Philippe Alexandre
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Philippe Alexandre | |
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 Alexandre in 2010 | |
| Born | 14 March 1932 |
| Died | 31 October 2022 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Writer |
Philippe Alexandre (14 March 1932 – 31 October 2022) was a French journalist and writer.[1] He notably worked as a columnist for RTL from 1969 to 1996 and presented several talk shows alongside fellow journalists Serge July and Christine Ockrent.
Biography
[edit]Childhood
[edit]In his book Ma tribu plus que française, Alexandre recounted the assimilation of his Jewish family and the horrors many of his compatriots faced in World War II.
Career
[edit]Alexandre began his career in journalism in 1951 as an editor for the newspaper Combat.[2] He then worked for several weeklies, such as Jours de France, Le Nouveau Candide, and Le Figaro littéraire. From 1969 to 1996, he was a columnist at RTL and spoke humorously on political news each morning for the radio station.[2] He left the station following its merge with the German group Bertelsmann.
On television, he co-hosted the political show Le Débat on TF1 from 1989 to 1992 with Serge July and Michèle Cotta. He then hosted the France 3 shows À la une sur la 3 and Dimanche soir with Christine Ockrent and July.[3] He then worked as a political columnist for BFM TV, France 3, and numerous magazines.
Death
[edit]Philippe Alexandre died in Le Touquet on 31 October 2022, at the age of 90.[4] He is scheduled to be buried at the Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery on 5 November 2022.[5]
Publications
[edit]- L'Adversaire du Général, Gaston Defferre (1964)
- Le Duel De Gaulle-Pompidou (1970)
- Chronique des jours moroses 1969-1970 (1971)
- La Vie secrète de MONSIEUR LE (1982)
- Paysages de campagne (1988)
- Plaidoyer impossible pour un vieux président abandonné par les siens (1994)
- Nouveaux paysages de campagne (1997)
- Les Éléphants malades de la peste (2006)
- L'Élysée en péril : les coulisses de Mai 68 (2008)
- Dictionnaire amoureux de la politique (2011)
- Notre dernier monarque (2016)
- Ma tribu plus que française (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Praud, Pascal; Barreiro, Nicolas (31 October 2022). "Philippe Alexandre, ancien éditorialiste chez RTL, est décédé à 90 ans". RTL (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b Barraco, Florent (31 October 2022). "Le journaliste Philippe Alexandre, star de RTL, est mort". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Vandel, Philippe (14 December 2011). "Philippe Alexandre : "Dominique de Villepin m'a envoyé une grande bouteille de poire"". France Info (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Journaliste et écrivain, Philippe Alexandre est décédé au Touquet". La Voix du Nord (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Mort de Philippe Alexandre, journaliste et voix emblématique de RTL". Le Monde (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
