Europe 1 with AFP 5:54 p.m., June 13, 2022

Jean-Marc Morandini announced on Monday his departure from the NRJ 12 channel at the end of the season "for new television adventures".

The 56-year-old radio and television host added that "he will specify these new television adventures in a few days", while he is to be tried in two separate cases.

Radio and television host Jean-Marc Morandini, 56, announced on Monday his departure from the NRJ 12 channel at the end of the season "for new television adventures".

"After 10 years of success, creating new programs like

Crimes

,

Heritage

,

Retrouvailles

,

Emergencies

,

You are live

... Jean-Marc Morandini announces his departure from NRJ 12, on July 15th", is it written in a statement.

“Advanced negotiations” with Canal+

Jean-Marc Morandini, also host on CNews, adds that "he will specify these new television adventures in a few days".

The host must also be tried in two separate cases for "corruption of a minor" on the one hand and for "sexual harassment" against an actor on the other.

On his Twitter account, he indicates that he will continue to host his morning show

Morandinilive

next year on CNews and that he is in "advanced negotiations to do other things on the Canal+ group channels", controlled by the Bolloré group.

You ask me what will be next after my departure from NRJ12.

It will of course be Cnews with #morandinilive next year and, to tell you the truth, negotiations are advanced to do other things on the Canal+ Group channels.


A bit of patience

— Jean-Marc Morandini (@morandiniblog) June 13, 2022

Regarding his duties at NRJ 12, Jean-Marc Morandini recalled having hosted "for 10 years live hundreds of programs as different as each other at midday, in access and as a bonus".

"These programs have brought to light, with the insight of experts, a large number of legal cases and miscellaneous facts, by giving a voice to all the parties. I thank NRJ 12 and the viewers for their loyalty throughout this decade," he added in the statement.

Still producer of programs on NRJ 12

"Jean-Marc Morandini will nevertheless continue, with Carson Prod, the production of new issues of

Crimes Hebdo

and

Heritage

next season for NRJ 12 and Chérie 25, without embodying them (on screen), and is preparing a new series of programs for NRJ 12", it is specified in the press release.

Created in March 2005, NRJ 12 belongs, like Chérie 25, to the NRJ Group company which first developed around the NRJ radio, launched in 1981.