Denis Brogniart
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Denis Brogniart | |
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.jpg) Brogniart in 2019 | |
| Born | 12 June 1967 Dijon, France |
| Occupation | Television host |
Denis Brogniart (French: [dəni bʁɔɲaʁ]; born 12 June 1967 in ) is a French sport journalist and television host. He presents the show Koh-Lanta since 2002 and Formula One racing on TF1 with Marion Jollès Grosjean.
Denis Brogniart was born on 12 June 1967, in Dijon. His mother was a professor of mathematics and his father was a banking executive and held a doctorate in law. He has two brothers: François and Gilles Brogniart.
After a scientific baccalaureate at the Lycée Louis Pergaud in Besançon, he tried for a year and a half to go to medical school. He gave up and started working as a lifeguard and animator at Club Med in Spain and as an SB instructor in Port-des-Barques (with the city of Chennevières). He is in charge of the animation of the pool games2. At the same time, he is studying to become a teacher of physical education and sports. After graduating from the University of Caen Basse-Normandie, he entered the Institut pratique de journalisme (IPJ) in Paris1. His dream has always been to work as a sports journalist.
Married in 2007 with Hortense, Brogniart has four children (born between 2000 and 2007) including three with his current wife. He had twin sisters Lili and Violette, and a son named Dimitri. He has two brothers, one named Francis. His mother is a mathematics teacher and his father works in a bank.[1]
Humanitarian and solidarity commitments
Since 2010, Brogniart has been supporting the Foundation of Emergency Architects, of which he has become the sponsor.
Emergency Architects whose purpose is to assist populations affected by natural or human disasters around the world, and who rebuild homes, schools or infrastructure to enable the poorest to regain decent living conditions as soon as possible after a disaster.
For the past two years, he has been the godfather of the war wounded of CABAT, the Army's Wounded Aid Cell. (source: Mindef - CABAT)
Brogniart has also made several trips to the Foundation's activities, in Haiti for example, to testify and put his reputation at the service of this cause.[citation needed]
Since the beginning of 2018, Brogniart has been an ambassador for the ARC Foundation for Cancer Research. He will also be the sponsor of the 5th edition of the Triathlon des Roses, dedicated to breast cancer research.
