Stéphane Bern
French journalist
Stéphane Bern (French pronunciation: [stefan bɛʁn]; born 14 November 1963) is a French-Luxembourgish journalist, radio host and television presenter. He is known as a specialist in heritage, nobility and royalty. He has been awarded honours by several nations, including the Legion of Honour (France), the Order of Grimaldi (Monaco), and the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom).
Education and personal life
Bern went to high school at the Lycée Carnot in Paris, and graduated from the École de management de Lyon in 1985. His parents, Melita Schlanger and Louis Bern, were born to Polish parents from Jewish families who had emigrated to Switzerland and France before World War II.
He came out in the magazine Têtu in October 2009 and in the documentary Vie privée, vie publique (by Mireille Dumas), which aired on France 3 on 6 November 2009.
Career
Magazines
Bern was editor of the magazine Dynasty from 1985 to 1987, and then worked as a journalist for Jours de France in 1988. Since 1999, he has been the deputy editor (Events section) of the magazine Le Figaro Madame.
Radio
Bern chronicled various royal families on Europe 1 from 1992 to 1997 before joining Radio Télévision Luxembourg and participating in the show Les Grosses Têtes. Since 2000, he has produced and hosted the show Le Fou du roi on France Inter, which is the most listened-to show in France during this time slot. He hosts Historiquement Vôtre with Mathieu Noël on Europe 1 since September 2020.
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