Christian Jeanpierre is a French sports journalist who has worked for French television channels Canal+ and TF1, as well as radio station Europe 1.
13 Facts About Christian Jeanpierre
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Christian Jeanpierre was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, and grew up in Toulouse.
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Christian Jeanpierre studied at the Journalists Training Center in Montpellier.
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Christian Jeanpierre is a supporter of Toulouse FC, and rugby union team Stade Toulousain.
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Christian Jeanpierre is an amateur drummer, and plays music with Jean-Jacques Goldman.
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Christian Jeanpierre covered the Rugby World Cups between 1995 and 2019.
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Between 2003 and 2008, Christian Jeanpierre worked for French radio station Europe 1 in their sports department.
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Co-presenters alongside Christian Jeanpierre included Frederic Calenge and Charlotte Namura, and Bixente Lizarazu made some host appearances on the show.
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Christian Jeanpierre covered every France international football game between 2008 and early 2016, and is remembered for his commentary of France's defeat to hosts South Africa at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Christian Jeanpierre commentated on seven matches, including England against Slovakia, and interviewed French manager Didier Deschamps two days after France's first match of the tournament against Romania.
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Christian Jeanpierre left TF1 in 2020; his last broadcast was Les Enfoires, les secrets de une concert on 14 March.
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Christian Jeanpierre later worked on high frequency microphones used by FIFA and UEFA.
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In 2021, Christian Jeanpierre wrote a novel 2026, l'annee ou le football deviendra americain.