From 2006 to 2009 he anchored CBC News: Montreal at Six for CBMT, since taking over for Dennis Trudeau in 2006.
[1][2] He studied journalism in New Brunswick where he also worked in community and private radio then joined Radio-Canada Télévision and played university hockey for the Moncton Blue Eagles.
He moved to Manitobato continue to work as a journalist for Radio-Canada-RDI, before returning to Montreal in 1999 where he joined CBC Television.
In September 2009, with the revamping of the newscast to a 90-minute format, Godbout became the senior correspondent for CBC News Montreal, working in the field as a special assignment reporter.
In August 2011, Godbout joined the newly created TVA Sports.