A surprise start, in the middle of the season: that of Ruth Elkrief, 60 years old, 15 of whom spent on the air at BFMTV.
Journalists from the news channel run by Marc-Olivier Fogiel received an email announcing that she had "decided to turn the page".
In this email, the management "regrets" to see her leave, evokes a "remarkable journey" as well as "her major role alongside the journalists, technicians and staff of the channel".
And adds "respect" his choice.
A message signed by Alain Weill, Arthur Dreyfuss, Hervé Béroud and Marc-Olivier Fogiel.
Ruth Elkrief is also quoted: “I want to say all my affection and my respect for this channel that I have helped to develop and grow, editorial staff, technicians, makeup artists and all those who shared these moments with me.
A page is turning […] ”According to our information, she is actively preparing the next step, even if nothing is official yet.
"She is working on her candidacy for the presidency of the Public Senate," confides a relative.
Position currently held by Emmanuel Kessler whose term expires on May 31.
Contacted, Ruth Elkrief did not respond to our requests.
Key interviews since the start of the school year
Another explanation for this departure: the frustration since the start of the school year to have been dismissed from 7 p.m. of BFMTV, due to the poor ratings of the section.
It suffered in particular from the arrival on CNews of Eric Zemmour, whose daily meeting has become the peak audience for news channels.
"Ruth was annoyed when the management had offered to co-host the 7 pm to 9 pm with Alain Marschall", slips a journalist house.
Relegated on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a big interview, Ruth Elkrief still stood out with some good moves, including face-to-face meetings with Nicolas Sarkozy or Gérald Darmanin.
But since January, the star presenter had not appeared on the air for health reasons.
It was Apolline de Malherbe who took over the interim.
In addition to the RMC morning show, the latter will keep this exhibition until the end of the season.
