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At 62, Christophe Hondelatte was able to make an impression on the media landscape. Since 2016, his program Hondelatte tells Passionate about lovers of various facts on Europe 1. Every day, more than 317,000 listeners followed it, and its podcasts accumulated no less than 10 million listening per month. So inevitably, the surprise was great when the radio station unveiled its 2025 back -to -school grid… without the show.
Christophe Hondelatte breaks the silence
Questioned by The Parisian This Saturday, August 23, the journalist ended rumors: “We took it together with the management of Europe 1. I had decided to end my career on the short -term radio. It’s been forty-four years that I have been there. Today, I like podcast much more than radio. “he first said.
No question for him to hang up the microphone, but the latter now prefers the flexibility of digital: “The podcast offers a lot of freedom. On the radio, you must respect the driver, the duration … Now, I will no longer have these limits. “he added.
Whoever has never liked routine assumes him: he wants to reinvent himself. “After nine years on Europe 1, I needed something that excited me more“he assures. True to his temperament, Christophe Hondelatte sweeps all nostalgia: “When I made a decision, I never feel any regret afterwards. What matters to me is the next one.”
Recurrent voice concerns but not at the origin of his departure
For two decades, Christophe Hondelatte has been watching closely a medical problem that could worry his fans: a polyp who regularly alters his voice. Already in October 2024, the journalist entrusted to Buzz TV of TV Mag : “My voice has changed fourteen times. I have been voice problems for twenty years. I have been operated three times with a polyp and I should be re -operated one of these four”
The radio man even said with a touch of humor that his voice varied according to this polyp: “The bigger it is, the more beautiful the voice … But after a while, it becomes inoperative.” Since then, a fourth operation has taken place. But facing the Parisianhe wanted to be clear: “I have been operated four times but the polyp returns regularly. […] It is not linked to my decision. “
Her voice, the journalist residing in Bayonne maintains her and watches her every six months. For him, telling remains an intact passion: “With the shitty character that I have, if it were not the case, I would stop immediately.”he said in the columns of Parisian.
Christophe Hondelatte continues with his podcasts and prepares the scene
No question of disappearing. Christophe Hondelatte will continue to publish his podcasts, but at his own pace. Three episodes in a weekonly one the next, sometimes short, sometimes very long … a freedom that he savor. From 2025, he plans to go on stage to share a great criminal story live with the public.
A new chapter So opens for those who, from the news of France 2 to Bring the accused, has always been able to surprise. The latter concludes, faithful to his outspokenness: “I don’t want to be the last guy to make radio.”
