Yves Calvi (born Yves Krettly on 30 August 1959) is a French

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Early career and education

Yves Calvi was born in

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in the department of

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. He graduated in modern literature and was a former student at the

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. He decided to change his family name and take the pseudonym of his father, composer and conductor Gérard Calvi, when he joined

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in 1986 and before joining France Info. He was close to one of the founders of France Info and joined him in 1994 when he rectified the station RMC and then Europe 1 two years later.

Radio career

After becoming a television presenter on the local channel Télé Lyon Métropole, Yves Calvi became the familiar voice of the station Europe 1. He presented the discovery radio program ''Forum'' for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. He also presented a morning part from Monday to Friday and an afternoon part on Sunday for six seasons. He then presented the program ''Europe Midi'' for two seasons from 2003 to 2005. In September 2005, he left Europe 1 to become a television presenter again. Yves Calvi joined France Inter in September 2007 in the new team to produce and present the new program ''Nonobstant'' from Monday to Friday. In 2008, he refused an offer from RTL proposing that he present the morning program; preferring to pursue presenting his own television programs. In August 2010, after leaving France Inter, he joined RTL to host a daily interview called ''Le choix d'Yves Calvi'', pursuing his collaborations with France 5 and France 2.

Television career

Since September 2001, he has hosted ''C dans l'air'' on

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, a television program debating the news and current affairs. In September 2005, since leaving Europe 1, he again presents the bimonthly political program ''Mots croisés'' on

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, succeeding Arlette Chabot, the new news director of the channel who created the monthly political program ''À vous de juger'' broadcast on the first part of the evening. Yves Calvi co-hosted the program ''Le grand tournoi de l'histoire'' on 27 December 2006 and on 20 February 2007 on

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. In April 2008, he questioned the French president

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during a special program hosted by Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and David Pujadas, broadcast live from the Palais de l'Élysée on both

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and

. In June 2009, at the World Environment Day, he presented on France 2 the broadcast of ''

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'', a documentary film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and then hosted a debate entitled ''Comment sauver la planète ?''. In January 2010, he co-hosted with other presenters of

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the program ''Pour Haïti'' to help the victims of the

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broadcast on

and France Inter.

Bibliography

*Yves Calvi and Gilbert Bodinier, ''Souvenirs historiques du capitaine Krettly'', Paris, Nouveau Monde editions, June 2003, 284 pages ()

References

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