Philippe Gildas

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Philippe Gildas
Born	Philippe Lepêtre 12 November 1935 Auray, France
Died	28 October 2018(2018-10-28) (aged 82) Paris, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Nationality	French
Education	Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ)
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	1962–2018

Philippe Gildas (born Philippe Lepêtre; 12 November, 1935 – 28 October, 2018) was a French journalist.^[1]

Biography

Beginning his career in 1962, Gildas became the director of information for an RTL radio station.^[2] Born as Philippe Lepêtre, he took the name Gildas as a pseudonym over the radio.^[3] In 1969, Gildas turned to French Public Radio and Television (ORTF). In 1972, he became editor in chief of ORTF, although it was dissolved in 1974. He was editor in chief at France Inter from 1973 to 1974, and then worked at Europe 1 from 1975 to 1986 as editor in chief and deputy director of information.^[4]

Gildas began working for

In 2001, Gildas was promoted to president of CNews after a deal with Canal+.^[6] In 2007, he launched Vivolta, a television network aimed at Baby boomers. In 2010, Gildas published an autobiography titled Comment réussir à la télévision quand on est petit, breton, avec de grandes oreilles ?. In 2018, Gildas made his final television appearance in the TV documentary La Télé des années 80 : les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé, aired on France Télévisions.

Philippe Gildas died on 28 October 2018 following a battle with cancer.^[7] He was buried on 5 November 2018 at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.^[8]

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