Emblematic journalist of BFMTV since its inception over 15 years ago, Ruth Elkrief chose
to leave the continuous news channel, its management announced Tuesday, February 9 in an internal email consulted by theAFP.
After more than 15 years spent on the air BFMTV, Ruth decided to turn the page
, write Alain Weill, CEO of Altice France, parent company of BFMTV and RMC, Arthur Dreyfuss, Managing Director of Altice Médias France, Hervé Béroud, Deputy Managing Director of Altice Médias, and Marc-Olivier Fogiel, Managing Director of BFMTV, in a message sent to their employees. Benoît Daragon, journalist for Le Parisien, posted a copy of this email on Twitter:
The big bosses of @BFMTV got together to greet in an internal email the departure of @ruthelkrief pic.twitter.com/rZGpynwkiA
– Benoît Daragon (@bendarag) February 9, 2021
We all regret Ruth leaving but we respect her choice
, they add, greeting his remarkable course
within the news channel, which she launched in 2005. This sequence was relayed on Twitter by Olivier Truchot, presenter of the show BFM Story between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and co-host of Big mouths sure RMC Story and the radio RMC :
In 2005 ?@ruthelkrief? inaugurated?@BFMTV What an adventure! pic.twitter.com/SsqCRl8ylB
– Olivier Truchot (@Olivier_Truchot) February 9, 2021
The 60-year-old journalist notably presented the daily show 7 p.m., Ruth Elkrief for 10 years until the start of the 2020 school year, reminds the management, showing its friendship
.
Candidate for the presidency of Public Senate ?
Quoted in the message, Ruth Elkrief expressed her affection
and his respect
for a chain she has contributed to develop and grow
.
A page has turned for me after 15 years of great professional happiness and great collective successes, during which I gave a lot and received a lot.
, she added, without specifying what motivated her decision. The Parisian argues that the journalist would prepare her candidacy for the presidency of Public Senate. The public parliamentary and political news channel is currently headed by Emmanuel Kessler, whose term ends on May 31. Ruth Elkrief’s entourage, however, denied this information to the Ile-de-France daily.
Passed by TF1, LCI and RTL, Ruth Elkrief was, with journalist Olivier Mazerolle, the main star of BFMTV when he arrived on TNT Channel 15.
In April 2017, she had distinguished herself in particular by moderating, alongside Laurence Ferrari, the debate between the eleven presidential candidates.
In September, the journalist handed over to the co-host of Big mouths Alain Marschall on the 7 p.m. news section, after having suffered competition fromEric Zemmour, arrived on this niche on CNEWS in October 2019.
She had since a weekly meeting on Saturday at 1 p.m., before being replaced in January by Apolline de Malherbe.
Beautiful Ruth, Queen Ruth! Pro, passionate, warm and caring. BFMTV owes him so much, on set, and behind the scenes. Always listening, accomplice at every moment.
Very great emotion and immense respect. #ruthelkrief– Apolline de Malherbe (@apollineWakeUp) February 9, 2021
The latter shared on Twitter her very great emotion
and his immense respect
for his colleague.
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