Anne-Marie Withenshaw
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Anne-Marie Withenshaw is a Canadian
television and radio personality, based out of Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada.
Withenshaw graduated from Concordia University
with a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Communications Studies.
She started working on MuchMusic
's French sister station, MusiquePlus
, as a VJ in 1998, and remained there until 2002. While at MusiquePlus, she hosted Fax, a weekly music news show, L'Artiste du Mois, and Buzzé le Quiz Rock, a music game show.
She then moved on to French Canadian network television, as a reporter on TQS
' long-standing daily entertainment program Flash. After leaving Flash in 2005 to host 'La Fosse Aux Lionnes', a daily current affairs talk-show on Radio-Canada(SRC-CBC) for one season, she returned to Flash to serve as their new host in the fall of 2006. The show was a daily 30 minute entertainment program offering a mix of local and international stories in both French and English. Although the show aired live from TQS
' studios, she often hosted the show from various locations around the world, such as movie premieres, The Oscars, The Grammys or the Cannes Film Festival
.
She currently hosts the celebrity interview and restaurant guide "Guide Resto Voir" on travel channel Évasion (2009–2010), and put out two restaurant guides of the same name, and is one of the four hosts of the highly popular C'est Juste de la TV, on ARTV (2008–2010).
Parallel to her TV career, she's worked as a radio host since 1997. From 1999 to 2005, she hosted the weekly countdown show on the Energie network. Then, in 2007, she host a daily radio show called Le Withenshow, on CKOI-FM
96.9 FM. Until 2010, she was a part of the CKOI-FM
morning show (Juste pour le fun) and Midi Morency. In the summer of 2010, she began hosting "AM", on Radio-Canada (SRC-CBC), a daily radio talk show airing across Canada every morning from 9 to 11 (repeating every night from 8PM to 10PM). You can also hear her English Language radio show Saturdays on The Q.
Canada
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television and radio personality, based out of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada.
Withenshaw graduated from Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
with a Bachelor of Arts & Science in Communications Studies.
She started working on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
's French sister station, MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax...
, as a VJ in 1998, and remained there until 2002. While at MusiquePlus, she hosted Fax, a weekly music news show, L'Artiste du Mois, and Buzzé le Quiz Rock, a music game show.
She then moved on to French Canadian network television, as a reporter on TQS
Tqs
V is a Canadian privately-owned French-language television network. The network has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations existing throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick...
' long-standing daily entertainment program Flash. After leaving Flash in 2005 to host 'La Fosse Aux Lionnes', a daily current affairs talk-show on Radio-Canada(SRC-CBC) for one season, she returned to Flash to serve as their new host in the fall of 2006. The show was a daily 30 minute entertainment program offering a mix of local and international stories in both French and English. Although the show aired live from TQS
Tqs
V is a Canadian privately-owned French-language television network. The network has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations existing throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick...
' studios, she often hosted the show from various locations around the world, such as movie premieres, The Oscars, The Grammys or the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
She currently hosts the celebrity interview and restaurant guide "Guide Resto Voir" on travel channel Évasion (2009–2010), and put out two restaurant guides of the same name, and is one of the four hosts of the highly popular C'est Juste de la TV, on ARTV (2008–2010).
Parallel to her TV career, she's worked as a radio host since 1997. From 1999 to 2005, she hosted the weekly countdown show on the Energie network. Then, in 2007, she host a daily radio show called Le Withenshow, on CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz from the roof of the CIBC Tower in Downtown Montreal with an effective radiated power of 307,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
96.9 FM. Until 2010, she was a part of the CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM
CKOI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz from the roof of the CIBC Tower in Downtown Montreal with an effective radiated power of 307,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
morning show (Juste pour le fun) and Midi Morency. In the summer of 2010, she began hosting "AM", on Radio-Canada (SRC-CBC), a daily radio talk show airing across Canada every morning from 9 to 11 (repeating every night from 8PM to 10PM). You can also hear her English Language radio show Saturdays on The Q.