Arlette Chabot (born 21 July 1951) is a prominent
French journalist and political commentator. She was until August 2010 the head of the editorial team of
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 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews.
Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
. In March 2011 she moved to the radio station
Europe 1
Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio station created in 1955. Owned and operated by Lagardère Active, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group, it is one of the leading radio broadcasting stations in France and its pro ...
to become head of news and information.
Chabot began her career at
France Inter
France Inter () is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, li ...
in 1974, where she was a speaker and headed the political services of the redaction. In 1984, she joined
TF1 and headed its political service until 1990. She joined
FR3 and became head redactor of the political and economical service. From 1992, she held the same office at
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 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews.
Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
. From 1994 to 1998, she was deputy director of the redaction of France 2.
She animated the debate show ''Mots Croisés'' from September 1997 to September 2005, when she was replaced by
Yves Calvi
Yves Calvi (born Yves Krettly on 30 August 1959) is a French journalist and television presenter.
Early career and education
Yves Calvi was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He graduated in modern literature and ...
.
From February 2004 until February 2011, Arlette Chabot was director of the editorial team of ''France 2'', replacing
Olivier Mazerolle. She has also hosted the show ''À vous de juger'' on ''France 2'' since September 2005.
Chabot was one of the
journalists
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(along with
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of televis ...
) who moderated the 2 May 2007
French presidential debate between
Ségolène Royal
Marie-Ségolène Royal (; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election.
Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 2014 ...
and
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
.
Honours
* Officer of the
Légion d'honneur
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(July 2017).
External links
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1951 births
Living people
French television journalists
French television executives
Women television executives
People from Chartres
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur