2:19 p.m., on TF1.
"I love you, I will never forget you… never."
These are the last words of Jean-Pierre Pernaut, at the presentation of the 13 Hours of TF1, after almost 33 years of service.
With tears in his eyes, the 70-year-old journalist also read a text he had prepared “for months”, in which he spoke of his edition as “a revolution”, “an extraordinary adventure”, where “we hears all those that cannot be heard elsewhere ”.
"I put all my passion into it", adds the one who "went through a few storms".
He also thanked the three bosses who succeeded one another under his reign, from Patrick Le Lay to Gilles Pélisson, the nineteen correspondents and their team, the assistants and "all the rest of the family" that he is "very sad. to quit ”even if at his age“ you may want a different rhythm.
"
Jean-Pierre Pernaut ended with a thought for his wife, Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut, who had come to visit him on the set a little earlier.
And another for her mother: “She has never failed… And there you are, I crack.
(Quivering voice)
She has never missed a newspaper and looks at us, no doubt, from up there.
"Then resumes," with a heavy heart: "But I am not abandoning you for all that.
There is a new JPPTV channel starting today and I will be on LCI every week with
Jean-Pierre and you,
starting January 9.
"
Jean Pierre Pernaut, joined by his wife Nathalie Marquay and his children during his last 13 Hours JT./Document TF1
JPP was stronger, even more fair: “I would like to do something that has never happened on TV.
The one who is leaving, he would like to introduce you to the one who will be with her in a short time ”.
This is where Marie-Sophie Lacarrau appears, to whom he “gladly” hands over the keys to 13 Hours, “a house in very good condition”.
Pernaut: “You come from France Télévisions
(Editor's note: where she presented the competing newscast for 4 years)
, but especially from Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Good luck for the future.
"
So much for the passing of the baton, which had been a tragedy in 2008 at the time of the start of the 20 Hours of Poivre d'Arvor, which he addressed to him in passing.
But Jean-Pierre is not Patrick.
The emotion was felt throughout this last des ders.
Rewinding.
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“What a beautiful credits, loose Jean-Pierre Pernaut, just after the ads and a call for donations from the league against cancer.
Goodmorning ladies and gentlemen.
There, it's done.
It was the last time I said it.
Diary a bit special, my 7000th lunch with you.
I was prepared for lots of surprises.
We look at the news first, starting with the weather forecast, we are not going to change… ”
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Then, the one who was "the first to dare a report on Corsican songs", unfolds the topics of the day: holidays in the mountains, Emmanuel Macron's Covid-19, evolution of the pandemic, count of the dead, precautions to be taken to return to Christmas menus and the last shopping for gifts.
For the rest, he passed the orders to Gilles Bouleau and Anne-Claire Coudray.
Not those who interview politicians at the 20 Hours, but rather Jacques Martin style in "The School of Fans".
"Bah Biloute, why are you stopping?
"
We also saw another Jean-Pierre.
“You are our hero and our herald, megaphone of the Miss, got carried away Foucault, duplex of Puy du Fou, where the election of Miss France 2021 and 100 years of the beauty contest takes place this Saturday evening.
»Pernaut, teasing:« I would like to see you dance ».
Answer, tit for tat: "Since you insist, I'm going to dance with your wife."
Jean-Pierre Pernaut “gladly” handed the keys to the 13 Hours to Marie-Sophie Lacarrau./Document TF1
During this very special edition, there was of course a question of the regions, starting with Picardy with in particular a direct to Quevauvillers, where Jean-Pierre Pernaut grew up.
Gilles Bouleau, who tuto “Jean-Pierre”, the jealous one: “We never shouted Gilou president!
"" It will come in 20 years, "reassures him his elder brother before a montage devoted to his obsessions: the weather, Picardy (again!), Motorsports, Amiens cathedral, 80 km / h and the head of veal.
Another highlight, the video of Dany Boon.
With the ch'tis accent: “Bah Biloute, why are you stopping?
It's a shame who's going to talk about the deep France.
And my mother, what is she going to watch at noon?
[…] Thank you for these good years and these good times like
Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
.
So, good pec.
»Followed by a tasty Tour de France of accents.
The 13 Hours team then brought out the images of the start of his career in February 1988, but also photos of him in a T-shirt and underpants on the balcony of a hotel, as a policeman and even with long hair in period of his journalism school in Lille.
Dany Boon made an appearance during this goodbye news ./Document TF1
JPP is 4,700 hours on the air and as many blue shirts.
After an intervention on the set by his sidekick Dominique Lagrou-Samper: “You almost made me cry.
Fortunately, there is a viewer who gave me tissues this morning.
"Five minutes later:" I was really very moved, everything you say to me, the correspondents, you make me cry, it's hard.
"A few minutes later:" I have tears in my eyes.
My wife, the children, the Corsicans behind… That's it: I'm falling for it.
"
At the very end, we saw Jacques Legros, his joker since 1998. "Go ahead you have thirty seconds", warmly welcomed Jean-Pierre Pernaut.
It was after a last tribute from actress Mathilde Seigner: "The 13 Hours is the only newspaper that makes me feel good".
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In the morning, Jean-Luc Reichmann had already set in motion the machine of emotions.
To the candidates of the “12 blows of noon”: “Which presenter is mentioned in the hit
Marly-Gomont
and is an important character in the novel
La Carte et le Territoire
by Michel Houellebecq?
Before adding: "Big kiss my Jean-Pierre, this last one will be beautiful."
She is going to be magnificent.
"And put a layer back:" I love you Jean-Pierre, I say it in front of the whole of France.
"
