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Bruce Toussaint
Born(1973-10-17)17 October 1973
Montreal, Canada
OccupationFrench journalist

Bruce Toussaint (born October 17, 1973) is a French journalist, television, and radio presenter.

As a journalist with the Canal+ group, he hosted various programs on Canal+ over a span of seventeen years, including La Matinale, L'Édition spéciale, and later, on I-Télé, the show Team Toussaint, la matinale info.

Between 2016 and 2018, he hosted the news magazine C dans l'air on France 5.

On the radio, he presented Europe Matin on Europe 1 for two seasons starting in 2011. After hosting the morning show on France Info for one year starting in 2017, he left the public station in July 2018 and joined the private channel BFM TV. There, he presented Grand Angle, replacing Jean-Baptiste Boursier in September of the same year before being given his own show in the 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. slot. In 2020, he took over the morning slot from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., hosting the show titled Le Live Toussaint.

Since January 8, 2024, he has been hosting Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 from Monday to Friday.

Biography

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Youth, Studies, and Early Career

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Bruce Toussaint was born on October 17, 1973, in Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine). He is the son of Jean-Claude Toussaint, an IT specialist, and Mercedes Ramos Mathias (1948–2021), an accountant; he has a younger sister.

Graduating from the former Montpellier branch of the Centre de formation professionnelle des journalistes (CFPJ), Bruce Toussaint began his career in 1991 at the radio station O'FM, supported by Charles Pasqua.[1]

1994-2011: Canal+, I-Télé, and Jimmy

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He became a sports journalist on Canal+ in 1994, during the period when its founding president, André Rousselet, was ousted by one of the group's shareholders.[2] After Philippe Gildas's departure in 2001, he collaborated on the show Nulle part ailleurs and hosted the weekend editions during the show's final season until 2002.

On August 31, 1997, in Paris, he was near the wrecked car of British Princess Diana Spencer, who was with Egyptian heir Dodi Al-Fayed. According to Toussaint, he was the first to announce her death in France, on Canal+.[3]

In 2001, following a restructuring plan and the merger of I-Télé and Canal+ newsrooms, Bruce Toussaint joined the news channel I-Télé, along with many other Canal+ journalists, as I-Télé underwent significant staff reductions due to changes within the Canal+ group.[4] Starting in January 2002, he co-hosted the midday news on Canal+ and I-Télé with Stéphanie Renouvin. This format continued for the 2002-2003 season before being removed from the channel's schedule.[5]

After hosting the evening news session (6 p.m. - 9 p.m.) on I-Télé during the 2003-2004 season, he briefly hosted the debate show N'ayons pas peur des mots on the same channel in September 2004.[6]

Following Thierry Gilardi's departure to TF1, Samuel Étienne replaced him on N'ayons pas peur des mots, and Toussaint took over La Matinale in October. The show, co-hosted by Stéphanie Renouvin, was broadcast live and unencrypted every morning on Canal+ and I-Télé during its first season. In September 2006, Élé Asu replaced Stéphanie Renouvin as the news presenter.

In April 2007,[7] despite being considered to take over the midday slot on Canal+, Bruce Toussaint chose to continue with La Matinale for a fourth season. He announced that he had written three episodes of a television series about the behind-the-scenes at Matignon for Canal+. In the lead-up to the 2007 French presidential election, Toussaint hosted three forty-five-minute debates between various political figures on I-Télé every Sunday afternoon, titled On ne va pas être d'accord.

In 2008, he presented two episodes of Breaking News on Jimmy, a magazine that anticipated fictitious events such as the arrest of Osama bin Laden and a terrorist attack involving a deadly virus.[8]

In June 2008, Bruce Toussaint left La Matinale to take over L'Édition spéciale in September, succeeding Samuel Étienne as the host of Canal+'s midday show.[9][10][11] Maïtena Biraben succeeded him as the host of La Matinale.

