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Biography |
Melissa Theuriau was born July 18, 1978, in Echirolles,
France. An avid news watcher from an early age, she pursued
her interest in journalism by attending the Institut de la
Communication et des Medias, where she graduated with a
degree in communications.
In the years that followed, Melissa began a training period
with French super station Canal +, followed by an internship
with Glem Productions, where she served as a journalist and
reporter.
That experience gave her the confidence to approach La
Chaîne Info (LCI) in January 2003, a prominent French cable
news channel. Six months later, Melissa made her first
on-air appearance for the network, and by 2004, she was
invited to join LCI’s popular morning show, LCI Matin.
Later that year, Melissa also began hosting Voyages, LCI’s
weekly travel show. The colorful program helped introduce
viewers to Melissa’s more whimsical side as she explored
exotic locales such as Budapest, Madagascar, Cambodia, and
Djerba, among many others.
In May 2006, the network offered Melissa a significant
promotion when they asked her to be the lead anchorwoman for
their weekend evening news program. To their shock, and the
shock of many media observers, Melissa politely declined the
invitation, citing a fear of overexposure. Ironically, that
very same week the French tabloid Voici featured pictures of
Melissa topless at the beach.
Undaunted by the unwanted publicity, Melissa chose to leave
LCI in June 2006 in order to join rival French network M6.
In joining the network, Melissa became the editor in chief
and host of Zone interdite, a weekly magazine news show.
Melissa also hosted One Day, One Photo, a special
presentation about famous photos throughout history. |
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