Big news this morning from TVA: after thinking it over for a long time, Gino Chouinard has announced that he will leave the helm of Hi hello in June 2024.
The host confirmed this Tuesday morning to his loyal viewers during the morning show he pilots for a 16e saison.
“My wonderful adventure with the big family of Hi hello will stop in the summer of 2024, because it’s time for me to devote time to the new projects I have in mind. This is an important decision that I had to take after 20 years in office. Despite the few shortened nights, I especially remember thousands of happy mornings,” said Gino Chouinard.
“I know you will miss me as will the big family of Health. Until then, we still have time to enjoy beautiful moments together. Thank you for your loyalty!” he continued.
He said that by announcing it so early, it allowed him to begin his mourning. His collaborators, who form a family with him, surrounded him to say good words to him, some barely holding back their sobs. Gino, he shed a few tears in front of a stage full of people who came to applaud him. He spoke of a “demanding” tenure he wanted to end while “he was still enjoying it”.
After getting up in the middle of the night for more than two decades, he can also be proud of having accompanied viewers every day for four hours of live television. All with great love and respect for the general public, its guests and its collaborators. This affection was reflected in the 14 Artis trophies obtained successively for the title of best animator in the service program category. This means that Gino Chouinard’s successor will have big shoes to fill.
“My children have never seen me do anything else,” he said with a smile.
According to other figures revealed by the channel, Gino Chouinard will have carried out more than 10,000 interviews at Hi hello and, as of November 29, it has amassed 3,640 live-action anime episodes.
When he leaves in June 2024, Gino Chouinard will have been at the helm of Hi hello for 17 full seasons. He also, it should be noted, animated Hi Hello Weekend for four seasons, so much so that he got up at dawn for 21 seasons for TVA.