In the summer of 2009, Bruce Toussaint hosted a current events-based game show, Le News Show, which aired on Canal+ in access prime-time, replacing Le Grand Journal. The show also aired during the Christmas holidays in 2009 and 2010 and again in the summer of 2010.[12][13][14] Although he was considered to replace Michel Denisot, he did not take over Le Grand Journal.[15]

Starting in September 2010, he hosted a Sunday midday show on Canal+, Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil, which reviewed the week's news in a lighthearted manner. However, the show had a low average audience of 350,000 viewers.[16][17]

In 2011 on the Jimmy channel, Bruce Toussaint co-hosted the show Bonsoir Monsieur le Président with Caroline Roux. This show simulated the first interview of a newly elected president, featuring various candidates such as Marine Le Pen, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Hervé Morin, and Manuel Valls.[18]

2011-2013: Europe 1, France 2, and D8

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In August 2011, he left the Canal+ group to host the morning show on Europe 1, replacing Guillaume Cahour. Ariane Massenet took over hosting Le News Show.[19] The Sunday show Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil was canceled, with a "best of" version titled Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est bronzé, hosted by Cyrille Eldin, airing during the summer of 2011.[20]

In October 2011, he joined the public service and hosted the magazine Un monde six jeunes on France 2.[21] In September 2012, while continuing to host the morning show on Europe 1, he hosted the debate show Vous trouvez ça normal ?! every Friday in the late evening on France 2.[22] Due to poor ratings, lack of originality, and preparation according to media critics,[23] the show, considered too expensive for France Télévisions, was taken off the air on December 21, 2012.[24]

Having no shows left to host, he officially left the France Télévisions group on December 21, 2012, at midnight, after stating, "I am leaving France 2, which treated me poorly."[25]

In May 2013, due to disappointing ratings, he was not renewed for the next season of Europe 1's[26] morning show. He was replaced by Thomas Sotto[27] in September 2013.

2013-2018: I-Télé, France 5, and France Info

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Starting on August 26, 2013, returning to work for the Canal+ group, he hosted the new morning show on I-Télé, Team Toussaint, la matinale info, alongside Amandine Bégot.[28][29]

In September 2016, he left the Canal+ group and joined the public service, at France Télévisions. Until 2017, he hosted the show C polémique on France 5 every Sunday at 7:45 p.m.[30][31]

From September 2017 to July 2018, he joined France Info radio and took over the station's morning show, succeeding journalist Fabienne Sintes. He led the 7/9 slot, which included the 8:30 a.m. Toussaint-Aphatie segment from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on France Info. In 2018, he left the public service once again.[32][33][34][35]

2018-2023: BFM TV

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On May 14, 2018, Vincent Giret, director of France Info, announced that Bruce Toussaint would leave the morning show at the end of the season, information confirmed by Toussaint himself.[36] At the same time, it was announced that he would join the private channel BFM TV to host Grand Angle from Monday to Thursday between 10 p.m. and midnight, starting on August 27.[37]

From the start of the season until early January 2019, he temporarily replaced Apolline de Malherbe as the host of Et en même temps (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) on Sundays, during her maternity leave.[38]

In the fall of 2019, he was given the role of hosting Tonight Bruce Infos (10 p.m. - midnight). This new program was a revamped version of Grand Angle. The show was centered around a panel consisting of Jeanne Daudet, Catherine Tricot, Benoît Gallerey, and Bruno Jeudy.[39]

In the fall of 2020, he was replaced by Maxime Switek in the 10 p.m. - midnight slot from Monday to Thursday and was later assigned a new slot from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., where he hosted a show called Le Live Toussaint. He hosted the show for the last time on December 1.[40][41]

2024 - Present: TF1

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Since January 8, 2024, Bruce Toussaint has been the host of Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 from Monday to Friday.[42][43][44]

Private life

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Bruce Toussaint is married to Catherine Fruchon, a literary journalist at RFI. He is the father of a son and a daughter.[45]

On January 26, 2021, during his show Le Live Toussaint, he revealed that he is colorblind.

He shares a passion for poker with his friend and producer, Alexandre Amiel.[46]

In March 2021, the Lisieux prosecutor's office opened an investigation into his participation in a clandestine dinner in Deauville, despite the restrictions imposed by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, he announced via a tweet on his Twitter account that his mother had passed away suddenly in the street, despite efforts by firefighters to resuscitate her. In a 2016 interview published by the daily Libération, he mentioned that his mother had been an accountant.[48][49][50]

In April 2023, his first book was published by Stock: Heureusement, elle n'a pas souffert. It discusses the theme of mourning his two parents.[51][52]

Career

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Radio career

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1991-1994: Collaborator at the O'FM station

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  • 2003: Co-host of the 12/14 show on RMC with Emmanuelle Gaume, replacing Jean-Marc Morandini
  • 2011-2013: Host of the morning show Europe Matin on Europe 1
  • 2017-2018: Host of the morning show Le 7/9 on France Info

