Sylvain Augier

Sylvain Augier, born May 7, 1955 in Toulouse and died March 16, 2024 in Lecques, Gard, is a French television and radio host, journalist, and producer. He grew up in the village of Forgues in Haute-Garonne, in a family steeped in Christian and humanist values, which marked his life through a special attention to others and a love of sharing. After obtaining his baccalaureate, Sylvain Augier continued his studies at the Toulouse Institute of Political Studies, graduating in 1976. He then moved to Paris to prepare for the ENA entrance exam, but abandoned this career despite being eligible. In 1978, he completed his national service as a volunteer in Nicaragua, an experience that fueled his curiosity about the world. His media career began in 1979 at France Inter, where he worked as a journalist-reporter and hosted several programs until 1996, including "Oreillettes et Ventricules", "Interbulles", "Rendez-vous vous sont cernés" and "On ne vit que deux fois". At the end of the 1980s, he also presented the program "Chic Planète" on the same channel. Sylvain Augier made his first steps in television in the 1980s. In 1986, he co-hosted "Sexy Folies" on Antenne 2, then took over "La Une ...