Henri Sannier
| Henri Sannier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 7, 1947 Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Nationality |
 France |
| Occupation | Sports journalist, television presenter |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Television |
Journal de 20 heures Journal de 13 heures (France 2) Soir 3 (France 3) Tout le sport (France 3) |
Henri Sannier (born 7 September 1947) is a French sports journalist and television presenter.
Life and career
Henri Sannier was born in Puteaux in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He graduated at the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris.
He created the 19/20 in 1986 on the channel FR3 and became the host of the Journal de 20 heures on the channel Antenne 2 from September 1987 to September 1992. He then co-hosted the Journal de 13 heures on France 2 in duet with Laurence Piquet until September 1993 and alone until January 1994. He also hosted Soir 3 until September 1997, the evening news on France 3.
Since 1994, he hosts the sports magazine Tout le sport on France 3.[1] He is currently the chief editor of the program and was honored of it by a 7 d'Or in 2001. He is also the managing director of France Télévisions.
As a cycling enthusiast, he commented the Tour de France in 2005 with Laurent Jalabert and in 2006 with Laurent Fignon.[1] Henri Sannier knew that he would not comment the Tour de France in 2007. However, he accepted to host Journal du Tour in the evening and Avant le Tour, a program before the beginning of the cycling race.
In 2006, he published a book with Emmanuel Galiero titled Les histoires secrètes du Tour de France.[1]
Henri Sannier is also the mayor of Eaucourt-sur-Somme since 1977,[1] and the president of the association of the Festival de l'oiseau et de la nature.
Personal life
Henri Sannier is married and has two children, Antoine and Emmanuelle.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Henri Sannier toujours en selle". France Bleu. Retrieved January 4, 2014. (French)