Gino Chouinard almost refused to conduct “Salut Bonjour”.

Gino Chouinard hesitated for a long time before taking over the reins in 2007. hello hello.

Patron, who was then in charge Hello hello weekend For 4 years, made the wrong choice and was afraid to leave a project that worked so well.

“Everything was going well. We changed the program. The program was very successful. […] I said to myself: “It’s dangerous. All of a sudden it’s not going to work during the week,” he told Julie Belanger on Sunday evening as part of a special episode. A good end to the week To mark his departure.

“I needed a boss who called me Lunches One afternoon, the train passes and it is important to jump on it, to convince myself that it passed by merit and not by luck, the presenter continued, thank you for being able to host the show today for so long.

“It’s a great professional satisfaction,” he said.

The festivities are underway

Gino Chouinard will host his last morning show this Friday, 21 years at the helm. hello helloincluding 17 years at the helm of Daily.

The 56-year-old host admitted he felt a mix of conflicting emotions over his imminent departure, saying he was “torn between wanting to achieve something different and continuing on the road. hello hello».

“I go through a lot of different emotions to leave something that I still love and that I still have a lot of affection and care for. I’ll still give of myself. hello helloBut at the same time there are emotions that say it’s time to try something else,” said Gino Soinard on Sunday evening.

Over the past two decades, he has hosted the equivalent of 3,800 mornings with Quebecers.

“It’s a beautiful one ridingA great adventure and it’s ending, at a perfect moment for me,” he continued.