Bernard Pivot | |
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 Pivot in 1986 | |
| Born | Bernard Claude Pivot 5 May 1935 Lyon, France |
| Died | 6 May 2024 (aged 89) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Education | Lycée Ampère |
| Alma mater | University of Lyon Centre de formation des journalistes |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television personality |
| Known for | TV host Apostrophes and Bouillon de culture |
Bernard Pivot (French: [bɛʁnaʁ pivo]; 5 May 1935 – 6 May 2024) was a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.[1][2][3]
- ^ Bernard Pivot président de l'Académie Goncourt: "Le destin ne se refuse pas" Archived 9 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, L'Express.
- ^ "A la tête de l'Académie". Académie Goncourt (in French). Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Nossiter, Adam (9 May 2024). "Bernard Pivot, Host of Influential French TV Show on Books, Dies at 89: For 15 years, French viewers watched Mr. Pivot on his weekly show, "Apostrophes," to decide what to read next". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.