Jean-Pierre Elkabbach

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Jean-Pierre Elkabbach in September 1991

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach (born September 29, 1937 in Oran ) is a French journalist .

Life

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach was born in 1937 to a Jewish family in French North Africa . He studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and began his journalistic career in 1960 in Algiers as a radio correspondent. In 1970 he switched to television. From 1993 to 1996 he was President of France 2 and France 3 , from 1999 to 2009 President of French Parliamentary Television and from 2005 to 2008 President of Europe 1 .

He is married to the French actress Nicole Avril . His daughter is the actress Emmanuelle Bach .

He was made a member of the Legion of Honor .

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