For nearly thirty years, Jean-Pierre Pernaut invited himself every noon to the table of the French with his 1 p.m. news. So when his relatives announced through a press release his death on Wednesday March 2, all were affected by the unexpected departure of the king of information. The tributes have rained on the Web, starting with those of TF1 and all the stars, current or former, of the chain. On the set of Do not touch My TV this Friday March 4, Cyril Hanouna and the chroniclers returned to his disappearance and the intervention of Nathalie Marquay in the 1 p.m. of the day before. A demonstration that Jean-Pierre Pernaut would have wanted despite his departure.
The team of Do not touch My TV rightly reconsidered this decision of Jean-Pierre Pernaut which, in reality, was a will of the two parties: “When he left the news, let’s say he agreed to leave the news. He had a meeting in September with Gilles Pélisson. He made him understand that he wanted to breathe new life into 1 p.m. Jean-Pierre Pernaut, who could very well have insisted and said ‘I’ll stay a few more years’, with Nathalie in addition who pushed him to stop too, rather than having a communication on ‘Jean-Pierre Pernaut fired from 1 p.m.’, he preferred to do his own outing and it was to his credit because he did the most beautiful outing. There was the wedding of the two“.
In September 2020, the star of the newspaper revealed in a video on Twitter to put an end to this great adventure: “I decided to change pace and pass the torch of the newspaper at the end of this year […] I know my decision will surprise many of you. I thought it over carefully“. This crushing blow received, many viewers followed the very last minutes of Jean-Pierre Pernaut in the mythical chair of the JT. The journalist wanted to devote himself to a new project, JPP TV. Life does not matter to him. will not have left time.