Gino Chouinard almost refused to host “Salut Bonjour”

Gino Chouinard hesitated for a long time before taking over the team in 2007 Hello good Morning.

The host who was in charge at the time Hello hello weekend For 4 years, I was afraid to make the wrong decision and leave a project that was doing well.

“Everything was going well. We repositioned the show. The show was very successful. […] “It's dangerous,” I said to myself. “Suddenly he wasn't working during the week anymore,” he told Julie Belanger Sunday evening as part of a special episode of ” It's a good end to the week On the occasion of his passing.

“It took a boss who invited me lunch One afternoon to convince myself that the train was passing, and it was important to jump on it, and it was not passing by luck, it was passing by merit,” the host continued, today grateful that he has been able to host the show for so long.

“It's great professional satisfaction,” he added.

Celebrations are underway

Gino Chouinard will host his final morning show on Friday, after spending 21 years at the helm. Hello good Morningincluding 17 years at the helm of the daily newspaper.

The 56-year-old host admitted to feeling a mix of conflicting emotions regarding his impending departure, saying he was “torn between wanting to achieve something different and continuing on the path with… Hello good Morning“.

“I'm going through really different feelings, between leaving something that I still love and still having a lot of affection and care. I'm still giving myself to Hello good Morning“But at the same time there are feelings that tell me that it might be time to try something else,” said Gino Chouinard on Sunday evening.

Over the past two decades, the host has accompanied Quebecers on their morning routine for the equivalent of 3,800 mornings.

“she is beautiful WrinklesIt's a wonderful adventure and it ends, I think, at a perfect moment for me.