Patrick de Carolis (born 19 November 1953) is a French TV journalist and writer. He has been

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of French

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broadcaster

France Télévisions France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (former ...

from July 2005 to August 2010.

Biography

Journalistic career

President of France Télévisions

Upon termination of Marc Tessier's presidency on 22 August 2005, De Carolis was appointed president of

. During his tenure, the 2008 reform that cut advertisements from 8pm through 6am everyday and made the French President the direct appointer of the president of France Télévisions was adopted. He also oversaw the transformation of the state broadcaster into a multi-brand consolidated company: what have previously been subsidiary companies with distinctive brands and operating revenues became integrated parts of

. He held the position until 23 August 2010.

Mayor of Arles

On 28 June 2020, he was elected mayor of

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

, his native town, as an independent candidate.

Published works

* ''Conversation'', with

Bernadette Chirac Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac ( Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac. She and Chirac met as students at Sciences Po, and were married on 16 March 1956. They had thr ...

, Ed. Omnibus, 2001, * ''Les demoiselles de Provence'', Ed. Plon, 2005, * ''Refuge pour temps d’orage'', Ed. Plon, 2009,

References

External links

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Biography on ESJ Paris's site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carolis, Patrick de People from Arles 1953 births Living people 20th-century French journalists 21st-century French journalists French male writers French television presenters French television journalists French television executives Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great Mayors of places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur