Audrey Crespo-Mara (born 8 July 1976) is a French

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and

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Life and career

Crespo-Mara was born in

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in the department of

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. She graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse in 1997, and at the CFJ (Centre de Formation des Journalistes) of

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in 1999. During her studies, she worked for

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and

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. In May 1999, Crespo-Mara joined the news service of TF1, where she produced societal and economic documentaries for the daily news for eight years. In September 2007, the chief director of LCI (news channel of the

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), Jean-Claude Dassier, gave her the opportunity to present the morning news ''LCI Matin'' from Monday to Thursday. Since January 2007, she also presents live special events on TF1 like the funeral of the

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the same month, the visit of

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in France in September 2008, the 20th anniversary of the

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fall in November 2009 and the

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in April 2011. Since September 2009, while pursuing the presentation of ''LCI Matin'', Crespo-Mara has presented ''Demain à la Une'' on the same channel, a weekly talk show where she interviews a personality from culture, politics, or art. In July 2011, she ended her presenting of the morning news. In September of that year, she succeeded Julien Arnaud in presenting the daily interview ''L'interview d'Audrey Crespo-Mara'' on LCI from Monday to Thursday in the late morning. In September 2013, Crespo-Mara presented ''Parlon-en'' in the morning on the same channel. She also presents ''Vue sur la Planète'', a weekly programme dedicated to ecology, and on Thursday ''Dans Nos Quartiers'', a programme showing another perspective on the French

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Personal life

Crespo-Mara has two children, one of whom is Sékou, who is a

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. Since November 2009, she has been the partner of

Thierry Ardisson Thierry Ardisson (; born 6 January 1949) is a French television producer and host. Many of his shows have some of the longest run times on French television, such as ''Paris Dernière'', ''Tout le monde en parle'', and ''On a tout essayé.'' ...

, they married on 21 June 2014.

References

External links

Biography of Audrey-Crespo-Mara on ''Premiere''
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