Nothing is going well between Jean-Jacques Bourdin and Apolline de Malherbe.
It's even war, according to our information!
The first shot went off, without warning, this Sunday morning.
In an interview with the Journal du dimanche, the former anchorman of the morning of RMC answers a question on the drop in audience of the 6 am to 8:30 am segment, entrusted to Apolline de Malherbe, since last September.
He begins by taking tweezers: “Far from me the idea of overwhelming the one who succeeded me.
Which wouldn't be very sporty and it's not my style to say publicly how I feel.
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But from the following sentence, he drives home the point: “I simply notice that RMC has always been a popular radio station, close to the listener, far from the Parisian inter-self.
And I don't want her to get lost.
This distance probably explains the current figures.
"Then he adds a layer, speaking of the poor health of RMC in general:" We gradually moved away from the very clear concept of origin with three pillars: information, debate and sport.
"For Bourdin, the station must" return to its fundamentals ".
A media release that Apolline de Malherbe, who replaces him in the morning, has very badly digested.
According to our information, the 40-year-old journalist sent an internal email in which she speaks of statements by Jean-Jacques Bourdin "miserable" and "full of resentment".
She begins thus: “Of course we did not imagine any encouragement from her.
But I hoped for all of us at least respect for the RMC jersey, respect for the collective, and a minimum of honesty.
Apolline de Malherbe then recalls that Jean-Jacques Bourdin's morning show "collapsed" and goes even further.
“The audiences for his 8:35 am interview continue to drop even today on the air, more than the 6 am-8:35 am slice.
From November to last December, the 6 am to 9 am set including "Apolline Matin" and the interview with Jean-Jacques Bourdin, gathered 432,000 listeners, or 120,000 less over a year.
"We are all very angry with Bourdin"
The presenter also addresses her teams by stressing that they have been working "tirelessly, all together, since the start of the school year", that they can "be proud of the work accomplished", having "given this morning a structure, a rigor. journalistic, a meaning, a smile and a generosity ”, while taking and giving“ the pulse of France ”.
Then Apolline de Malherbe attacked Jean-Jacques Bourdin again: "I just did not think that the former striker would seek to score against his camp".
Before concluding: “You can count on me and trust me.
It's teamwork, and I'm proud and happy to work with each of you.
We are passionate, and we are courageous.
I know the trouble that everyone takes.
Let's continue, it's worth it!
See you tomorrow, with happiness.
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An email that is likely to be very commented on at the coffee machine this Monday, but also in the offices of the RMC management.
"We are all very angry with Bourdin", slips a journalist house.
When contacted, the new station manager Karim Nedjari did not respond to our requests.
Just like Jean-Jacques Bourdin and Apolline de Malherbe.
Last July, it ensured that the transition had been made "in a warm and respectful manner".
She even added: “We always got along well.
It is a great model.
A time that already seems very far away.
