It’s a page that turns for France Televisions ! This Friday, May 5, 2023, our colleagues from “Parisien” announced the departure of Catherine Matausch. Thus, this emblematic figure of the chain should soon (and definitively) leave the group. For several years, the main interested party has presented the “12/13” and the “19/20” the weekend. For now, France Televisions declined to comment.
Always according to “Parisian”, the journalist would have denied the information. But according to their sources, his departure would indeed have been recorded. However, the two parties are still in negotiations on the terms. Over the decades, Catherine Matausch has become a must for viewers of France 3. They have been seeing her on the air for almost 40 years. It was in the 80s that it stood out with the regional editions of the third channel.
Very quickly, Henri Sannier spotted her and her career took a completely different turn when she joined the latter’s national editorial staff. A time joker presenter of “19/20”, Catherine Matausch, she then illustrated herself via “Soir 3” and “12/14” during the week. For almost 20 years, the JT star has masterfully managed the mid-day and evening editions on weekends. Obviously, a wind of change is blowing on France Televisions.
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And for good reason at the start of the next school year, the “12/13” as well as the “19/20” will give way to other JTs called “Ici 12/13” and “Ici 19/20″ whose content should be ” piloted by the regional antennas of France 3″ indicated “le Parisien”. Visibly France Televisions wants to refocus information while focusing on proximity. In 2021, Catherine Matausch did not hide her bitterness when she learned that the 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. news were going to disappear to be replaced by 24 regional newspapers.
“These newspapers are my entire professional life. I did my job with simplicity, passion, rigor, and a deep respect for viewers. I inevitably felt great sadness and incomprehension. These newspapers are an institution”, had entrusted the photographer while she was in remission from cancer. It remains to be seen what will happen to his professional future. Case to follow!
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