Death of Daniel Bilalian, former presenter of the JT of France Télévisions, at 78 years of age
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Long-time star presenter of the JT of Antenne 2 then France 2, the one who directed for almost 15 years the sports of the public channel had started his television career in the early 1970s. He died on Wednesday from cancer.
Journalist Daniel Bilalian, emblematic figure of France Télévisions, died on 14 May 2025 at the age of 78 years of a disease. Julian Bugier, presenter of the JT of 1 p.m. on France 2, paid him a vibrant tribute at the opening of his newspaper.
As a public audiovisual figure, the journalist died at the age of 78 on Wednesday, 15 May, as a result of a disease.
An emblematic face of public service information and sports, Daniel Bilalian has marked the minds of those who have come with him. David Pujadas, Béatrice Schönberg, Nelson Monfort... They tell us.
Daniel Bilalian, former presenter of the television newspapers of Antenne 2 then France 2 and former patron of the sports service of France Télévisions, died on Wednesday at the age of 78. Figure of the public audiovisual for more than 40 years, he had retired in the autumn 2016. On LCI, Patrick Chêne, his former colleague, pays tribute to him. - Death of Daniel Bilalian: "Elegance before everything", greets Patrick Chêne on LCI (Culture, media …
Journalist Daniel Bilalian died on Wednesday 14 May 2025 at his home as a result of illness. Before presenting the television newspapers and taking over the leadership of the sports department, he had started his career at ORTF in Lille (Nord).
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