Questions for a champion lost an emblematic member. On November 19, William Pinville, historic voice of the game of France 3 between 1992 and 2016, died of a heart attack. He was known for announcing the candidates, taking stock of the prize pool or even presenting gifts and the famous encyclopedias and other almanacs of all kinds. Very close to Julien Lepers, William Pinville left the show at the same time as the famous host, ousted by the management of France Télévisions at the time, who was replaced by the journalist Samuel Étienne in February 2016.
Julien Lepers pays tribute to William Pinville
This Friday, November 22, Julien Lepers paid tribute to William Pinville. At the microphone of the show Culture Médias broadcast on Europe 1the 75-year-old host recounted his last recent conversation with his friend: “Last week I wished him on his birthday. We talked about the kids, the family… I texted him and he texted me back all the time. At the end, I told him: “I'm sending you the candy of the day, it's a little Quincy Jones!” »“
“We lived together for 25 extraordinary years.“
“We loved music, he was like me, we had the same tastes. We lived together for 25 extraordinary years.“, remembered Julien Lepers, moved. The career of William Pinville was in fact closely linked to music, he who worked for several radio stations, including Radio TSF, Pacific FM, Laughter and Songs before becoming an antenna director at Radio Latina. In 1990, he hosted a major event, namely the first concert of NTM and IAM at the Palais des sports in Saint-Denis. William Pinville also excelled in dubbing thanks to his deep voice, which he also used for certain advertisements or in the field of audio books.
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