Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, the current presenter of the 13h of France 2, will replace Jean-Pierre Pernaut on TF1.
The private channel formalized the information Thursday afternoon in a statement.
The name of Jean-Pierre Pernaut's heir is now known.
TF1 formalized Thursday afternoon the recruitment of Marie-Sophie Lacarrau to replace the iconic presenter, at the head of the 1pm newscast since 1988.