French Armenian journalist Agnès Vahramian has been appointed director of franceinfo, a radio network operated by the French national public television broadcaster France Télévisions, Radio France CEO Sibyle Veil announced on Tuesday, August 27.
She will take up her duties on September 16. Until recently, she was France Télévisions’ Middle East correspondent and war correspondent in Ukraine after having been a correspondent in the United States. She had previously been deputy editorial director of France 2, editor-in-chief of “Envoyé Spécial” and then of the 8 p.m. news on France 2.
Agnès Vahramian succeeds Jean-Philippe Baille, who has been head of franceinfo since January 2021.
Très honorée de ma nomination et de travailler bientôt avec les excellentes équipes de @franceinfo la radio . Très heureuse de rejoindre @radiofrance.
— Agnès Vahramian (@AgnesVahramian) August 27, 2024
Je continue ainsi à servir le service public de l’audiovisuel. Merci à @sibyleveil de sa confiance.