French media figure, Jean-François Kahn, died at the age of 86, we learned on January 23.
A renowned journalist and prolific essayist, he also founded two weeklies: “L’Événement du Thursday” in 1984 and “Marianne” in 1997.
For the political columnist, Valérie Lecasble, guest on the LCI set, Jean-François Kahn was “an absolutely incredible boss”. “He always wanted, it was never enough, he always had to do more. He wrote 450 books. He is one of the only ones in France who created two successful newspapers”salutes the former journalist who salutes the memory of an epicurean, with whom she worked for more than six years. “He had retreated to his house in Burgundy, the famous mill that all of Jean-François Kahn’s friends know, where he spent a lot of time, where there was the best cellar in France, because he loved good wine”she remembers.
“He had his way”also recognizes Valérie Lecasble. “I told him, but what is the political line of the newspaper? Jean-François answered me, it’s Far Center.”
Jean-François Kahn was also a great specialist in French politics. In 2007, he launched into politics by supporting François Bayrou during the presidential election. “He defended François Bayrou’s line all his life”she recalls. The one who is now Prime Minister was the first to react to X. He paid tribute to “a giant and a rare man” Who “embodied “revolutionary centrism”, humanism and loyalty”.
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