Rachid Arhab (born 26 June 1955 in

Larbaâ Nath Irathen Larbaâ Nath Irathen ( Kabyle: Larebɛa n at Yiraten, or in Tifinagh, Arabic: الأربعاء ناث اراتين) is a town in Tizi Ouzou Province, in the central part of northern Algeria. It was formerly known as Fort National. The populatio ...

in Algeria) is a French journalist and a member of the

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(CSA).

Early life

Born on 26 June 1955 in Fort-National (now named

), in a mountainous Kabyle region of northern Algeria, Arhab spent his childhood in Fameck, near

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. He obtained French nationality in 1992. After studying journalism in Strasbourg, he worked as a

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on FR3 Nancy in 1977, then in

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and in

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TV career

News broadcasts

In 1985 he joined ''Politique Intérieure'' on Antenne 2, where he became the head of department in 1990. In the summer, he hosted the

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on France 2 from 1992 to 1994, while he continued his work as a reporter for '' Envoyé spécial'' and ''Géopolis''. In October 1997, he was appointed deputy editor of France 2 news. From September 1998 to September 2000, he presented the

of 1:00 pm on France 2 alongside

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before their replacement by Gérard Holtz.

Shows

Arhab daily presented ''Ecomatin'' on

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, and two years later, ''Dans la lumière'' on France 2. From 2000, he hosted on France 2 ''J'ai rendez-vous avec vous''. Every Sunday, in a French city, he collected the viewers wishings who wanted to share their views on the news. The show was stopped after his appointment to the

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in January 2007.Legifrance.gouv.fr
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Awards

Arhab was promoted to the rank of Chevalier of the

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. For the co-presentation of the news broadcasting on France 2 with Carole Gaessler, he won the

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for best television news presenter in 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arhab, Rachid 1955 births Living people People from Larbaâ Nath Irathen Kabyle people Algerian emigrants to France French people of Kabyle descent Naturalized citizens of France Knights of the Legion of Honour French television journalists French television presenters French male non-fiction writers