Yvon Pedneault children: Does Yvon Pedneault have kids?

A prominent character in Quebec’s sports media landscape, Yvon Pedneault, died at the age of 77 following a month-long struggle with cancer.

Yvon Pedneault’s career in sports writing saw a number of turning points. He began writing about bowling for a local Chicoutimi newspaper in 1965 and quickly rose the ranks, eventually taking the position of sports editor for Progrès-Dimanche.

The articles Pedneault published in La Presse and Le Journal de Montréal demonstrated his flexibility. Being the only person to work full-time for all three of Montreal’s French-language newspapers and all of the regional French-language television stations that carried Canadiens games, he made history.

Notably, he was on the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee and received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award.

Yvon Pedneault children: Does Yvon Pedneault have kids?

Two children, a son and a daughter, were born to Pedneault. His son, CTV News journalist Marc Pedneault, is a writer.
Marie-Eve Pedneault, his daughter, is a lawyer.

Respected for his journalism, Pedneault significantly influenced Canadian media.
He will be remembered for his commitment to his profession, his fair and impartial reporting, and his adept interviewing.