Television shows

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  • 2004-2008: La Matinale on Canal+
  • 2008-2011: L'Édition spéciale on Canal+
  • 2009-2010: Le News Show on Canal+
  • 2010-2011: Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil on Canal+
  • 2011: Un monde six jeunes on France 2
  • 2012: Vous trouvez ça normal ?! on France 2
  • 2013-2016: Team Toussaint, la matinale info on I-Télé
  • 2016-2017: C Polémique on France 5
  • 2016-2018: C dans l'air on France 5
  • 2017-2018: 8h30 Toussaint-Aphatie on France Info
  • 2018-2019: Grand Angle on BFM TV
  • 2018: Et en même temps on BFM TV
  • 2019-2020: Tonight Bruce Infos and Ligne rouge (monthly) on BFM TV
  • 2020-2023: Le Live Toussaint on BFM TV

Since 2024: Bonjour ! on TF1

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  • 2024: Journal de 20 heures on TF1

Publications

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  • Heureusement, elle n'a pas souffert, Stock, April 5, 2023, 182 pages (ISBN 9782234094673).

References

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  1. ^ Emma Becker : "Quand on fait l'amour avec des mecs de droite...", Europe 1 Sport / O'FM, sur le site de l'Express
  2. ^ What Kind of Training Programmes Are Good for Community Workers in Australia? Départ de Rousselet de la tête de Canal+, sur le site live2times.com
  3. ^ "Bruce Toussaint : "Le jour où je décroche mon premier scoop"". 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ « Canal+ Changements de têtes », L'Humanité, 12
  5. ^ « i>Télé 24H chrono » dans Télécinéobs, 1
  6. ^ « Stéphanie Renouvin & Bruce Toussaint : « Dans "La Matinale", on ne débite pas les dépêches AFP » » sur imedias.biz, 14
  7. ^ « Bruce Toussaint prépare une série sur les coulisses de Matignon » sur le blog de Jean-Marc Morandini, 13.
  8. ^ « Breaking News revient sur Jimmy avec Bruce Toussaint » sur lezappingdupaf.com, 21
  9. ^ « Canal+: "Samuel Étienne n'était pas fait pour le midi" » sur le blog de Jean-Marc Morandini, 13
  10. ^ « Bruce Toussaint détaille sa rentrée télé (vidéo) » par Julien Bellver sur Ozap.com, 26
  11. ^ J. Lalande & J.Mielcarek, « Vidéo : la nouvelle formule de "L'édition spéciale" sur C+ » sur Ozap.com, 1er
  12. ^ "Le News Show de Bruce Toussaint au top pour Noël". toutelatele.com. 22 December 2009..
  13. ^ Julien Lalande (24 May 2010). "Canal+ : Bruce Toussaint va rester à l'antenne cet été". Ozap.com..
  14. ^ Jean-Marc Verdrel (19 December 2010). "Retour du "News Show" sur CANAL+ : les invités du 20 au 24 décembre". coulisses-tv.fr..
  15. ^ Emmanuel Berretta, « GRILLE D'ÉTÉ - INFO LEPOINT.FR - Bruce Toussaint remplacera Michel Denisot » sur Le Point, 15
  16. ^ Orlando Fernandes (24 September 2010). "Tout le monde il est bof". Télérama..
  17. ^ "Europe 1 – Bruce Toussaint : Canal + le laisse partir sans faire de surenchère". Le Mediascope. 30 August 2011..
  18. ^ "«BONSOIR MONSIEUR LE PRÉSIDENT» : HERVÉ MORIN DANS LA PEAU DE..." telecablesat.fr. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2019..
  19. ^ J. Bellver & J. Mielcarek (27 May 2011). "Ariane Massenet tout l'été sur Canal + et Europe 1". PureMédias..
  20. ^ "Cyrille Eldin: beau, gentil et bronzé". lefirago.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-28..
  21. ^ Article ([[Special:EditPage/{{{1}}}|edit]] | [[Talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] | [[Special:PageHistory/{{{1}}}|history]] | [[Special:ProtectPage/{{{1}}}|protect]] | [[Special:DeletePage/{{{1}}}|delete]] | [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{1}}}|limit=999}} links] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=watch}} watch] | logs | views)
  22. ^ "Officiel: Bruce Toussaint sera chaque vendredi soir en 2ème partie de soirée sur France 2". JeanMarcMorandini.com. 9 July 2012..
  23. ^ Emmanuel Berretta (2011-07-13). "Arthur écrase Bruce Toussaint". Le Point..
  24. ^ Fin de l'émission de Bruce Toussaint, sur television.telerama.fr, consulté le 4 December 2012
