Overview
- Radio France confirmed Van Reeth will leave in early March and said she plans to return on air next season after agreeing to bring forward her departure.
- Céline Pigalle, who has led the ICI network and served as Radio France’s information chief, will direct France Inter, with Laurent Guimier taking over ICI and Agnès Vahramian named group director of information.
- The announcement landed during a parliamentary inquiry into public broadcasting’s financing and neutrality, coinciding with Culture Minister Rachida Dati’s hearing.
- France Inter remains France’s most-listened-to station, recording about 7.2 million daily listeners in November–December after a sharp drop in the September–October audience wave.
- Van Reeth’s tenure featured internal unrest, including a staff letter and a prior motion of no confidence, and the January exit of news director Philippe Corbé, even as Radio France praised her “excellent” record.