Isabelle Ithurburu pays tribute to Martin Tzara, figure in the TF1 sports department and son of a famous journalist

At the end of the rugby match between France and Argentina, Isabelle Ithurburu, who hosted the post-match on TF1, wanted to thank Martin Tzara for his loyal and good service within the channel's sports department .

Fabien Galthié's men once again made the Stade de France vibrate. After their victory against Japan and New Zealand, Antoine Dupont's Blues faced the Argentina team this Friday, November 22. At the end of a high-level clash, broadcast live on TF1, the XV of France won the match (37-23), thus ending the fall tour undefeated. At the end of the meeting, viewers found journalist Isabelle Ithurburu who provided the post-match presentation, accompanied by Christian Califano.

Who is Martin Tzara, to whom Isabelle Ithurburu sent a tender thought live on TF1 after the France/Argentina rugby match?

After thanking the viewers for following the post-match, Isabelle Ithurburu paid tribute to Martin Tzara, emblematic figure of the TF1 sports department, who was working on his last rugby match. “I’m going to give a little nod, a big thank you to Martin Tzara (…) It was his last rugby match on TF1 after thirty years of very good and loyal service to the channel's sports sector.“declared the companion of Maxim Nucci, before thanking him “for all these years.” Following in the footsteps of his famous mother, Martin Tzara has evolved in the world of media. He started his career at TF1 as an editor in the 1980s, before becoming editor-in-chief of Téléfoot. He then held the position of Director of Sports Operations for eleven years.

Sports journalist, Martin Tzara is the son of Claude Sarraute, who died in 2023

Few people know it, but Martin Tzara is the son of Claude Sarraute, the author and contributor to the newspaper The World. The journalist, who died in 2023, was known to the general public for her participation in Laurent Ruquier's shows, including We're going to get in trouble on Europe 1 and The Big Heads on RTL. On the private side, the writer married the physicist Christophe Tzara with whom she had two children, Laurent and Martin. It was the journalist who had the difficult task of announcing his death to AFP.

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