  25. ^ M.F. (2012-12-04). "Bruce Toussaint : 'Je quitte France 2 qui s'est mal comportée avec moi' (AUDIO)". Télé-Loisirs. Retrieved 2020-08-28..
  26. ^ Julien Lalande, « Europe 1 : Bruce Toussaint écarté de la matinale à la rentrée » sur PureMédias, le 2 May 2013
  27. ^ Julien Lalande, « Thomas Sotto aux commandes de la matinale d'Europe 1 à la rentrée » sur PureMédias, le 14 May 2013
  28. ^ Bruce Toussaint rejoint i-Télé, Le Monde, 13 juin 2013.
  29. ^ Médias : Bruce Toussaint rejoint i>Télé, Le Point, 13 juin 2013.
  30. ^ Kévin Boucher, « Bruce Toussaint quitte iTELE pour France 5 » sur PureMédias, 28 mai 2016
  31. ^ "C Politique et C Polémique, les nouveaux rendez-vous de France 5". Le Figaro Télé. 23 August 2016..
  32. ^ Article ([[Special:EditPage/{{{1}}}|edit]] | [[Talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] | [[Special:PageHistory/{{{1}}}|history]] | [[Special:ProtectPage/{{{1}}}|protect]] | [[Special:DeletePage/{{{1}}}|delete]] | [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{1}}}|limit=999}} links] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=watch}} watch] | logs | views).
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  35. ^ "Bruce Toussaint va prendre les commandes de la matinale radio de France Info". Le Figaro. 28 June 2017..
  36. ^ Article ([[Special:EditPage/{{{1}}}|edit]] | [[Talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] | [[Special:PageHistory/{{{1}}}|history]] | [[Special:ProtectPage/{{{1}}}|protect]] | [[Special:DeletePage/{{{1}}}|delete]] | [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{1}}}|limit=999}} links] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=watch}} watch] | logs | views).
  37. ^ Article ([[Special:EditPage/{{{1}}}|edit]] | [[Talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] | [[Special:PageHistory/{{{1}}}|history]] | [[Special:ProtectPage/{{{1}}}|protect]] | [[Special:DeletePage/{{{1}}}|delete]] | [{{fullurl:Special:WhatLinksHere/{{{1}}}|limit=999}} links] | [{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=watch}} watch] | logs | views)
  38. ^ "Et en même temps (@et_en_memetemps) | Twitter". twitter.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-22..
  39. ^ "Migaud-Muller, Misrachi, Levy, Chikirou, Polony, Filippetti : BFMTV a finalisé sa grille de rentrée". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-04..
  40. ^ "Maxime Switek quitte France 5 pour BFMTV". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15..
  41. ^ "Bruce Toussaint, en partance pour TF1, quittera BFMTV le vendredi 1er décembre". ozap.com (in French). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15..
  42. ^ "INFO OUEST-FRANCE. Bruce Toussaint arrive sur TF1 pour un nouveau « rendez-vous matinal » début 2024". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-05..
  43. ^ Kevin Boucher; Benjamin Meffre (2023-10-05). "Bruce Toussaint quitte BFMTV pour la future matinale de TF1". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-05..
  44. ^ "Jean Pierre Pernaut/Bruce Toussaint: le clash". Le Figaro Télé. 25 September 2008.
  45. ^ "Bruce Toussaint se confie : "Je suis daltonien" (Vidéo)". closermag.fr..
  46. ^ "Bruce Toussaint : "Je jouais au poker tous les jours" - VIDEO".
  47. ^ Nolwenn Le Jeune (7 April 2021). "Dîner clandestin pour Bruce Toussaint à Deauville ? Une enquête ouverte par la justice". francebleu.fr..
  48. ^ "Tweet de Bruce Toussaint". twitter.com..
  49. ^ "Bruce Toussaint annonce la mort de sa mère victime d'un infarctus en pleine rue". telestar.fr..
  50. ^ "Bruce Toussaint, un peu d'air". liberation.fr..
  51. ^ Guillaume Mercier (11 April 2023). "Bruce Toussaint : "Quand on vit un deuil, on se sent abandonné par la société"". Le Point..
  52. ^ Pour Bruce Toussaint, la loi doit accorder plus de jours d'absence après le décès d'un proche, radiofrance.fr, L'invité du 7h50, 3 avril 2023
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