He no longer appeared on the air of LCI since December 17.
Viewers were worried.
Is right.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut died on Wednesday at the age of 71, his family announced in a press release.
He had been battling lung cancer for several months.
The one nicknamed "JPP" will have marked the history of television.
Before him, no presenter had remained so long at the head of a television news.
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In September 2020, he announced his intention to leave his legendary 1 p.m. newspaper.
He will have held the antenna there for 32 years.
He was only 38 years old when he took control of TF1's "13 Hours".
It was February 22, 1988, in place of Yves Mourousi.
After passing through the Graduate School of Journalism in Lille and at the ORTF Picardie, his region of origin, Jean-Pierre Pernaut found himself presenter of 23 hours on TF1.
Despite his very different style from the Parisian Mourousi, he then became his co-presenter, official joker, and finally…
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