“If we want to increase our audience, we must recruit people who are known and respected by the public, like Claire Chazal,” the channel’s CEO Christopher Baldelli explained to “Le Figaro”.
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A major reinforcement. Former TF1 news presenter Claire Chazal will host a literary show on Public Sénat, succeeding Guillaume Durand, announced the channel’s CEO Christopher Baldelli on Thursday, August 22. Figaro. According to him, “Culture is a passion of hers. And if we want to increase our audience, we must recruit people who are known and respected by the public, like Claire Chazal or Thomas Hugues [qui pilote déjà une émission quotidienne] alongside young talents”.
He claims that the audience of his channel, which shares channel 13 with LCP (La Chaîne parlementaire) has increased by 10% in one year, and “steadily progressing for three years”. The program presented by Claire Chazal, “Au bonheur des livres”, will be broadcast every Friday at 11 p.m. For his part, Guillaume Durand, 71, is devoting himself to a forthcoming book.
Claire Chazal, who knows the world of culture well, presented the Sunday evening show “Passage des arts” on France 2 until the beginning of 2023. The star journalist, now 67, has since remained on France 2 to host special editions of “Le Grand Echiquier”.
