Having joined ORTF in 1972, Christian Marie-Monnot then worked for the local channels of France 3 before joining Antenne 2 in the early 1980s.
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An emblematic figure of the French audiovisual landscape from the 1970s to the 1990s, France Télévisions journalist Christian Marie-Monnot died on Wednesday, September 18 at the age of 78, the company announced in a press release on Friday. “The funeral will take place in family privacy.”she said, adding that“AThe tribute mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 28 at 10 a.m., at the Père Lachaise Basilica. in Paris.
Having joined ORTF in 1972, Christian Marie-Monnot then worked for the local channels of France 3 before joining Antenne 2 in the early 1980s. He was successively a senior reporter, head of the economics department, editor-in-chief of the 8 p.m. news and permanent correspondent in London from 1990 to 1994, before becoming the mediator of the France 2 editorial team between 2002 and 2010.
Named a knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour in March 2002, Christian Marie-Monnot will also have left his mark on the memory of television viewers with his famous bow ties.