RTL no longer wanted "At the right time". Never mind: deprived of his daily life, Stéphane Bern leaves the station to join… Europe 1. No more shows in the morning but a strategic phase undergoing reconstruction between 4 pm and 6 pm. Matthieu Noël, 37, the current pilot of the hut with his "Equipée Sauvage", will welcome his former mentor to co-animate entertainment on history, from the end of August.
“Stéphane launched me on the radio in 2005: I had made him read a text and he invited me to come to Fou du roi (Editor's note: on France Inter from 2000 to 2011) . I might not have done this job if he hadn't given me the microphone, ”says Matthieu Noël. “I dreamed of working with Matthieu because he has a spirit, a curiosity and he writes wonderfully well, adds Stéphane Bern. Europe 1 succeeds in bringing us together. "
Back home
The RTL page? “I was told: We want to do something else at A's schedule at the right time . Now, we need to be loved. I felt it was the right time to leave. I wanted to live a new adventure, retorts the 56-year-old host, who ended up giving in to repeated advances from competing private radio. "I am a child from Europe 1, where I started," recalls Stéphane Bern. For example, I commented on the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997. When I was a kid, I arrived late for high school because I listened to Histoire d'un jour by Philippe Alfonsi and the stories of Pierre Bellemare. So I come back to my first loves on the radio. One door closes, another opens. "
The idea of a tandem has caught the eye of the man who claims to have been "alone in command for twenty years". “I already present in duet with Nagui or Lorànt Deutsch on television and there is not one who eats the other! There, it will be a duo in the style of the Amically Yours series . I will be a little bit the Brett Sinclair stuck and Matthieu will be Dany Wilde !, has fun Stéphane Bern. In a duo, what is great is the permanent challenge because the other requires you to give the best of yourself. It's good to change your habits, to no longer be the pack leader. "
"In our professions where there is a lot of ego, accepting when you are at the top like Stéphane to come with me on a slice in recovery translates his personality, greets Matthieu Noël. He bet on someone he loves and doesn't care about being a leader. And he has a facility at the microphone which has always unsettled me! "
History, humor and indulgence
Already accomplices, the two animators are working on this original program like "Historically yours", which should "brew humor and learn things", insists Matthieu Noël. And to add: "We are going to talk about history with a transversal vision, trying to find links between the past and today, for example by going from the iron mask to Daft Punk, from suffragettes to Femen, from Napoleon to Michael Jordan. There are plenty of themes to tell and which lend themselves to being diverted. Stéphane will make serious stories and I will bring a hint of gall, shift to destabilize him. Perhaps we will also have to play some sketches. "
What excite his future partner with whom he shares a propensity for self-mockery. “We have a curiosity, a desire to discover together, pleads Stéphane Bern. We will not be there to do something learned, but a gourmet program on history and local heritage in order to discover places. We can also discuss the history of objects and characters. "
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It is not yet known whether columnists will surround the tandem. But experts, comedians who have embodied a historical face or personalities fond of history will be invited. Enough to give momentum to the section heard by 153,000 listeners between 4 pm and 6 pm, or 10% more in a year according to the last score? Bet launched.
