Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien
Canadian proprietor and civil servant (1928–2025)
Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (January 12, 1928 – April 9, 2025) was a Canadian media proprietor, who was chairman and CEO of Telemedia. He founded the company in 1968, and went on to acquire a number of radio stations in Quebec and Ontario, and launched magazines such as Canadian Living, Harrowsmith and the Canadian editions of ELLE and TV Guide.2
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Born Jan 12, 1928, died Apr 9, 2025.1
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Occupation: business executive, media proprietor, businessperson.5
De Gaspé Beaubien was born on January 12, 1928, in Outremont, Quebec. In 1990, together with his wife (the former Nan Bowles O'Connell, an American whom he married in 1956; they have three children), he launched The Business Families Foundation (BFF), a non-profit charitable organization established in Canada to help business families in Canada and abroad.
He was educated at the Université de Montréal, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1952, and at Harvard University, receiving his MBA in 1954. He was also a key organizer behind Expo 67. De Gaspé Beaubien was chairman of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in 1973 and 1974, and was the founder, president and honorary chairman of participACTION.
De Gaspé Beaubien died on April 9, 2025, at the age of 97.
From Wikipedia’s article on Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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