Bernard Pivot

Bernard Pivot
Pivot in 1986
Born
Bernard Claude Pivot

(1935-05-05)5 May 1935
Lyon, France
Died6 May 2024(2024-05-06) (aged 89)
EducationLycée Ampère
Alma materUniversity of Lyon
Centre de formation des journalistes
Occupation(s)Journalist, television personality
Known forTV host Apostrophes and Bouillon de culture

Bernard Pivot (French: [bɛʁnaʁ pivo]; 5 May 1935 – 6 May 2024) was a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.