why is Simon François no longer at the presentation of RTL’s weekend news?

For Ciné-Télé-Revue, Simon François explains the reasons for his departure from the presentation of the weekend news.

Simon François’ first JT dates back to 2017. – RTL tvi

In December 2022, we learned that Michaël Miraglia was going to take the lead in presenting the weekend newspapers on RTL. A position which was then shared between Simon François and Salima Belabbas. If he remains joker, she will no longer present I JT. “It was not my decision. The live, the adrenaline that the JT provides, I miss that a lot, ”said Salima Belabbas to us a few weeks ago.

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What about Simon François? “Yes, it was my choice,” explains the journalist to Ciné-Télé-Revue, “we had been discussing it with the editorial staff for more than a year. And this decision was dictated by family reasons. My 3-year-old daughter, Raphaëlle, said to me one day: ‘Dad, you work too much.’ There, I realized that it was time to try another rhythm. I had devoted my weekends to journalism for twelve years. »