A very sad news for many generations of viewers. This Saturday, October 8, on its Twitter account, the France Télévisions group announced the disappearance of Martine Allain-Regnault, at the age of 85: “France Télévisions salutes the memory of Martine Allain-Regnault, a significant and emblematic figure in journalism medical on Antenne 2 then France 2, notably in the program Savoir plus Santé, with François de Closets.” The causes of his death are not disclosed. Martine Allain-Regnault was the figure of medical journalism on the small screen, from the 1980s to the 2000s, and she was one of the precursors in this field which she helped to popularize.
France Télévisions salutes the memory of Martine Allain-Regnault, a prominent and emblematic figure in medical journalism on Antenne 2 then France 2, notably in the program “Savoir plus Santé”, with François de Closets. pic.twitter.com/7MOt93H8WV
– France Televisions (@Francetele) October 8, 2022
“Know more health”, a very famous program presented with François de Closets
Born March 2, 1937 in Abbeville, Martine Allain-Regnault began her career as a journalist in the written press. She first wrote for the magazine Science et Vie from 1962 to 1990, where she was responsible for the “Biology, medicine and natural sciences” section. She then became a major health reporter on television, first for Antenne 2 between 1977 and 1987, then for TF1 between 1987 and 1992. She produced and presented the program “Viva la vie” with Philippe Risoli and co-produced and co -hosts the program “Télé calories” with Frédéric Lepage. She is also at the head of several television shows around subjects such as cancer, AIDS, organ donation, solidarity, drug addiction… which she launched with producer Dominique Cantien. She is best remembered for the magazine “Savoir plus santé” which she presented with François de Closets on France 2 from 1992 to 2000 then with Laurent Broomhead until 2004. Martine Allain-Regnault was also the author of several books and mother of Charlotte, born in 1970. Robert Namias, former director of information for TF1, pays tribute to her on Twitter: “After the pioneers that were Desgraupes, Barrere and Lalou, in medical information on television , Martine, along with Anne Barrere, Michel Cymes and Marina Carrere d’Encausse, formed the second generation that honors consumer health information. Great sadness,” he wrote, his heart visibly heavy. Like the millions of French people she accompanied for so long in their living rooms.
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