[3] In 1988, he sued Le Journal de Montréal and Télé-Métropole for libel, when both organizations falsely reported that he was the "prime suspect" after the organization's offices were destroyed by arson.
[5] He left Alliance Quebec in 1989 to become a host for Montreal commercial radio station CJAD,[6] remaining with that station until joining public broadcaster CBC's Cross Country Checkup in 1992.
[2] He transitioned from Checkup in 1994 to become host of Daybreak, the local morning program on the network's Montreal station CBM.
[7] He left the show in 1996,[8] attributing his decision to the fact that as a resident of Hatley, the job required him to either get up at 2:30 a.m. or stay in Montreal away from his family for most of the week.
[9] He then became host of Spirit Connection, a documentary series about faith and spirituality produced by the United Church of Canada for VisionTV.