Laurent Delahousse (born 30 August 1969) is a French journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is best known for hosting the ''

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'' news bulletin and ''Un jour, un destin'' biographical show, all on

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Education

Delahousse holds a master's degree in business and labour law, as well as a DEA in private sector law (the North-American equivalent of which would be an

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Career

In 1994, he began his career at RTL, France's number 1 radio, as a political correspondent. In 1996, he joined LCI, TF1's all-news channel. In 1999, he joined M6 as its chief editor and

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of the

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''De quel droit?'' (By what right?), followed by ''Jour J'' (D-Day). Since March 2000, he has been co-editor-in-chief and presenter of ''Secrets de l'actualité'' (News Secrets). Since 2001, he has also been a presenter for evening news specials such as the one on the

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. In September 2006, he joined

where he replaced

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as fellow newspresenter

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' anchor on the 8pm newscast. Since January 2007, Delahousse has hosted his own show, , a documentary series profiling key figures who have made a lasting impression on the public. From February to June 2007, he also presented a weekly political show, ''Un dimanche de campagne''. On 25 February 2007, Laurent Delahousse was chosen to host the week-end news. Since September 2007, he has been presenting a weekly current affairs show called ''13h15''. In 2017-18, Delahousse hosted on Sundays.

References

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