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Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien OC (born 1928) is 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. In 1990, together with his wife Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, he launched The Business Families Foundation (BFF), a non-profit charitable organization established in Canada to help business families in Canada and abroad.

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  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (Outremont, 12 janvier 1928 - ) est un homme d'affaires canadien. Il était le propriétaire et le PDG de l'entreprise médiatique Télémédia, qu'il a fondée en 1968. Pendant sa présidence, il a acheté plusieurs stations de radio au Québec et en Ontario, lançant des magazines comme , , et les versions canadiennes de ELLE et . En 1990, avec sa conjointe Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, il fonde la Business Families Foundation (BFF), un organisme sans but lucratif fondé au Canada il y a plus de 20 ans afin d’aider les familles en affaires de toute taille. Il fut éduqué à l'Université de Montréal, obtenant un baccalauréat en arts en 1952, et à l'Université Harvard, où il reçut son MBA en 1954. Il était un organisateur-clé lors de l'Exposition universelle de 1967. Beaubien fut président de l' en 1973 et 1974, et il fut le président-fondateur de . Il reçut également un diplôme honorifique en droit à l'Université York en 1979, et il fut introduit dans le temple de la renommée des radiodiffuseurs canadiens en 1994. En 1967, il fut décoré officier de l'Ordre du Canada pour sa contribution au centenaire de la Confédération canadienne en tant que directeur des opérations pour l'Exposition universelle de 1967. (fr)
  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien OC (born 1928) is 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. In 1990, together with his wife Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, 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. Beaubien was chairman of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in 1973 and 1974, and was the founder, president and honorary chairman of participACTION. He was also presented with an honorary degree in law from York University in 1979, and was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1994. In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to Centennial Year as director of operations for the 1967 World Exhibition". (en)
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  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (Outremont, 12 janvier 1928 - ) est un homme d'affaires canadien. Il était le propriétaire et le PDG de l'entreprise médiatique Télémédia, qu'il a fondée en 1968. Pendant sa présidence, il a acheté plusieurs stations de radio au Québec et en Ontario, lançant des magazines comme , , et les versions canadiennes de ELLE et . En 1990, avec sa conjointe Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, il fonde la Business Families Foundation (BFF), un organisme sans but lucratif fondé au Canada il y a plus de 20 ans afin d’aider les familles en affaires de toute taille. (fr)
  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien OC (born 1928) is 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. In 1990, together with his wife Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, he launched The Business Families Foundation (BFF), a non-profit charitable organization established in Canada to help business families in Canada and abroad. (en)
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  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (fr)
  • Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (en)
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