Jean-Michel Damian
| Jean-Michel Damian | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 September 1947 Chambéry, Savoie, France |
| Died |
1 November 2016 (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Jean-Michel Damian (8 September 1947 – 1 November 2016) was a French radio and television music journalist. He hosted and produced radio programmes on France Musique from 1980 to 2009. He was the author of two books.
Early life
Jean-Michel Damian was born on 8 September 1947, in Chambéry, Savoie, France.[1][2][3]
He learned to play the piano, the harpsichord and the pipe organ as a child.[1][4] He graduated from Sciences Po.[1][2][4]
Career
Damian was a radio journalist.[5] He began his career as a music journalist on France Culture in the early 1970s.[1][2] He was also a book reviewer Politique Hebdo, a radio programme on France Culture.[1] He joined France Inter in 1975, where he was a music reviewer on Temps de vivre, hosted by Jacques Pradel, until 1977. He was the host of Espace musical, a television programme on France 3, in 1978.[1][2]
Damian was a music journalist on France Musique, a French radio station, from 1980 to 2009.[1] He became the host of L’Air du temps de la musique in 1980.[1] He was subsequently the host and producer of Désaccord parfait, Les Imaginaires, Cordes sensibles, and Ce soir on dîne.[1][2][3]
Damian was the author of two books, including a novel, Scène dans le bleu.[1][4]
Death
Damian died during the course of an operation in a Paris hospital on 1 November 2016, aged 69.[1][2]
Works
- Damian, Jean-Michel (1981). L'harmonie perdue. Paris: Fayard. OCLC 164786029.
- Damian, Jean-Michel (1988). Scène dans le bleu. Paris: Éditions Michel de Maule. ISBN 9782876230231. OCLC 20757248.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Machart, Renaud (2 November 2016). "L'homme de radio Jean-Michel Damian est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Le journaliste Jean-Michel Damian est décédé". Le Figaro. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 Anastasio, Sofia (2 November 2016). "Disparition de Jean-Michel Damian, voix emblématique de France Musique". France Musique. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Thomas, Vincy (2 November 2016). "Jean-Michel Damian est mort". Livres-Hebdo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Jean-Michel Damian". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.