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Laurence Ferrari
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Laurence Ferrari in 2015
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| Born | 5 July 1966 |
| Education | École Française des Attachés de Presse University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne |
| Occupation | TV host Punchline on CNews |
| Employer | CNews Europe 1 |
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| Children | 3 |
Laurence Ferrari, born on July 5, 1966, is a well-known French journalist. She is famous for being a news anchor, especially for the evening news show Le 20H on the French TV channel TF1.
About Laurence Ferrari
Early Life and Education
Laurence Ferrari was born in a town called Aix-les-Bains in France. Her father, Gratien Ferrari, was once the mayor of the city. He was also a member of the French National Assembly, which is like a parliament. Her family has roots in Italy.
Laurence studied at the French School for Press Attachés in Lyon. She also earned a Master's degree in Political and Social Communication from Sorbonne University in Paris. She is the oldest of three sisters and is a talented piano player.
Her Career in Media
Laurence Ferrari started her career in 1986. She worked as a stringer, which is a journalist who reports on specific events, for the French news agency AFP. She also wrote for Le Figaro Magazine. Later, she worked at the radio station Europe 1, focusing on health policy.
She began her television career in 1994. She worked with famous TV hosts like Michel Drucker on France 2. She also worked with Jean-Pierre Pernaut on TF1. In 2001, she co-hosted a Sunday evening show called Sept à Huit on TF1.
In 2006, she moved to Canal+ to host a weekly political show called Dimanche +. On this show, she covered the French presidential election in 2007. In June 2008, she became the main anchor for Le 20 Heures de TF1. This is a very popular news program in Europe. She took over the weekday show on August 25, 2008.
In 2010, Laurence Ferrari interviewed the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. During this interview, she wore a veil, which caused some discussion.
Laurence presented her last 8 PM newscast for TF1 on May 31, 2012. She announced she was leaving to join Direct 8. There, she hosted a talk show for women for four years.
In 2013, she joined the news network I>Télé, which later became CNews in 2016. She felt supportive of a strike movement at I>Télé. This strike was about Vincent Bolloré's influence on the channel's news coverage. She reportedly tried to leave CNews many times because she was not happy there.
Her Family Life
Laurence Ferrari married Thomas Hughes in 1993. They had two children together. The couple separated in October 2007.
In 2008, Laurence started a relationship with the violinist Renaud Capuçon. They got married in July 2009 in Paris. They have one child together.
