Jacques Chancel, (Joseph André Jacques Régis Crampes; 2 July 1928 – 23 December 2014) was a
French journalist and writer. He was known for being the radio host of ''
Radioscopie'' and ''
Le Grand Échiquier'' for 22 years. Chancel was born in
Ayzac-Ost
Ayzac-Ost is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department
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, France.
Chancel died at his home in
Paris
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from
cancer
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, aged 86.
Jacques Chancel est mort
''Le Figaro
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''
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1928 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from cancer in France
French television presenters
French radio presenters
People from Hautes-Pyrénées
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