Philippe Gildas
Born
Philippe Lepêtre

12 November 1935
Auray, France
Died28 October 2018(2018-10-28) (aged 82)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
NationalityFrench
EducationCentre de formation des journalistes (CFJ)
OccupationJournalist
Years active1962–2018

Philippe Gildas (born Philippe Lepêtre; 12 November, 1935 – 28 October, 2018) was a French journalist.[1]

Biography

Beginning his career in 1962, Gildas became the director of information for an RTL radio station.[2] Born as Philippe Lepêtre, he took the name Gildas as a pseudonym over the radio.[3] In 1969, Gildas turned to French Public Radio and Television (ORTF). In 1972, he became editor in chief of ORTF, although it was dissolved in 1974. He was editor in chief at France Inter from 1973 to 1974, and then worked at Europe 1 from 1975 to 1986 as editor in chief and deputy director of information.[4]

Gildas began working for Canal+ in 1985 as a director, and launched his own talk show, Gildas Direct. He left the show in 1987 to direct Nulle part ailleurs, and Philippe Risoli took over as director of the talk show. Nulle part ailleurs was a comedic talk show that took serious issues and put a humorous spin on them. Gildas won a 7 d'or award for the show in 1994 and 1997.[5]

In 2001, Gildas was promoted to president of CNews after a deal with Canal+.[6] In 2007, he launched Vivolta, a television network aimed at Baby boomers. In 2010, Gildas published an autobiography titled Comment réussir à la télévision quand on est petit, breton, avec de grandes oreilles ?. In 2018, Gildas made his final television appearance in the TV documentary La Télé des années 80 : les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé, aired on France Télévisions.

Philippe Gildas died on 28 October 2018 following a battle with cancer.[7] He was buried on 5 November 2018 at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Philippe Gildas, animateur de Nulle part ailleurs, est mort". Le Figaro (in French). 28 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Quand Philippe Gildas évoquait son enfance près de Châteaubriant…". actu.fr (in French). 29 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Philippe Gildas, homme à tout faire de la télé". Ouest France (in French). 26 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Philippe Gildas, le Monsieur Loyal du petit écran, est mort". Le Point (in French). 28 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Philippe Gildas animera "le Grand Forum" sur Canal +""". Libération (in French). 16 June 1997.
  6. ↑ "Canal+ se serre la ceinture: 217 postes supprimés et disparition de NPA". Tele Satellite (in French). 14 June 2001.
  7. ↑ "Philippe Gildas est mort à 82 ans". Europe1 (in French). 28 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dernier adieu à Philippe Gildas au Père-Lachaise à Paris". Huffington Post (in French). 5 November 2018.
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