“It’s a page that turns“. On September 3, Karine Baste presented her last newscast of “20 Heures” on France 2. The one who occupied the position of Anne-Sophie Lapix’s joker since October 2020 has in fact since been replaced by Julien Arnaud, defector surprise from the front page this summer, initially called to take over the helm of “Télématin” with Flavie Flament But according to the journalist, she was not ousted from her role. joker, as she explained in the columns of “Télé Star”.
“I am delighted for Julien Arnaud”
“It didn’t just happen to me overnight.“, she says. “There were discussions early on with the news director. Nothing was imposed on me“, continues the woman who will launch a new magazine on France 5 on January 13, “C pas si loin”. She even indicates that this proposal to host a new daily meeting was made to her before Julien Arnaud’s announcement as a joker of the “20 Heures” week and not afterwards, as a consolation prize.This is why I am neither frustrated, nor disappointed, nor sad. On the contrary, I am deeply happy and honored by the trust placed in me to embody this program which resembles me and which I find ambitious.“, assure Karine Baste.
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The one who says “delighted for Julien Arnaud” with whom shegets along well“, will in fact offer a 26-minute magazine every day at 4:55 p.m., devoted to the overseas territories. “At the crossroads of borders and crossed influences, overseas territories demonstrate resilience and initiate projects that transform their territory. The show highlights these women and men of today who inspire the world of tomorrow“, detailed the channel in a press release. “C pas si loin” will be broadcast in mainland France on France 5 and overseas on the Réseau des 1ère channels.
“We will address economic, environmental, cultural, societal subjects… by building bridges from one place to another“, explains Karine Baste to our colleagues, delighted to have “a new challenge to take on“.
