Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the département d'Oran in French Algeria. He began his journalistic career in 1960 as a radio correspondent in Algiers, but having taken part in the strikes of May 1968 he was sidelined and sent to Toulouse. Elkabbach would later spend time in Bonn, Germany before venturing into television news in 1970. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of France 2 and France 3, from 1999-2009 he was president of the television station Public Sénat, and was at the helm of Europe 1 from 2005-2008.
Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the département d'Oran in French Algeria. He began his journalistic career in 1960 as a radio correspondent in Algiers, but having taken part in the strikes of May 1968 he was sidelined and sent to Toulouse. Elkabbach would later spend time in Bonn, Germany before venturing into television news in 1970. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of France 2 and France 3, from 1999-2009 he was president of the television station Public Sénat, and was at the helm of Europe 1 from 2005-2008.
Elkabbach presents Bibliothèque Médicis on Public Sénat, during which he interviews an eclectic mix of international literati, political leaders, intellectuals and historians.
He is the father of successful actress Emmanuelle Bach.
External links
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Filmography (Movies)
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, autoportrait de mon père
Character:Self (Footage Archives)
Release Date:28/09/2025
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2021
Mitterrand et la télé
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/05/2021
10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/2021
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/07/2020
Delphine and Carole
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/01/2020
The New Watchdogs
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2012
Les Guignols, les 10 premières années
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/1999
Vanille fraise
Character:Lui-même
Release Date:29/11/1989
Male of the Century
Character:TV presenter
Release Date:12/03/1975
Television Appearances
The Unexpected Getaway
Character:Self
La Télé des années 90
Character:Self
La Guerre des télés
Character:Self
François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
Character:Self
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Apostrophes
Character:Self
Images
