Philippe Alexandre

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Philippe Alexandre
Alexandre in 2010
Born(1932-03-14)14 March 1932
Died31 October 2022(2022-10-31) (aged 90)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Journalist
Writer

Philippe Alexandre (14 March 1932 – 31 October 2022) was a French journalist and writer.[1] He notably worked as a columnist for RTL from 1969 to 1996 and presented several talk shows alongside fellow journalists Serge July and Christine Ockrent.

Biography[edit]

Childhood[edit]

In his book Ma tribu plus que française, Alexandre recounted the assimilation of his Jewish family and the horrors many of his compatriots faced in World War II.

Career[edit]

Alexandre began his career in journalism in 1951 as an editor for the newspaper Combat.[2] He then worked for several weeklies, such as Jours de France, Le Nouveau Candide [fr], and Le Figaro littéraire [fr]. From 1969 to 1996, he was a columnist at RTL and spoke humorously on political news each morning for the radio station.[2] He left the station following its merge with the German group Bertelsmann.

On television, he co-hosted the political show Le Débat on TF1 from 1989 to 1992 with Serge July and Michèle Cotta. He then hosted the France 3 shows À la une sur la 3 [fr] and Dimanche soir [fr] with Christine Ockrent and July.[3] He then worked as a political columnist for BFM TV, France 3, and numerous magazines.

Death[edit]

Philippe Alexandre died in Le Touquet on 31 October 2022, at the age of 90.[4] He is scheduled to be buried at the Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery [fr] on 5 November 2022.[5]

Publications[edit]

  • L'Adversaire du Général, Gaston Defferre (1964)
  • Le Duel De Gaulle-Pompidou (1970)
  • Chronique des jours moroses 1969-1970 (1971)
  • La Vie secrète de MONSIEUR LE (1982)
  • Paysages de campagne (1988)
  • Plaidoyer impossible pour un vieux président abandonné par les siens (1994)
  • Nouveaux paysages de campagne (1997)
  • Les Éléphants malades de la peste (2006)
  • L'Élysée en péril : les coulisses de Mai 68 (2008)
  • Dictionnaire amoureux de la politique (2011)
  • Notre dernier monarque (2016)
  • Ma tribu plus que française (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Praud, Pascal; Barreiro, Nicolas (31 October 2022). "Philippe Alexandre, ancien éditorialiste chez RTL, est décédé à 90 ans". RTL (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Barraco, Florent (31 October 2022). "Le journaliste Philippe Alexandre, star de RTL, est mort". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Vandel, Philippe (14 December 2011). "Philippe Alexandre : "Dominique de Villepin m'a envoyé une grande bouteille de poire"". France Info (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Journaliste et écrivain, Philippe Alexandre est décédé au Touquet". La Voix du Nord (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Mort de Philippe Alexandre, journaliste et voix emblématique de RTL". Le Monde (in French). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.