Martial Cure is no longer : former journalist at France Bleu Orléans, and journalist at France Bleu Loire Océan since 1990, he is died this Thursday in Nantes after post-operative complications, at the age of 57. He leaves an immense void for Florence, his wife, his three children and all his colleagues at Radio France.
He worked at Radio France Orléans from 1988 to 1990
The oldest radio listeners may remember his calm and pleasant voice. and his comments on the air of what was then called Radio France Orleans and who was making her debut on the FM band (born February 4, 1985). Martial Cure, who came from his native Creuse, where he took his first steps for Radio France in Guéret, landed in Orléans in 1988 (the radio is then located rue d’Illiers).
Specialized in sports news coverage, this rugby enthusiast follows in particular the adventures of US Orléans Judo in the European Cup and comments on the competitions live. He will also cover many matches of footballers from the USO, then in the second division, especially during the epic in the Coupe de France during the 88/89 season.
Bruno Pélissier, technician at France Bleu Orléans, remembers broadcasting the historic victory of the USO in the round of 16 on April 8, 1989 at the Parc des Princes (4-0 against PSG Safet Susic!), With Martial Cure to the comments: “He was a very good sports journalist. I will always remember this match against PSG. I was with him at the stadium. He was living the match. Madness. What a memory! I still hear him scream” buuuuuut de Robby Langers “!”
Patrick Fontanier, another technician, describes “a very rigorous journalist, very professional, and so adorable”. The head of the sports department of La République du Center, Patrick Paumier, then a young journalist, describes “a benevolent, discreet, adorable colleague and an uncompromising journalist”. He keeps “a memorable memory” a trip to Martinique in 1989 with Martial Cure for a USO Coupe de France match against Fort-de-France.
Eric Le Bihan, now editor-in-chief of France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne, remember : “32 years ago, while a student in Orléans, I had the chance to meet him at the Source stadium and ask him if I could do an internship on the radio. He said yes, I remember from a very professional journalist, calm, he impressed me, and was so kind. He was the one who introduced me to radio. “
Hervé Mathoux, presenter of the Canal Football Club, paid tribute this Saturday to Martial Cure on Twitter, whom he encountered in Orléans: “a good man and a talented journalist”. A tribute will also be paid at the opening of the Ligue 1 match between FC Nantes and Lille this Sunday at 5 p.m., with a minute of applause at the Beaujoire.
Martial Cure, who left Orléans in 1990 *, then spent more than thirty years at France Bleu Loire Océan in Nantes, where he notably commented on 130 Canaries matches. He will be cremated in family privacy this Tuesday at Château-Thébaud, in Loire-Atlantique. France Bleu Orléans will pay tribute to him this Tuesday, at the start of the broadcast of the match between Avranches and the USO from 7:30 p.m. (in National).
France Bleu Orléans associates itself with the grief of the family, relatives and colleagues of Martial Cure, and offers them all its condolences.
* It was Franck Gervais, who also died prematurely, in 2017, who then succeeded Martial Cure, to cover sports news on Radio France Orléans.
