Jean-Pierre Pernaut

Jean-Pierre Pernaut (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ pɛʁno] ; born 8 April 1950 in Amiens, Somme) is a news reader and broadcaster on French television. He is widely known simply by his initials, JPP. The regular presenter of station TF1's lunchtime news bulletin, the 13 Heures (1pm) between 1988 and 2020, Pernaut's combination of avuncular personality and authoritative delivery has made him one of France's most popular news readers. The approach has won a regular audience of between seven and eight million for the 13 Heures, a considerable figure for a lunchtime news programme.

Jean-Pierre Pernaut

Jean-Pierre Pernaut (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ pɛʁno] ; born 8 April 1950 in Amiens, Somme) is a news reader and broadcaster on French television. He is widely known simply by his initials, JPP. The regular presenter of station TF1's lunchtime news bulletin, the 13 Heures (1pm) between 1988 and 2020, Pernaut's combination of avuncular personality and authoritative delivery has made him one of France's most popular news readers. The approach has won a regular audience of between seven and eight million for the 13 Heures, a considerable figure for a lunchtime news programme.