The former producer of France Culture succeeds Laurence Bloch at the head of the public station which, like all of the radios, inaugurated its new programs Monday August 29.
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Nicolas Demorand and Léa Salamé at the morning, Bruno Duvic at the mid-day information tranche, Fabienne Sintès at “18-20”: the headliners resumed their place, Monday, August 29, on The French Inter. Behind the scenes, however, this start of the school year gives off a clear novelty scent: Adèle Van Reeth officially took over from Laurence Bloch to the most listened to France management in France (6.9 million daily listeners between April and June , or 12.5 % cumulative audience, according to Médiamétrie).
The young woman (she will be 40 years old in December) had warned: “Ordinary life”, title of the test she signed at Gallimard in 2020, very little for her. Named by Sibyle Veil, the president of Radio France, Adèle Van Reeth radically metamorphosis her existence to discover the function of leader, which she has never exercised so far.
“I change jobs and perspective, in a house that I have known for fifteen years”, summarizes the producer, until April, of the “paths of philosophy”, on France Culture. Entrance to Radio France in 2011, the former philosophy student first collaborated in the “new paths of knowledge”, alongside Raphaël Enthoven, before succeeding him, in 2017, at the microphone of an appointment ( renamed) which appears at the top of the podcasts of Radio France.
“A huge hard worker”
The ex-president of Public Senate Emmanuel Kessler, who had offered him, in 2017, the succession of Jean-Pierre Elkabbach to the presentation of the literary program of the channel, recognizes that he is “not” Surprised by the development of his career, but more by his rocking in management, [which he had] not anticipated “. Nicolas Demorand, who had himself a candidate at the post, enthuses: “I find it great that this generation of people viscerally attached to books, public service, takes a step forward and puts himself in a situation of directing. “
Since May, Adèle Van Reeth has been working at the start of the resort, in pairs with Laurence Bloch. “She has a major advantage: she knows what radio is, welcomes her. And she has the qualities of listening, decision and courage to be director.” If the two women assure having developed the new grid Hand in hand, a new program on mythology, broadcast on Saturday at 11 am (“When the gods roamed on earth”, presented by Pierre Judet de la Combe), a meeting devoted to psychoanalysis, Sunday to 3 pm (“the unconscious”, by Juan-David Nasio), and a sports program, Sunday at 6 pm (“The Sport Spirit”, by Nathalie Iannetta, Director of Radio France Sports), “note more From a desire on my part “, concedes the newcomer, who was also presenter of” Ouh there art! “(Formerly” of art of art! “), on France 2. Passionate about cinema, Adèle Van Reth was also a columnist in “Le Cercle”, the Cinéma de Canal+ program produced by Alain Kruger, who describes her as “not elitist”, ” generous “and endowed with a” meaning of the party “.
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