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David Pujadas
French journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Pujadas (French: [david pyʒadas], Catalan: [dəˈβit puˈʒaðəs]; born 2 December 1964) is a French journalist and television host.
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Born | (1964-12-02) 2 December 1964 (age 59) |
Nationality | French, Spanish |
Education | Aix-Marseille University Sciences Po CFJ |
Known for | News broadcaster for TF1's LCI News anchor for France 2's weeknight newscast (former) |
Notable credit(s) | Journal de 20 heures Les Infiltrés 24H Pujadas |
Spouse | Ingrid Pujadas |
A news presenter for TF1's LCI daily news programme, 24H Pujadas, at 18:00 CET, he was an anchorman on France 2's weeknight newscast, Le Journal de 20 Heures, at 20:00 CET, both in Metropolitan France. He has anchored these newscasts since September 2001, when he replaced Claude Sérillon, on orders from Olivier Mazerolle, the new France 2 news director. On 17 May 2017, Pujadas was let go and presented his last news report on the 8 June 2017.
The newscasts Pujadas presented were repeated in Canada on TV5 Monde weeknights at 18:30 North American Eastern Time,[1] and in Australia on SBS at 08:40 on weekdays.
In Metropolitan France, the audience for France 2's flagship evening newscast, at 20%, was less than the 26% audience share garnered by Laurence Ferrari's TF1 evening newscast [2]
David Pujadas has gone to the Middle East for interviews of the Iranian and Syrian Presidents.