The former host of “Apostrophes” and president of Goncourt died on Monday at the age of 89. Many French television personalities have paid tribute to his memory.
He had achieved the feat of establishing a major literary event on television. Bernard Pivot died Monday April 6, at the age of 89. The disappearance of the journalist and host of the program “Apostrophe” aroused emotion among his colleagues in the French audiovisual sector. Many of them took to social networks to pay tribute to his memory, starting with presenter Stéphane Bern.
The presenter of “Secrets d’Histoire” on France 3 said goodbye to him through an X-rated publication. “The man who made us love books bows out”writes the one who remembers one of their common points: their Lyon origins. “So many fond memories.” Stéphane Bern continues by describing the man of letters as “always cheerful, funny, mocking and infinitely good”before sending his condolences to the family of Bernard Pivot.
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TF1 presenter Jean-Pierre Foucault, for his part, mentions “happiness” that he had to “watch it on TV”. “He knew how to make us love books, writers”he declares on X. “He made us intelligent, put us within his reach. Thank you Bernard Pivot!”
On the same social network, journalist and presenter Anne Sinclair deplores the loss of a “great Sir”. “Bernard Pivot will remain as the man who made people love reading and literature, joyfully, with relish”writes the one who hosted the show “7 sur 7” from 1984 to 1997. “He was cultured without being pedantic, profound without being boring, a TV man without taking himself seriously.”
“Great reader and monster of erudition”writes Sonia Mabrouk in a publication “He made us love books and know so many writers”adds the political journalist to CNews and Europe 1, before sending her thoughts to Bernard Pivot’s loved ones and family.
