Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (born September 20, 1947 in Reims , France ) is a French journalist , author and television presenter .
Life
After finishing school, Poivre d'Arvor studied law at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris in Paris and oriental languages at the Institut national des langues et civilizations orientales . After graduating, Poivre d'Arvor became a journalist. In 1971 he got his first job in the radio program of France Inter . In 1974 he switched to the French public television broadcaster France 2 . From 1975 to 1983 he worked there as a newscaster and television presenter. After a brief employment at the television channel Canal + from 1983, Poivre d'Arvor switched to TF1 in 1986 .
Poivre d'Arvor has hosted the evening news Journal de 20 heures on Télévision Française 1 since August 1987 . The Journal de 20 heures is the most watched daily news program in France . Poivre d'Arvor moderated alternately with the journalist Claire Chazal . In 2008 Poivre d'Arvor was fired from his job as a news anchor for the Journal de 20 heures . His successor was the French journalist Laurence Ferrari .
Poivre d'Arvor is married and has three daughters and one son. Due to the bulimia of one of his daughters and her suicide at the age of 19 in a Paris metro station in 1995, Poivre d'Arvor became involved as an author and journalist on the subject.
Since 2007 he has been the UNICEF ambassador for the francophone countries.
Works (selection)
- Les enfants de l'aube , 1982 J.-C. Lattès, ISBN 2-7096-0148-6 adapted from TV star Cyril Descours
- Les Femmes de ma vie , 1988 France Loisirs
- L'homme d'image , 1992 Flammarion, ISBN 2-08-066802-1
- Lettres à l'absente 1993 Albin Michel
- Les loups et la bergerie , 1994 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-06987-9
- Elle n'était pas d'ici , 1995 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-07846-0
- Un Héros de passage , 1996 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-08563-7
- Une trahison amoureuse , 1997 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-09356-7
- Lettre ouverte aux violeurs de vie privee , 1997 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-09204-8
- La Fin du monde 1998 Albin Michel , ISBN 2-226-10009-1
- Petit Homme , 1999 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-10658-8
- L'Irrésolu , 2000 Albin Michel ISBN 2-226-11670-2 , - Interallié Prize winner in 2001
- Les rats de garde (together with Eric Zemmour ) 2000 Stock, ISBN 2-234-05217-3
- Le Roman de Virginie , 2001 J'ai lu, ISBN 2-277-22080-9
- Un enfant , 2001 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-12608-2
- La Traversée du miroir , 2002 Balland, ISBN 2-7158-1416-X
- J'ai aimé une reine , 2003 Editions Fayard, ISBN 2-213-61562-4
- Courriers de nuit: La Légende de Mermoz et de Saint-Exupéry , (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2003 Place des Victoires, ISBN 2-84459-045-4
- La mort de Don Juan , 2004 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-15400-0
- Frères et soeur , 2004 Balland, ISBN 2-7158-1482-8
- Les plus beaux poemes d'amour anthologie , 2004 Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-07996-3
- Chasseurs de trésors et autres flibustiers (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2005 Place Des Victoires Eds, ISBN 2-84459-110-8
- Pirates et corsaires (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2005 Place Des Victoires Eds, ISBN 2-84459-075-6
- Coureurs des mers , (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2005 Place Des Victoires Eds, ISBN 2-84459-058-6
- Disparaître (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2006 Gallimard, ISBN 2-07-077966-1
- Rêveurs des Mers , (together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor), 2007 Place des Victoires Eds, ISBN 978-2-253-11545-8
- Age d'or du voyage en train 2006 Editions du Chene-Hachette-Livre , English translation 2007 "First Class-Legendary Train Journeys Around the World" The Vendome Press ISBN 978-0-86565-188-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Patrick Poivre d'Arvor in the catalog of the German National Library
- Reuters: Star French news anchor "PPDA" to step down
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reuters: Star French news anchor "PPDA" to step down
- ↑ AFP: Star news anchor bows out in French TV shake-up ( Memento from July 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ UNICEF People - Regional. UNICEF, accessed August 10, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poivre d'Arvor, Patrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reims , France |