Jury

Valérie Lessard                                              President of the jury 2011  and arts editor Le Droit   

Since 2002, Valérie has been the Arts Editor for the LeDroit newspaper. She is an assiduous collaborator of the Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light.  

Stu Schwartz                                                    Host Majic 100  

Stu co-hosts the morning show with Angie Poirier on Majic 100, and is the PA announcer for the Ottawa Senators. "These are the best fireworks you'll ever see and to hear them with the music is an amazing experience!"

Alexandre Dubé                                                       Journalist  TVA Gatineau Ottawa

In addition to his journalistic work for TVA Gatineau-Ottawa, he occasionally hosts the VTélé newsletter. A true passionate for communications, he also works as a news anchor on various radio stations in Outaouais. Alexandre is in his second year as a member of the Sound of Light  jury. 

Chantal Plouffe                                                Weather Reporter au Téléjournal de Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau etLe monde selon Mathieu à la Première Chaîne

Growing up on a dairy farm in L’Ange Gardien area, in Outaouais, Chantal always had to worry about the weather. Arriving at Radio-Canada in August 2010, it is with great pleasure that she presents to you, everyday, everything you need to know about the weather. Hopefully, Chantal can reserve us many evenings under clear skies so we can fully appreciate the beauty of the fireworks.

Jean-François Thorne                                          Host CKOI 104,7                                                     

A native from Chicoutimi in the Saguenay, Jean-François has worked in various radio stations as host and disc-jockey for nearly 15 years. He is now happy to host the Ultime Week-End on 104, 7 CKOI Outaouais. Having recently moved in Outaouais, Jean-François will be participating as a jury member of the Sound of Light for the first time.

 Patrick Chénier                                                        Senior account Executive Ottawa Sun      

Patrick has been with Sun Media Ottawa for the last 14 years. He is also the owner of Craz E Crew  Entertainement an internationally established action sports entertainement company for more than 20 years.                              

Max Keeping
Community Ambassador

Max is CTV-Ottawa’s Community Ambassador in more than 200 annual activities held during numerous popular and charitable events. He has helped raise more than 100 million $ for different causes during his 37 years as a very active member of the CTV Ottawa team.

He has been one of the most loyal Sound of Light supporter from its inception in 1996.

Marie-Claude Morin
Host

Even in highshcool, Marie-Claude already knew that she’d be talking for a living.  But it’s after a trip to Europe that her radio career really took off and she hasn’t looked back since!
She finally decided to settle down in the Outaouais in 2000 and has been the voice the listeners of RockDétente 94,9 like to listen to since then.