He was present at the Montparnasse cemetery on October 6, 2023, among the many journalists and politicians who paid tribute to Jean-Pierre Elkabbach. This October 8, 2023, Michel Drucker shook up the program of his show, “Looking forward to Sunday“, on France 3, to pay tribute to a “friend and boss.
“In a profession where everyone forgets everyone…”
Just before the credits, Michel Drucker declared: “I would like to address someone who was our friend and boss. To you Jean-Pierre, I would like to tell you that I dedicate this program to you, thanking you for everything you have done for our great profession.”. And added, while images of Michel Drucker with Jean-Pierre Elkabbach flashed on the screen: “Jean-Pierre Elkabbach was an outstanding political journalist, the best of all. The entire political class paid tribute to him. So thank you for everything Jean-Pierre.”
A speech that he ended with a little barb, always elegant, in his image, promising: “In a job where everyone forgets everyone, know that you will not be forgotten. You will forever and ever remain a model, an example and a reference.”
Account settlements at France Télévisions
And the atmosphere was not quite the same as at the Gabriel studio (where Michel Drucker records “Vivement Dimanche”, editor’s note), this Monday October 9, 2023, on France Télévisions. While the management of the public service decided to rename the main building of the France Télévisions headquarters in “Jean-Pierre Elkabbach House“, the tribute speech of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, was heckled. Michel Drucker had a nose…
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