Death of Georges Pernoud, historical presenter of "Thalassa"
The journalist and presenter of "Thalassa", Georges Pernoud, died on January 10, 2021. Here in 2004. AFP - PIERRE VERDY
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He shared his passion for the sea with millions of viewers for nearly 40 years.
Georges Pernoud, flagship host of the show "Thalassa", died Sunday January 10, at the age of 73, in a hospital in the Paris region following a long illness, his family announced today.
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With
Thalassa
, a program dedicated to all the seas of the world, journalist Georges Pernoud created a television magazine with exceptional longevity.
He presented this program from 1980 to 2017, an unmissable Friday night event for millions of dreamers or ocean enthusiasts.
1,704 programs and thousands of reports and surveys on the world of the sea and those who make a living from it.
Meeting with fishermen, discovery of archipelagos, reports on the Route du rhum, but also on the rescue of migrants ... The program addressed all the facets of the big blue.
Georges Pernoud certainly passed on his love of the sea, but he was also the precursor of ecological awareness.
His television studio was a barge moored on the Seine.
Born in Morocco, Georges Pernoud had a real revelation on the occasion of the cover as reporter of his first sailing race around the world in 1973. Two years later, the magazine
Thalassa
was born.
The cult credits of the show where marine shapes were transformed on a blue background have accompanied several generations.
Thalassa
won two Albert-London awards in the 1990s.
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