Claire Chazal
Claire Chazal (born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2. She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 beginning in 1991 and gave her final broadcast at the station on 13 September 2015; Anne-Claire Coudray, who had often substituted for her when she was absent, was announced as her replacement. Between 2010 and 2015, she had also been the host of Reportage at 1:30 pm, after the news.
Claire Chazal
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- Name
- Claire Chazal
- Born
- 1 December 1956
- Birthplace
- Thiers, France
- Education
- HEC Paris
- Occupation
- Television journalist
- Full name
- Claire Madeleine Chazal.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Richelieu, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters and Roland Dorgelès Award.
- Languages
- French.
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Claire Chazal (born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2. She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 beginning in 1991 and gave her final broadcast at the station on 13 September 2015; Anne-Claire Coudray, who had often substituted for her when she was absent, was announced as her replacement. Between 2010 and 2015, she had also been the host of Reportage at 1:30 pm, after the news.
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She used to host Je/nous de Claire, a talk show on the gay television channel Pink TV that she helped start in 2004. The title of this show puns on Le Genou de Claire, a French film known in English as Claire's Knee. Chazal obtained an HEC School of Management diploma.
Claire Chazal studied at HEC Paris and Panthéon-Assas University Paris. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with TF1, Europe 1 and Radio Classique. Positions recorded include news presenter. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Richelieu, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Officer of Arts and Letters.
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• Name — Claire Chazal • Born — 1 December 1956 • Birthplace — Thiers, France • Education — HEC Paris • Occupation — Television journalist • Employer — TF1
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Personal life
On 29 April 1995, Chazal gave birth to her son, François, born of a relationship she had with Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, who recognised his paternity in 2005 in his book Confessions.
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Claire Chazal is recorded as journalist, television presenter, trade unionist, writer and news presenter.
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Claire Chazal born at Thiers.
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Claire Chazal received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Richelieu, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters and Roland Dorgelès Award.
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