Nicolas Demorand (born May 5, 1971) is a

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who works as a producer, host and editor of French

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. He was the

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of French daily ''

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'' from 2011 to 2014.

Early life

Demorand was born on May 5, 1971, in

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, the son of Jacques Demorand, former chief of staff of Secretary of State

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and Jewish ''pied-noir'' Jacqueline Bouaniche.

Personal life

His partner is the French public radio station

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journalist , with whom he has two children born in 2007 and 2009.

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1971 births Living people Franco-Columbian people Lycée Henri-IV alumni French male journalists French radio journalists French radio presenters French radio producers Journalists from Vancouver Radio France people {{France-journalist-stub