Michel Maurice Daniel Denisot (; born 16 April 1945)Michel Denisot
on ''premiere.fr''. is a French journalist, producer, television host and director of a

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. As of April 2021, Denisot is president of

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Early years

At 15 Denisot began his career of

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as a correspondent in the local press in

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. From 1968, he worked on the regional station of the ORTF of

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. He worked for stations in

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Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...

and

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

.Michel + : Denisot enfin décrypté
in ''Médias'' n°14 September 2007 From 1969, he worked on the gameshow '' Le Schmilblic'', produced and presented by

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1972–1984 : journalist on TF1

In 1972, he left

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for

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. He integrated the first of ORTF (before TF1). He fetched coffee or orange juice for

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and

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach Jean-Pierre Elkabbach (born 29 September 1937) is a French journalist. Biography Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the ''département d'Oran'' in French Algeria. He began his journalisti ...

.Michel Denisot à livre ouvert
on ''nouvelobs.com'', 28 August 2008. In 1973, he worked at the third of ORTF (before FR3 and France 3)Michel Denisot – Actu, Photos et biographie
on ''Ozap.com'', 11 May 2011. before returning to

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in 1975 to co-host ''

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de 13 heures'' with

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and Claude Pierrard for 2 and a half years. In 1977, he integrated the sport division of

. From 1981 he hosted ''

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'' with

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and was a football commentator.

Awards

In November 1998, he became a

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,Point de presse du 18 novembre 1998 : Félicitations à Monsieur Michel Denisot
on ''ge.ch'', 18 November 1998 for his actions on

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Filmography

* 2009 : ''

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'', directed by

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Honours

Orders *

: 1998

References