There is life after the 13 hour newscast on TF1.
But it is still far from resembling retirement, for Jean-Pierre Pernaut.
The journalist, who celebrated his 70th birthday last spring, still has plenty of projects in mind.
Last September, he told
Le Figaro that
he "had
a mad desire to play radio
".
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Obviously, the message passed five out of five.
According to our information, the historical presenter of the “13 Heures” of the front page has started discussions with Europe 1 and RTL.
The host and the station of the M6 group had discussions.
But on this side, the file seems closed now.
Since the start of the school year, RTL has already renewed a large part of its schedule.
The radio welcomed Éric Brunet or even the chef Cyril Lignac, and recorded the departure of Stéphane Bern on Europe 1. It is not necessarily easy to introduce a new change when the listeners have already acquired habits.
Above all, Jean-Pierre Pernaut is very identified with the TF1 channel.
However, RTL belongs to the competing group M6.
"
There is no project with Jean-Pierre Pernaut this season
", one indicates in any case at RTL.
We had purely cordial discussions.
This is perfectly normal.
It's part of the job.
I found it interesting to meet him.
He embodies so many things.
Constance Benque
Things, on the other hand, seem more serious at Europe 1. In recent weeks, Jean-Pierre Pernaut has met twice with Constance Benqué, the managing director of the news division of the Lagardère group and vice-president of Europe 1, RFM and Virgin radio.
“
We had purely cordial discussions.
This is perfectly normal.
It's part of the job.
I found it interesting to meet him.
He embodies so many things,
”confirms the person concerned.
Nothing is signed today.
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“
A grid starts in September.
We start working on it in April,
”recalls Constance Benqué.
But the groundwork has been laid.
After thirty-three years at the head of the 1 pm newscast, Jean-Pierre Pernaut remains, even today, one of the most bankable “brands” of the PAF.
The proof, last June, he was crowned favorite TV personality of the French, in a survey of
TV Magazine.
Clearly, recruiting the presenter means giving yourself at least a very nice publicity stunt.
A busy schedule
Even now, Jean-Pierre Pernaut's list of desires - to play the radio, to write a third play with his wife Nathalie Marquay - must be compatible with an already busy schedule at first sight.
The star journalist will be at the helm of his latest news on December 18th.
But it will continue to present the special operations it has launched such as "SOS villages" or "Employment week".
He is also preparing a weekly program on “proximity” for LCI, the TF1 news channel, and must participate in the production of four to five magazines per year devoted to the land and its riches.
Not to mention the launch of a digital platform for the front page bringing together all the themes related to regional news.
The original goal was to work less than before.
With such a program, it is difficult for Jean-Pierre Pernaut to devote more to radio than a column or a weekly program.