Almost a year ago, Jean-Pierre Pernaut left us.
It was March 2.
He was then only 71 years old.
Before this sad anniversary, TMC pays tribute to the star of TF1's "13 Hours" by devoting the evening to him.
In the first part, viewers will discover a set of unpublished testimonies, including that of his widow, Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut, to paint a portrait of the man.
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In the second part of the evening, Michel Izard's film focuses on the journalist.
“JPP” testifies in front of the camera in this documentary broadcast for the first time on December 18, 2020, after his last news.
We follow him from the start of his day, in his car, growing impatient in traffic jams, until his arrival on the set that was his for thirty-three years.
“
Jean-Pierre had anger and was sometimes in bad faith
”
Michel Izard, senior reporter at TF1
"
The sequence of the strike room, where Pernaut dictates his launches, is the one that marked me the most
", confides the director, who has worked with the lover of the regions for more than thirty years.
During this shoot, I discovered how much he was involved , testifies Michel Izard again, recalling that he presented 7,000 editions with unparalleled freshness.
“
He was going home, after giving us a lesson in journalism.
" Moved, the great reporter summarizes Pernaut: "
He was not a smooth guy, he had anger and was sometimes in bad faith, but he always had a benevolent look at people.
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See below, the last interview with Jean-Pierre Pernaut, at Le
Figaro
in December 2021