Richard Garneau, CM CQ (July 15, 1930 – January 20, 2013) was a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec.
[1] Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was best known as the host of La Soirée du hockey, the very popular ice hockey television show in French Canada.
He was scheduled to participate in the broadcasts of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
In 1999, he was awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame "in recognition of his long-time work as a colour commentator on French hockey telecasts".
[2] In 2000, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.