At 82, Michel Drucker still does not intend to stop. Leaving Die on stage As Dalida sang. The presenter of Strongly Sunday Since 1998 on France 2, which has become one of the emblematic figures of French television in our time, has been interviewed in the last program of Media clast Sunday on France 5. The former presenter of the ORTF (the public TV channel until 1975) is still as passionate about his profession and
“Revise as at school, with (its) small files”
Before receiving his guests on her red sofas.
Michel Drucker could have made a completely different career on TV by continuing in sport. His former colleague Roger Couderc, for example, acquired the nickname of “sixteenth man in the XV of France” over the decades. The native of Calvados, after obtaining a superior commercial educational certificate in a technical high school, obtained an internship in the ORTF sports service in 1964 and, after having commented on a sequence of the Tokyo Olympic Games, was hired. He presented subjects in Sports Sundaythe first sports show in history and commented rugby matches before being sent as a reporter on major events.
When talking about the best memories of his career in
Media cDrucker, who has nevertheless become the friend of the largest idols in France (including a Claude François who completely changed his life), first evokes the cover of two Tour de France. “We don't do his job as a journalist if we don't take a full tour”one day launched the interested party live on the set of a large loop.
Michel Drucker turned upside down by Pelé
But Michel Drucker was especially marked by a legendary moment in the history of football. “I commented on the last World Cup from Pelé!” It is the first in color, Mexico, Aztec stadium, Pelé, that's a great memory ”replied the former sports journalist. He therefore covered the Brazil-Italie final of 1970 won by the Auriverde with a peeled at the peak of his career, being the first scorer of the meeting against the Azzurri-from the head-then a decisive passer on the fourth Brazilian goal signed Carlos Alberto five minutes from the end.
After this Mexican Mundial, Michel Drucker was promoted to the animation of a summer television game inspired byIntervilles (The proof by four on ORTF). It was only from 1975 that the Normand decided to devote itself to entertainment programs. He hosted a flagship show of RTL and built his legend of sacred monster of the PAF from 1982 by presenting Champs-Élysées On antenna 2 (now France 2). Last year, Drucker was announced at the presentation of the Paris Olympics on the French Télévisions channels before retiring on the advice of his cardiologists.
