The Blair H. Tetreault Memorial Award
Named in memory of Blair H. Tetreault, who graduated in 1981 from the Broadcasting-Radio and Television program, this fund provides financial assistance to students in the Broadcasting-Television program. Following Blair’s passing in June 2021, his family decided to honour his memory with an award for students who are following in his footsteps in the television broadcasting field. “We wanted to give back because the College – and this program in particular – afforded Blair the opportunity to have such a wonderful career,” said his brother, David Tetreault.
Each year, a second-year student in the Broadcasting-Television program who earned a minimum 3.6 GPA in the first year of the program, and who contributed meaningfully to a sense of collegiality among fellow students, professors, and others involved in the program, will be awarded The Blair H. Tetreault Memorial Award.
“We chose these criteria because Blair was that kind of person,” said Louise Tetreault, Blair’s wife. “He was not only strong technically, he shared a great deal of warmth and collegiality with his crew and made a point of mentoring people just getting started in their career.”
The Blair H. Tetreault Memorial Award effectively extends Blair’s legacy of technical expertise, collegiality, and mentoring in perpetuity.
Please join Blair’s family in supporting Broadcasting – Television students via The Blair H. Tetreault Memorial Award.
About Blair H. Tetreault
Blair graduated in 1981 from the Broadcasting-Radio and Television program, following which he launched a prominent career spanning 40 years. Early in his career, he worked as an editor for news and public affairs programs at Ottawa CTV before transitioning to roles in live sports broadcasting.
Among his many notable successes, Blair covered the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary for CTV, the men’s hockey tournaments at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics for CBS, and later worked in various broadcasting roles on NHL hockey games and on major soccer tournaments across North America. He and his crew won Emmy Awards for their coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics and the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in 2015.
Blair was widely respected and admired in the television broadcasting industry for his technical expertise, collegiality, and his desire to mentor younger members in the industry.