Joseph-Alphonse Ouimet , CC (June 12, 1908 – December 20, 1988) was a Canadian television pioneer and president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) from 1958 to 1967.
4-578: Ouimet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alphonse Ouimet (1908–1988), Canadian television pioneer and president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) David Ouimet , American musician and artist Francis Ouimet (1893–1967), American amateur golfer François Ouimet (born 1959), Canadian politician Gédéon Ouimet (1823–1905), French Canadian politician Jean Ouimet (born 1954), Québécois politician and
8-529: A degree in electrical engineering from McGill University in 1932. In 1932, he helped design, build, and demonstrate the first Canadian television set. In 1934, he joined the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, which became the CBC, and was responsible for setting up and running CBC's national radio service. He was involved in launching television broadcasting on the CBC. After retiring from
12-508: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ouimet&oldid=996849094 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alphonse Ouimet Born in Montreal , Ouimet received
16-471: The president of Naviga-Cité, a multimedia company Joseph-Aldric Ouimet (1848–1916), Canadian politician from Quenec Léo-Ernest Ouimet (1877–1972), Canadian film pioneer Matt Ouimet , American chief executive See also [ edit ] Ouimet Canyon , a gorge in northern Ontario, Canada Ouimette , a surname [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ouimet . If an internal link intending to refer to
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