Hélène Mannarino (born 17 July 1990) is a

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journalist, television, and radio presenter. Having a passion for media and journalism at a young age, she interned at several radio stations and national television channels before appearing for the first time on screen in 2014 as a columnist on channel France Ô, before later joining C8. In 2018, she joined the

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and became presenter for the program ''Appels d'urgence'' on TFX. She also presented several columns on the channel LCI and the radio station Europe 1.

Early life and education

Hélène Mannarino was born in Valenciennes in the department of

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, and grew up in the town of

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. She is of Italian descent. At the age of 10, Mannarino became interested in journalism, taking an interest in French presenter and producer Marc-Olivier Fogiel. She joined the audience of the program ''On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde''. Mannarino studied in Valenciennes at the Saint-Jean Baptiste middle school and the Notre-Dame high school. She completed her middle school internship at the redaction of the regional daily newspaper '' La Voix du Nord''. Mannarino began her training course with a communications degree in Lille, followed by a history degree at the Charles de Gaulle University. She completed her second year abroad, interning at the radio station RTL. She met Jean-Michel Apathie who collaborated with the station and who allowed her to join the staff of '' Le Grand Journal'' as an intern for six months in 2011. During this period, she also joined the European Institute of Journalism but ended the classes after having been hired as an assistant for the program ''La Nouvelle Édition''. She made a '' validation des acquis'' and obtained her master's degree.

Television career

She appeared for the first time on screen in 2014 as a

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for the program ''Le Lab.Ô'' on France Ô, with her column titled ''Les Scoops d'Hélène''. She then joined the staff of ''Le Grand 8'' on D8 to present a column titled ''La semaine d'Hélène'' in 2015. In September 2016, she stayed on the same channel, re-named C8 in the meantime, and became a columnist for the program ''Il en pense quoi Camille?'', presented by

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. She stopped being a columnist for ''Il en pense quoi Camille?'' when the program became more focused on entertainment. In 2017, she arrived at the

on channel LCI, where she presented from Monday to Friday a column titled ''Carte blanche''. In October 2020, she tried for one week presenting the evening news on the same channel. In early 2019, her column ''Carte blanche'' ended on LCI. In replacement, she participated at ''La Matinale'' on the same channel. Since September 2021, she became a co-host of ''La Matinale''. In September 2018, she began presenting the reportage program ''Appels d'urgence'' on TFX. In late 2020, she presents ''Rétroscopie'' on TMC, a program that imagines an interview of a celebrity in the future. During the summer of 2021, she presented several episodes on prime time on

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of ''Le Grand Quiz'', a program that quizzes the audience on several precise themes.

Radio career

In August 2019, she debuted on radio on the station Europe 1, presenting from Monday to Friday in the morning ''Le Portrait inattendu'', a column from the breakfast program ''Culture médias''.

Personal life

Hélène Mannarino has a brother and two sisters. Her brother works in

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, and her sisters are in education and human resources. Her father works with foster children and her mother Geneviève Mannarino is engaged in politics. Her father was diagnosed with cancer, leading her engage herself at the Curie Institute.

Television programs

Presenter and columnist

* 2014 : columnist for ''Le Lab.Ô'' on France Ô * 2015 : columnist for ''Le Grand 8'' on D8 * 2016 : colimnist for ''Il en pense quoi Camille ?'' on C8 * 2017–2019 : cultural columnist with ''Carte blanche'' on LCI * 2018–present : presenter of ''Appels d'urgence'' on TFX * 2019 : columnist for ''La Matinale'' on LCI * 2020–present : presenter of ''Rétroscopie'' on TMC * 2021 : presenter of ''Incroyables mariages gitans'' on TFX * 2021 : presenter of ''Le Grand Quiz'' on

* 2021–2022 : co-host with Stefan Etcheverry of ''La Matinale'' on LCI

Contestant

* 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 : ''Le Grand Concours des Animateurs'' on TF1 (4 participations)

References

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