Alain Stanké
{{Short description|Canadian journalist (born 1934)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|06|11}}
| birth_place = Kaunas, Lithuania
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| awards = Order of Canada
National Order of Quebec
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Alain Stanké (né Aloyzas-Vytas Stankevicius), {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|CQ}} (born June 11, 1934) is a Canadian francophone television and radio host and commentator, writer, editor, producer, interviewer and journalist.{{cite web|url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3845|title=Order of Canada citation}} Born in Kaunas (Lithuania), he immigrated to Montreal in 1951.
Honours
In 1998, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for being a "multi-talented individual, who has both entertained and challenged us throughout his career". In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.{{cite web|url=http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=1693 |title=National Order of Quebec citation |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065413/http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=1693 |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}
References
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External links
- [http://alainstanke.com/ Official site] (In French)
- [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5186641&new=-8585982134345967850 Alain Stanké fonds (R15713)] at Library and Archives Canada
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Category:Lithuanian emigrants to Canada
Category:Knights of the National Order of Quebec
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Journalists from Quebec
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