Her father's best friend, author Pierre Berton, was influential in her life, exposing Gabereau to the greatest intellectuals and stars of the 1950s and 1960s.
In January 1986 she announced that she would be leaving the show at the end of the season to pursue other interests;[11] she was ultimately convinced to change her mind and remain with the network, although her show moved to a weekly airing on Saturdays and its nightly time slot was taken over by Stan Carew's new Prime Time.
[15] She published an autobiography, This Won't Hurt a Bit,[16] and a cookbook collecting some of her favourite recipes sent in by her CBC radio listeners.
[17] In 2005, she was named by ACTRA as the recipient of its John Drainie Award for lifetime achievement in Canadian broadcasting.
[15] She makes regular fundraising appearances on the Knowledge Network and is a three-time ACTRA Award winner for best radio host-interviewer.