Roland Faure
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Roland Faure | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roland Victor Maurice Faure-Geors October 10, 1926 |
| Died | February 25, 2023 (aged 96) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, press magnate |
Roland Faure, born on October 10, 1926 in Montélimar (Drôme) and died on February 25, 2023[1] in Paris,[2][3][4] was a French journalist, press magnate, and executive of audiovisual companies.
Biography
[edit]Roland Faure founded the Journal français du Brésil in Rio de Janeiro (1952-1953), served as editor-in-chief of L'Aurore,[5] and was director of Toutes les nouvelles de Versailles.
From 1979 to 1981, he was the director of information at Radio France. He then created and directed Canal Versailles Stéréo (CVS)[6] from 1982 to 1986. As President-Director General of Radio France from 1986 to 1989,[7] he co-created France Info in 1987 with Jérôme Bellay, replacing Radio 7, the youth radio station of Radio France.
He was also a member of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel from January 1989, when the institution was created, until January 1997.[8]
Publications
[edit]- Brésil dernière heure, publisher André Martel, 1954.
Decorations
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Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur[9][10]
Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite
Commandeur de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Médaille de la jeunesse, des sports et de l'engagement associatif, or[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland Faure, l'ancien président-directeur général de Radio France et créateur de franceinfo, est mort". francetvinfo.fr. 27 February 2023.
- ^ Extracted from Insee files
- ^ "Roland Faure". whoswho.fr. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Brice Laemle (2 March 2023). "La mort de Roland Faure, cofondateur de France Info, « un visionnaire avec trente ans d'avance »". Le Monde (in French). No. 24311. p. 21.
- ^ "Roland Faure - Auteur". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Canal Versailles Stéréo - CVS - O'FM". schoop.fr. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ The archives of his presidency are preserved and accessible at the National Archives : "Archives papier de Roland Faure".
- ^ "Philippe Labarde succède à Roland Faure à la tête de la commission radio du CSA". Les Echos (France). 7 June 1995. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Montélimar. « Donnez-moi 20 minutes et je vous donnerai le monde » : Roland Faure, ancien patron de Radio France, est mort". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "LÉGION D'HONNEUR". Le Monde.fr (in French). 15 July 1999. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Bulletin officiel des décorations, médailles et récompenses n°4, 8 October 2005 - page 159
Sources
[edit]- Robert Prot, Dictionnaire de la radio, Presses universitaires de Grenoble/ INA, 1997 ISBN 978-2-7061-0762-7.
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