Laurent Delahousse
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Laurent Delahousse, born on 30 August 1969, is a French
journalist.
He holds a master's degree in business and labour law, as well as a DEA
in private sector law (the North-American
equivalent of which would be an LL.M.). In 1994, he began his career at RTL, Luxembourg
's state-run broadcaster, as a political correspondent. In 1996, he joined LCI, TF1
's all-news channel. In 1999, he joined M6
as its chief editor and presenter
of the newsmagazine
De quel droit? (By what right?), followed by Jour J (D-Day).
Since March 2000, he has been co-editor-in-chief and presenter of Secrets de l'actualité (News Secrets). Since 2001, he has also been a presenter for evening news specials such as the one on the 2003 invasion of Iraq
.
In September 2006, he joined France 2
where he replaced Carole Gaessler
as fellow newspresenter David Pujadas
' anchor on the 8:00 pm CET
newscast.
In January 2007, he started hosting the show Un jour / une heure ("One day / one hour", now called Un jour / un destin - "One day / one destiny"), broadcast every Sunday evening.
From February to June 2007, he also presented a weekly political show, Un dimanche de campagne.
On 25 February 2007, Laurent Delahousse was chosen to host the week-end news.
Since September 2007, he has presented a weekly current affairs show called 13h15.
He still hosts his own show, Un jour / un destin, the authoritative French news documentary series profiling key figures who have made a lasting impression on the public.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
journalist.
He holds a master's degree in business and labour law, as well as a DEA
DEA (former French degree)
A Master of Advanced Studies is a non-consecutive postgraduate degree awarded predominantly in European countries. A MAS program offers comprehensive training in a specific field and can either give access to higher qualification in one's profession or lead to a new profession...
in private sector law (the North-American
North America
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equivalent of which would be an LL.M.). In 1994, he began his career at RTL, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's state-run broadcaster, as a political correspondent. In 1996, he joined LCI, TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
's all-news channel. In 1999, he joined M6
Métropole 6
M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...
as its chief editor and presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
of the newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
De quel droit? (By what right?), followed by Jour J (D-Day).
Since March 2000, he has been co-editor-in-chief and presenter of Secrets de l'actualité (News Secrets). Since 2001, he has also been a presenter for evening news specials such as the one on the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
.
In September 2006, he joined France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
where he replaced Carole Gaessler
Carole Gaessler
Carole Gaessler is a French television journalist. Since September 2010 she has presented the Monday to Thursday editions of 19/20, the main evening news bulletin of France 3.- Biography :...
as fellow newspresenter David Pujadas
David Pujadas
David Pujadas was born in Barcelona , Spain, on December 2, 1964, to a Spanish father and a French mother.A former news broadcaster for TF1's LCI, he now is an anchorman on France 2's weeknight newscast, Le Journal de 20 Heures, at 8:00 CET in Metropolitan France...
' anchor on the 8:00 pm CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
newscast.
In January 2007, he started hosting the show Un jour / une heure ("One day / one hour", now called Un jour / un destin - "One day / one destiny"), broadcast every Sunday evening.
From February to June 2007, he also presented a weekly political show, Un dimanche de campagne.
On 25 February 2007, Laurent Delahousse was chosen to host the week-end news.
Since September 2007, he has presented a weekly current affairs show called 13h15.
He still hosts his own show, Un jour / un destin, the authoritative French news documentary series profiling key figures who have made a lasting impression on the public.