Par Briac Trebert
Published on August 9, 23 at 6:44 See my news Follow News On TF1, he had held the position of sports director, before switching to general information in 1988 with the presentation of the 11 p.m. news. (©Dailymotion screenshot)
He was a figure in sports journalism on television in the 70s and 80s. Jean-Michel Leulliot died in Paris at the age of 84, his family announced to Agence France Presse on Tuesday August 8, 2023.
After being part of the show’s team Stade 2 on Antenna 2 in the 1970s, he joined TF1where he spent most of his career.
He interviewed a number of champions, especially cyclists, for the first channel. It was also he who had collected the first reactions of tennis player Yannick Noah after his victory at Roland Garros in 1983, the last Grand Slam tournament won by a Frenchman.
In the magazine The Team in 2010, he returned to his mad dash on the central court of Roland-Garros with Yannick Noah, microphone of TF1 in hand, after the Frenchman’s victory against Mats Wilander: “I wanted to get his impressions just after the match point, but his father came down to the court and they threw themselves into each other’s arms. So I had to wait for the end of their embrace to question Yannick, in the middle of the crowd. It was not easy, especially since he was very wary of journalists.
Father of singer Valérie Leulliot
In addition to sports journalism, Jean-Michel Leulliot had presented television news on TF1 (the presentation of the 11 p.m. newspaper) then was editor-in-chief of the morning and weekend newspapers in the 80s/90s.
Jean-Michel Leulliot, son of the journalist and organizer of cycling races, Jean Leulliot, was the father of the singer Valérie Leulliot, creator of the pop group About Lucywhich he had had with Maryse, great voice of radio Europe 1, who later became the wife of Philippe Gildas (who died in 2018).
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Tributes from former colleagues are multiplying. Starting with that of Michel Denisot, a former colleague of the deceased within the editorial staff of TF1 : “Great journalist, valuable and caring colleague, from a line of lovers of cycling, sport and journalism.”
“An adorable, brotherly man, always jovial and welcoming (…) a just man”, comments journalist Geneviève de Cazaux.
“I liked working with him”. “A talented journalist, a charming colleague, a loyal collaborator. An excellent sports reporter, he was a solid presenter, holding rigorous information. He joins the big family of Couderc, Chapatte, Janin and other Choisel ”, reacted Robert Namias.
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2023-08-09 04:44:16
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