaced by

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as the emcee for the Beatles Empire Stadium concert in 1964 due to mononucleosis. Fred and Red were also hosts of the TV series '' Lets Go'', later part of the Canada-wide series ''

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''. As an actor, he appeared in the movies '' A Man, a Woman and a Bank'' (1979), '' The Changeling'' (1980), '' The Plutonium Incident'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1983). He worked as an on-air host at the

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, CFUN, KISS FM,

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and Clear-FM. In 2003, he and his wife hosted provincial Premier 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. In 2006, Latremouille and his wife and longtime co-host Cathy Baldazzi came out of retirement and launched a morning show on Clear-FM. Latremouille was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2006 and was named to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame the following year.

Personal life

Latremouille was born and raised in

. His parents divorced when he was two and his mother later remarried, to writer Robert Harlow. In his late 20s, Latremouille was diagnosed with cancer. In 1986, Latremouille married his co-host at CFUN, Cathy Baldazzi. It was his second marriage.

Filmography

References

External links

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Bio at citizenfreak.com
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