“
There you go, as Jean-Louis Aubert sings, it's over...
”.
It was in an internal email to the editorial staff of RTL that Jacques Esnous, director of information for the radio since 2004, announced his departure from the station with the red logo.
After 19 years in this position and 36 at RTL,
“Jacques Esnous has decided to take a new direction, but he will always remain close to the M6 group”
, specifies Emmanuel Fouenant, director of communication for the group.
He will remain a consultant for M6 for two years.
"
You will therefore have the joy, even if we only meet now and then, of knowing that I continue to listen to you, to make memos to your leaders and to reflect on the future of our media
", underlines Jacques Esnous in the internet email relayed on Twitter and revealed by Benoît Daragon (
Le Parisien
).
The 66-year-old journalist will leave RTL on March 18:
“I will be doing a long farewell tour
,” he jokes, referring to Michel Sardou.
Frank Moulin, current editorial director of the station, will succeed him as director of information and will combine the two functions.
RTL is France's second-largest radio station with a cumulative audience of 10.3% and 5.7 million listeners last November/December according to Médiamétrie.
