Thalassa had the heyday of France 3. And yet, a former host of the program did not always feel out of place. Monday January 11, 2021, Georges pernoud "died in a hospital in the Paris region after a long illness ", as announced by her daughter at theAFP. The journalist, who was 73 at the time, had suffered from Alzheimer's for several years. A departure that obviously touched many viewers and figures of the small screen.
Saturday January 16, 2021, five days after the death of the flagship presenter of Thalassa, Fanny Agostini gave an interview to TV Mag – Le Figaro, on the occasion of his arrival on TF1, to animate Ushuaia generation, every Saturday at 10:35 am. During this interview with our colleagues, she confided in all transparency on his past experience in Thalassa, which she presented from 2017 to 2019. "I sailed on the waves of Thalassa for two years:: a great experience ", she said before tempering her words: "However, I wanted to go further, I wanted to take my ambition up a notch. I was not always in tune with the editorial line which should have been stronger and more ambitious. " Indeed, the former weather presenter of BFMTV was keen to devote himself to a cause that is dear to him: that of preserving the environment. "Above all, I wanted to be more in line with my commitment to the environment. I wanted to go beyond the palaver and lead concrete projects for the preservation of nature. This is what motivated my return to the region: I wanted to work in the field ", said the 32-year-old.
The faces of Thalassa
Other PAF stars have held the reins of Thalassa, before the arrival of Fanny Agostini. In 2011-2012, Georges Pernoud was accompanied by Laurent Bignolas and Sabine Quindou, who is none other than the former presenter of This is not rocket science. Then, from 2013 to 2017, it was finally alone that the son of Jean Pernoud took over. What to mark the spirits.
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