An anniversary he will probably never forget. Jean-Pierre Pernaut celebrates his 70th birthday on April 8, 2020. A round figure that he would probably have wanted to celebrate surrounded by his own, but the context of confinement imposed by the coronavirus crisis does not lend itself to this. The star reporter for TF1 at 1 p.m. had chosen to leave the newspaper he has presented since 1987 to avoid any risk of catching the Covid-19. Without leaving it completely since it continues to appear at the end of the news taken up by his holiday joker, Jacques Legros. On March 17, 2020, he presented the situation as follows: "It's not telework, it's telemaison, small automatic studios that allow me to stay in touch with you, to follow information of course. " The journalist preferred to follow the government's recommendations to stay at home each.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, at 70, has hardly changed
His coughing fit during the launch of a coronavirus topic had not gone unnoticed by viewers. His health is also weakened by his prostate cancer from which he emerged completely healed, the precautionary principle is therefore in order. An announcement that must have reassured its many fans, loyal from the start. It must be said that more than thirty years at the head of the 13 Hours newspaper, it ends up creating a certain relationship between viewers and Jean-Pierre Pernaut. Like a family member who is invited to his table every day. Is this also why the journalist never hesitates to say the depth of his thought? After criticizing the lack of protective masks in France, he continues to tackle government management on this unprecedented Covid-19 crisis.
Jean-Pierre Pernaut told his daily life of confined with his wife Nathalie Marquay and their two children Tom and Lou, on LCI, March 19, 2020. "I am lucky to live in the countryside with a garden, so I can go out, enjoy the sun. " A great opportunity to perhaps organize a mini birthday party between confined people, while waiting for the big fiesta. 70 years, as the years pass quickly, but time does not seem to have a hold on the journalist.
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