Birthday

1935-05-05

Place of Birth

Lyon, France

Biography

Bernard Pivot is a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. After starting law studies in Lyon, Pivot entered the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris where he met his future wife, Monique. After an internship at Le Progrès in Lyon, he joined the Figaro Littéraire in 1958. In 1985, Pivot created the Championnats mondiaux d'orthographe (world spelling championships). He has been Chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2019.