Marie Drucker
Encyclopedia
Marie Drucker is a French
journalist
and television
personality.
, a television journalist, she was educated at the Sorbonne
, where she received a degree in modern literature. She is of Romanian, Austrian, Polish and Algeria
n descent.
Her journalistic career started in 1994, as a freelance reporter for such magazines as Le Figaro
and ELLE
, before she settled down with the Capa agency in 1997, working with them on the TV programme Qu'en pensez-vous? ('What Do You Think of It?') on the Canal+
channel. She was the co-presenter of the France 2
show Rince ta baignoire in 1999. Next, in August 1999, she joined the newly-formed team of I-Télé, a 24-hour news channel which first went on the air in November 1999, with whom she stayed until September 2003. The following two years she worked for Canal+
, the main station of the Canal+ Group
. The Canal+ Group is the parent company of I-Télé. She then moved across to become the main news-reader on the France 3
evening news show Soir 3
. At the end of August 2008 Drucker left Soir 3 to take up a new position as substitute anchor
of the weekend news bulletins of the France 2
channel.
She was the partner of François Baroin
, a former French Minister of the Interior, but the couple were reported to have separated in April 2008.
In 2006, she was voted by readers of FHM France
the 22nd sexiest woman in the world.
Drucker is a cousin of the actress Léa Drucker
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
personality.
Life
The daughter of Jean Drucker, a French television executive, and a niece of Michel DruckerMichel Drucker
Michel Drucker, CQ is a popular French journalist and TV host.Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados, in Normandy. Jacques Drucker, a doctor, is Michel's younger brother, and Jean Drucker, a TV top executive, is Michel's older brother. He started a journalistic career in 1965 at the ORTF as...
, a television journalist, she was educated at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, where she received a degree in modern literature. She is of Romanian, Austrian, Polish and Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n descent.
Her journalistic career started in 1994, as a freelance reporter for such magazines as Le Figaro
Le Figaro
Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but...
and ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
, before she settled down with the Capa agency in 1997, working with them on the TV programme Qu'en pensez-vous? ('What Do You Think of It?') on the Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
channel. She was the co-presenter of the France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
show Rince ta baignoire in 1999. Next, in August 1999, she joined the newly-formed team of I-Télé, a 24-hour news channel which first went on the air in November 1999, with whom she stayed until September 2003. The following two years she worked for Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
, the main station of the Canal+ Group
Canal+ Group
Canal Plus Group is a French film and television studio and distributor. It is controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. Vivendi has sold some parts of Canal Plus to private investors which are still using the name of Canal Plus...
. The Canal+ Group is the parent company of I-Télé. She then moved across to become the main news-reader on the France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
evening news show Soir 3
Soir 3
Soir 3 is the late-night newscast of the French public television network France 3. The program, FR3's first national news bulletin, was launched in 1978 by its then head of news Jean-Marie Cavada. The bulletin is usually shown at 10:30 pm from Monday to Thursday, and has been presented by Patricia...
. At the end of August 2008 Drucker left Soir 3 to take up a new position as substitute anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
of the weekend news bulletins of the France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
channel.
She was the partner of François Baroin
François Baroin
François Baroin is a French politician, recently appointed Finance Minister, following a stint as Minister of the Budget in the François Fillon III government...
, a former French Minister of the Interior, but the couple were reported to have separated in April 2008.
In 2006, she was voted by readers of FHM France
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
the 22nd sexiest woman in the world.
Drucker is a cousin of the actress Léa Drucker
Léa Drucker
Léa Drucker is a French actress, born 23 January 1972 in Caen, Normandy.thumb|right|180px| Léa Drucker in 2006She is the niece of the television presenter Michel Drucker, and of the ex-president of the M6 television chain, Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother,...
.