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TF1 has formalized the name of the journalist who becomes Gilles Bouleau’s joker, during the presentation of the 8 p.m. news, after the departure of Julien Arnaud for “Télématin” on France 2. It is Jean-Baptiste Boursier who is on LCI .
Soon a new face on the 8 p.m. news on TF1. Journalist Jean-Baptiste Boursier was chosen to become Gilles Bouleau’s new joker. He will present the 8 p.m. news during his vacation. TF1 had tested nine personalities to appoint his replacement after the departure of Julien Arnaud at “Télématin” on France 2. For the final choice, Jean-Baptiste Boursier was preferred to the front page reporter François-Xavier Ménage. Who is this journalist?
Morning worker on LCI
Jean-Baptiste Boursier has presented the LCI morning show since September 2023. He will remain the owner of the morning slot of the TF1 all-news channel. The TF1 group will nevertheless have to find a replacement for him around ten weeks a year when he presents the 8 p.m. program from Monday to Thursday.
A rich career in news channels
Jean-Baptiste Boursier made his television debut on the local channel TV Tours. In 2009, he was recruited by I-Télé (formerly CNews) where he hosted Saturday and Sunday evenings, the morning show and the 10 p.m.-12 a.m. slot on weekdays. In 2011, he was poached by BFMTV and became one of the faces of the channel during the week in the evening and “BFM Foot” during Euro 2016. In 2018, he left for RMC Story for a talk show which will be deleted after about ten numbers. The following year, he left for France 3 to present “Dimanche en France” for six months. Then head to RMC Sport 1 for a sports analysis show. In 2020, he returns to BFMTV on weekends but also for several special shows before giving in to the sirens of LCI in September 2023.
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A 42-year-old from Bordeaux
Jean-Baptiste Boursier is 42 years old. He was born on November 11, 1982 in Bordeaux. When he was 16, his parents moved to Angers. At university, he studied law for a year and English at the University of Angers before entering the Studio école de France, an establishment which trained radio careers in Issy-les-Moulineaux. Married to Alexandra, an entrepreneur, Jean-Baptiste Boursier has been a father since last winter.
A “reassuring” journalist
With a calm, smiling tone, Jean-Baptiste Boursier has “all the qualities to establish a bond with the TF1 public”, believes the news director of La Une Thierry Thuillier. “He exudes great solidity and is reassuring for the public. He is also precise in his launches and we know that he will be able to integrate into the TF1 editorial team and highlight his work.”
Fan of the Girondins de Bordeaux
As his CV attests, Jean-Baptiste Boursier is a football fan. And this Bordeaux resident is naturally a supporter of the Girondins de Bordeaux. The journalist is also a fan of running and Pink Floyd.
Jean-Baptiste Boursier will present 8 p.m. on TF1 for the first time on October 21 during Gilles Bouleau’s All Saints’ Day holidays. The other jokers on the front page remain the same: Jacques Legros for Marie-Sophie Lacarrau’s 1 p.m. news and Audrey Crespo-Mara for Anne-Claire Coudray’s weekend news.
