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JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / AFP Claude Villers, photographed here in 2004 in the offices of France Inter, was one of the most emblematic voices of public radio, where he notably played the president of the “court of flagrant delirium”. He died at the age of 79 this Saturday, December 16.
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Claude Villers, photographed here in 2004 in the offices of France Inter, was one of the most emblematic voices of public radio, where he notably played the president of the “court of flagrant delusions”. He died at the age of 79 this Saturday, December 16.
MEDIA – It started as “ youngest journalist in France » and has become an essential figure in the media landscape. Claude Villers, figure of France Inter and notably voice of the president of the famous satirical show “ Court of flagrant delusions », died Saturday December 16 at the age of 79, indicated this Sunday 17 public radioconfirming information you journal South West.
Claude Villers died in a convalescence center in Mussidan, in Dordogne, where he was staying following undergoing several operations, according to the regional daily. He lived not far away in Pessac-sur-Dordogne, in Gironde, the newspaper specifies. “ Journalist, author, presenter, producer, he will have worked in all registers “, described on his site France Inter, radio where he played ” more than forty years at the microphone ».
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The man will remain known for his performance on the show “ Court of flagrant delusions », which he presented between 1980 and 1983, alongside his comedian accomplices Pierre Desproges and Luis Rego.
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Claude Villers becomes “ the youngest journalist in France in 1962, obtaining his first press card the year he turned 18 », develops the station. He will also remember, speaking to AFP in 2004, having lived many lives before journalism, starting out as a wrestler at a very young age, under the pseudonym “ the man with the silk mask “. Previously, he also gave up a job at Crédit Lyonnais following running away from his parents at the age of 14.
« The satire, the humor, the intelligence, the voice… It was him. »
At France Inter, he will be part of the adventure of “ Pop Club “, where he teamed up with José Artur, whom he called his ” radio master “. This will only be the first in a series of broadcasts, from “ Walk or dream ” until ” I am writing to you from the most distant of my dreams ”, most of which remain in the memories.
But there will also be an American stay, in the offices of France Inter in New York, which he will occupy from 1968 to 1971. And it is the “ Court of flagrant delusions » which will leave a lasting impression.
The director of France Inter, Adèle Van Reeth, paid tribute to his memory on her social networks: “ The Court of Blatant Delusions? It was him. The satire, the humor, the intelligence, the voice… It was him. »
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« The spirit of France Inter? It was him ! Claude Villers has just left us. We will continue to cherish his legacy », concluded the leader, among the numerous tributes from journalists and listeners which flourished on social networks.
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