Thomas Hugues

Thomas Hugues
Thomas Hugues in 2008
Born	(1966-05-11) 11 May 1966 (age 51) Versailles, France
Occupation	Journalist

Thomas Hugues (born 11 May 1966 in Versailles) is a French journalist, producer and television host.

He joined the Institut d'Études Politiques of Bordeaux in 1983. During his course, he did an internship for the newspaper Sud Ouest. In 1987, he entered the Lille Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme.

In 1989, he became a script editor for TF1. In November 1994, he presented the news on the LCI channel, from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. In the same year, he joined Jean-Pierre Pernaut on the 1:00 pm news on TF1. In October 1997, he was promoted to Head of News.

In the summer of 1999, he replaced Claire Chazal on TF1 for the week-end news. The same year, he presented a weekend of mobilization against AIDS, 48h Contre le sida, and a prime-time Défense d'entrer, with Valérie Benaïm. On 31 December 1999, with his wife, Laurence Ferrari, he co-presented live on TF1 La Nuit du Millenium.

From 2000, he wrote material and co-presented on the TF1 current affairs programme, Sept à huit, alongside his wife, Laurence Ferrari, whose editor he later became. This magazine programme, broadcast every Sunday evening from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, was awarded a 7 d'or on 3 November 2003.

From July 2002 to July 2006, Thomas Hugues replaced Patrick Poivre d'Arvor for the 8:00 pm news on TF1.

In mid-June 2006, TF1 announced Thomas Hugues' resignation. For his part, he said he had been dismissed. In September 2006, he founded a production company, Story Box Press, with Laurence Ferrari and Lorraine Willems.

Early in September 2006, he joined the news channel I>Télé to host 1 h 30 chrono, on Monday to Friday, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. From January 2007, the show was only broadcast from Monday to Thursday and Thomas Hugues replaced Laurent Bazin as co-presenter of Le Franc-Parler, a political interview programme in conjunction with France Inter and Le Monde. From September 2007, he also presented Ça chauffe on I>Télé, a weekly programme devoted to environmental issues and sustainable development. He also hosted the 2007 and 2008 TV election nights on I>Télé.