Hi, welcome to CBC.
Yes, just like I said, I'm taking you along to the office.
I never hide that Renée and I have been working at CBC for over thirty two years.
Yes, in this big building.
But don't get all excited, we don't have a nice view of downtown.
No, from the beginning, we've been working in the basement.
Yes, without any windows...
But if you have been following me for a while you know that I'm an outlier.
And even if this is the main office of the French television in Canada, well, Renée and I are working for the local English newscast in Montreal.
This is the CBC newsroom.
If you don't know what CBC means, well, it's the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
I've been working for the English newscast for the past twenty nine years; a little less for Renée.
And I know what you're saying right now; no way this guy has been working in an English environment for almost thirty years, and, his English still sucks.
But yes.
And here's the reason why.
As a member of the technical team, I don't really need to speak English; just understand it.
And some of our reporters, need to practice their French.
Here, I am working with Kate, editing one of the day's stories.
When we started working here, we were working on those big Video tape recorders.
The video was recorded on two inch tapes.
Sorry, they tore apart the museum so I can't show you the actual VTR we were working with.
But in our own archives, we still have a picture of Renée working on an AVR1.
I think she's smiling because we weren't married yet.
But before you ask, no we didn't meet at the office.
We shared the same locker in college.
But over the years, the equipment evolved.
We used to work with betamax VCR, similar to this one, up until two thousand and two.
Now, all the editing is done on a non-linear system.
But using an old archive tape with my initials on it always brings a smile to my face.
Those were from the beginning of the nineties.
But for more than fifteen years, we've been working every second week in the ingest suite.
One week Renée's there, the next one, it's me.
This is the Ingest, even if it's labelled Super Ingest.
As you can see, everything here is super; even the staff.
I bet you're asking yourself if we have something other than news in this big building.
And yes, on top of the French huge newsroom, way bigger than ours, there are still some productions.
That's the reason why we have a set construction workshop.
OK, after several budget cuts, they're not many people working there; but the tools are still there.
With this amount of space and tools, they were able to make very nice things.
One thing for sure, their band saw is WAY bigger than mine...
There you can also find these wall textures.
With those, they can mold a plastic sheet with any texture.
Even after all those years, I'm still impressed when I look at this.
Also after all those years, I managed to do something interesting enough to be in front of the camera and not behind.
So here's a little story our late night anchor did about me.
Alain Vaillancourt has been editing TV stories here at CBC for 32 years.
He's a star in our eyes but because of another one of his talents, he's become something of a superstar internationaly. Nancy Wood has his story.
For decades Alain Vaillancourt has been a wiz editing people's reports.
A few years back, he decided he wanted to try something that would last longer than a typical news cycle.
He started woodworking and carved a path to become a world famous youtube star.
The Woodpecker, or in French, Le Gosseux d'Bois.
Vaillancourt has 114,000 subscribers to his Youtube channel.
His videos have 21 million views. And a legion of devoted fans; especially in Europe.
And yet, Vaillancourt is pretty new to the craft. When he turned to Youtube for help in getting started a few years back, he noticed something.
« I was watching videos, a lot of videos and none of them were in French. »
He became a pioneer.
« I just have to laugh after seeing how bad it is»
Vaillancourt's videos are sometimes hilariously honest about how woodworking sometimes doesn't work.
«People are happy that I leave all the mistakes I make and I make a lot of mistakes you know »
He puts his professional training to good use. It's that pride in workmanship that makes his work so good.
« I didn't want anybody at work teasing me like you made a (terrible video) Yes Haha! »
And then there's the accent.
« When I do my videos in English, I have this bad accent. When I do my videos in French, they all think I have this canadian accent and they love it you know? »
Vaillancourt's wife Renée Gauthier, also a CBC editor, is a valuable part of the team.
« It's incredible the response people have toward us. You know, they think we are international stars! I think we come just behind Céline Dion. »
So two years ago, they took a plane for the first time in their lives and headed to Europe.
They met hundreds of fans in person. Now, both are retiring from the CBC.
« All this experience, for both of them, is gone for us. It will go with them but I wish them the best. »
And his hobby, or vocation, will take a larger role.
« Cause I like to share my knowledge or what I do with other people.
Sometimes I receive emails that people say look at this picture. I did it because you made it.
I used your plan. I modified it. But it's mostly because you did it, that I did it. »
And he and Gauthier are heading back to Europe. To reconnect with those who share their passion.
Nancy Wood CBC News Montreal
And Frank I hear that some of the legions of his fans are flollowing tonight n Facebook from Europe watchig the show to see Alain cause he is a big superstar on Youtube.
Yeah yeah he is. We're going to try to get him to Italy as well (Debra good idea, good idea!) as he goes to Paris this summer and maybe you know go t Italy and yeah he puts on a great show...
Well it was a bitter sweet day here at CBC Montreal we say goodbye to two very special members of our team who work magic behind the scenes.
Our video editors Renée Gauthier and Alain Vaillancourt are retiring after 32 years with the CBC.
And they don't just work together, they're actually married too and they're looking forward to some really great new adventures.
Alain is a Youtube star with his very own woodworking channel so they're both going to continue working on that
and I personaly want to thank them so much for putting our stories together all these years and we all, here at CBC, wish them the very best.
It's not going to be the same without them Frank.
That's right. Especially Alain's sneeze. When he sneezes...
It's legendary! The whole newsroom hears it!
Loudest sneeze I've ever heard. He gets the Guiness book of record for the loud loudest sneeze
And like you hear, today is a special day for Renée and me.
Not because we're on vacation in France, not because it's the one hundred and fifty first anniversary of Canada,
but rather because it's our first official day of retirement
Yes, after more than thirty two years, we've decided to have less stress in our life.
This might not be obvious to you, but live TV is quite stressful.
So, starting today, I can focus more on my YouTube channel.
But right now, I really don't know what will be the changes.
I just can guess there will be some.
But a retirement from CBC doesn't mean a retirement from The Woodpecker; so I hope to see you again for more episodes of The Woodpecker.
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