Jacques Pradel to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on May 30, 2025

Pradel created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Pradel fans. Speculation had been rife that the French journalist best known for his shows Perdu de vue or Témoin numéro 1, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 78, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 30/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a journalist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a journalist-television host just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouJacques

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouJacques was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.