Olivier Ménard, Tribute and emotion

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

“L'Equipe du Soir”, the cult talk of French sport, celebrates its 4000e This Monday evening. For the occasion, the TNT canal 21 will broadcast a documentary behind the scenes of the famous program from 9:15 pm, entitled “L'Equipe du Soir, the formidable epic”.

In the process, at 10:35 p.m., the L'Equipe channel will offer a special program, where around thirty columnists will take turns on the set. A anniversary program which will obviously be presented by its emblematic host, Olivier Ménard.

Before that, the one that his columnists affectionately nicknamed “Granny” lent himself to the game of “Are you rather …? For social networks of the L'Equipe chain. And to the question ” Do you rather prefer Michel Denisot or Michel Drucker? »»the 55 -year -old journalist did not hesitate, and for good reason …

Olivier Ménard: “I even owe him my coming to the team”

“” Michel Drucker. Because it is my godfather in the profession. He chose me in 1994 during a casting. So I owe her a lot of things “, Thus revealed Olivier Ménard, before evoking the role that playing the living legend of French TV in his journalist career.

“” I even owe him my coming to the teamadmitted Ménard. He had made a little call to the boss, Jérôme Bureau, of the time. And this little phone call had considerably accelerated my mail. So I was pistonned by Michel Drucker to enter this beautiful house which is the team. »»