While the Seine glows in the night, almost under the windows of the Maison de la radio et de la musique in Paris, a special atmosphere floats on the fifth floor of the famous round house. It is 6 a.m. this Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and some journalists and columnists have already been at work for four hours. Installed in the “jar”, an open space, they began in the middle of the night to prepare for the morning of France Inter. Ce 7/10 is followed from Monday to Thursday by some 4.5 million listeners, placing public radio in pole position among morning shows in France.
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Pilot of this time slot, Nicolas Demorand has been in his office since 4 a.m., surrounded by books and magazines. In an hour, he will take his place in studio 511 with its red walls. Mathilde Munos, her colleague in charge of 5/7hosts his show in another room. The tension begins to rise: the journalists entrust their launch to the pilot (a sort of summary and introduction to the reports or comments).
At 6:55 a.m., Daniel Morin takes over with his humorous (often caustic) touch. Anaïs Feuga is at her post for the first newspaper of this…
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