The former star presenter of 1 p.m. TF1 left us on Wednesday at the age of 71. The disappearance of this figure of journalism, defender of rural France, provoked many reactions among his friends in the world of television. The Aveyronnaise from Villefranche-de-Rouergue Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, who took over on TF1, paid tribute to her on France Bleu this Wednesday in Direct Access.
“Jean-Pierre gave everything at this 1 p.m. […] it’s a colossal job.” — Marie-Sophie Lacarrau
For Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, who shares her emotion on Twitter, “Jean Pierre” was “a visionary”. “He gave everything to this 1 p.m., he was the one who invented it, who imagined it, who carried it, he knew how to train behind him a chain, a team, an editorial staff, he set up a network of correspondents that did not exist and therein lies its strength.”, reacts the moved journalist.
In a press release, the TF1 Group announces “his immense pain” and also mentions the great journalist who was Jean-Pierre Pernaut: “Television loses one of its greatest journalists, TF1 a member of his family.” “He was part of the family of all French people”continues the group, which speaks of a “journalist with an extraordinary sense of the public, he was extremely invested, with intact enthusiasm.” TF1 also talks about“a man of character, passionate, sincere, committed, warm, in love with his job, the editorial teams and his audience”.