A figure from the front page.
Sadness and emotion at TF1 this Tuesday, with the announcement of the death of Maurice Olivari, at the age of 76, one of the channel's flagship journalists in the years 1990-2000.
News notably relayed in the 13H by Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, who mentioned “a face, a voice, which will have marked our antenna”.
An iconic face and voice of journalism.
Reporter Maurice Olivari, former @TF1 foreign correspondent, died this Tuesday, February 13.
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— TF1Info (@TF1Info) February 13, 2024
It must be said that Maurice Olivari had established himself as one of the figures of information at TF1 (channel joined in 1976), he who had been for decades one of the channel's correspondents abroad.
First in New York, to cover American news, but especially then in Rome where, from 1991 and for more than 20 years, he brought the upheavals of daily life in Italy and the Vatican to the French people's attention.
An obviously very busy period for the country, between the meteoric rise of Silvio Berlusconi and the papal mandate of John Paul II.
Concerned about savings and the erosion of news audiences, TF1 decided to close several of its offices abroad in 2012 (and therefore in particular that of Maurice Olivari in Rome), now calling on special correspondents or independent agencies. .
“An emblematic face and voice of journalism”
Following the announcement of this disappearance, tributes quickly multiplied on social networks.
Notably that of Olivier Ravanello, director of digital information TF1/LCI: “The right word, the finesse of an analysis or the strength of a sequence shot.
From the East at war to complicated Italy, Maurice Olivari was a reference who became a colleague whom I was never able to speak on familiar terms.
Salve.
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In its press release, TF1 salutes "an emblematic face and voice of journalism", recalling that "passing through Washington, Maurice Olivari will remain above all associated with the city of Rome, where he covered Italian and Vatican news brilliantly for more than 20 years old.”