He already saw himself holding the reins of the morning show of France Info from the month of September, but his dream has just taken off. The management of the public group has indeed decided otherwise… Since August 2021, the journalist has been in charge of the show Public Spirit on France Culture and ardently wanted to switch to France Info. “Patrick Cohen was among the options considered”, assured Radio France to the newspaper The world this Friday, May 26, 2023. But “We have decided to favor a personality who will embody France Info in a more singular way“, simply declared Radio France. For his part, the journalist, stung, declared in the columns of the same newspaper: “I have decided to end all collaboration with Radio France” and add to AFP : “I just want to leave a company whose management has disappointed me enormously. (…) I had a burning desire to find a microphone on a daily basisalso regrets the journalist, I don’t deserve to be treated like this”. Patrick Cohen has announced that he is leaving the group at the end of the season after presenting his last show of Public Spirit on France Culture on July 2.
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Patrick Cohen, victim of a “lifelong vendetta”?
Today, the journalist is convinced of it: he is the victim of a “vendetta in perpetuity” from the director of antennas and group strategy, Laurence Bloch. The reason ? The latter would not have forgiven him for having left the group in 2017 for Europe 1. A departure, after seven years of mornings, which allowed the duo replacing Nicolas Demorand / Léa Salamé to take their marks and establish their own style. For his part, Patrick Cohen, whose challenge to Europe 1 was to increase audiences, had failed to meet the challenge. After only a year, he naturally returned to his former employer. But the damage was done… Internally, a war of nerves has erupted between pro and anti Patrick Cohen, according to The Parisianwho will finally push Sybile Veil (the boss of Radio France, who nevertheless supported him) not to offer him this new contract and therefore his transfer. “She made a choice in the interest of the group. Patrick Cohen has a profile too close to France Inter.”, the management of Radio France defends itself, denying a “caprice” by Laurence Bloch in this case. However, this is what it looks like… For now, and fortunately, the faithful chronicler of It’s up to you since 2011, can always count on the unfailing support of the beautiful Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine!
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️ “I am the victim of a vendetta” After having obtained the green light from the direction of Radio France for his arrival at the morning of France Info, Patrick Cohen was finally dismissed Thursday evening, at the end of an implacable war internal➡️ https://t.co/vhdv0ThK8Lpic.twitter.com/dalAK2DFCz
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