Journalist Patrick Pesnot, former producer of the show "Rendez-vous with X", died at the age of 79, his family announced on Tuesday March 14, without mentioning the reasons for his death, relayed by the site of France Inter.
He was considered "
the pioneer of 'cold-case' radio
", greets Yann Chouquet, the station's deputy director.
Reporter at the ORTF then independent journalist for radio and television
,
Patrick Pesnot was well known for his program "Rendez-vous with X", broadcast from 1997 to 2015 on France Inter.
The presenter interviewed a mysterious Mr. X - in reality an actor -, telling in particular diplomatic and espionage stories.
Also a novelist and screenwriter, Patrick Pesnot notably adapted one of his detective novels,
The Sorcerer's Eye
, for the screen, in collaboration with Philippe Alfonsi.