Jacqueline Hélène Baudrier (born Jacqueline Vibert'','' 16 March 1922 – 2 April 2009) was a French radio and television journalist,

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ambassador and in 1975 became President-General Director of

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Early life

Baudrier was born Jacqueline Vibert on 16 March 1922 in

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(1975–1981) According to one biography, while working at Radio France she improved the status of women by "contributing to the presence of 42 percent of women in Radio France, including key positions… the orchestras of Radio France stand out with 31 percent women."

Debate moderator

In 1974, she was one of two moderators of the first nationally televised debate between two presidential candidates (

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) during the final round of a national election. Her co-host was journalist Alain Duhamel. Baudrier called it a "great event without precedent on French television." At the time, the two candidates were tied in popular polling; Valéry Giscard d'Estaing later won that election.

Television producer

Baudrier was listed as a producer for episodes in French of ''Le Troisième Oeil'' (1971), the short documentary film ''Jeanne Raconte Jeanne'' (1970) and parts of the television series ''Le grand échiquier'' (1972).

Notable positions

* President-General Director of

(1975–1981) * Member of the High Committee on the French Language (1980-83) *

Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of France (1981–1985) and Member of the Executive Board (1984-85) * Member of the National Commission for Communication and Freedoms (often abbreviated as CNCL), the French audiovisual regulator (1986–1989) * President, program committee for La Cinquième, the public television channel now known as

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(1994) * Vice president of the French National Commission for UNESCO (1996)

Personal life

Baudrier studied history at the Sorbonne in Paris. She was married first to Maurice Baudrier and then to journalist Roger Perriard. She was also known as Jacqueline Baudrier-Perriard. She died in

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in 2 April 2009 at the age of 87.

Honors and distinctions

This list includes some of Baudrier's honors and awards. * Commander,

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(1999) * Commander, National Order of Merit * Grand Officer, Italian National Order * Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast * Knight of the Order of Cedar of Lebanon Recipient of the Maurice Bourdet Prize (1960), Ondas International Prize (1969), Unda Prize (1972), and Louise Weiss Foundation Prize (1997).

References

External links

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Letter of Information October 2009

Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise 7 April 1981
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