Olivier Galzi
French journalist (born 1971)
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Olivier Galzi (born 26 October 1971) is a French politician serving as mayor of Avignon since 2026[1] and a former journalist.
Olivier Galzi | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Avignon | |
| Assumed office March 28, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Cécile Helle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1971 |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
Journalistic career
Galzi worked for the French TV network France 2, a division of France Télévisions. On France 2, he presented news bulletins within Télématin, France 2's morning show presented weekdays at 7:00 and 8:00 CET in Metropolitan France.[2] Galzi was also the regular substitute for David Pujadas on the station's evening news bulletin 20 heures.[3] He sometimes presented the newscasts in Canada on TV5 every 1/2 hour (4 times over 2 hours, starting shortly before the hour and 1/2 past the hour) from 6:00 to 8:00 am North American Eastern Time.[4]
In August 2010 Galzi left France Télévisions to run the breakfast show La Matinale de L'Info from 6 am to 9 am each weekday on i-Télé, alongside the newsreader Amandine Bégot.[5]
On 2011, Denis Girolami joined i-Télé from RTL and replaced Galzi, so he took charge on a new show: L'Édition du Soir every weekend from 6 pm to midnight.
From 10/2011 to 9/2012, Galzi presented a magazine about presidential election, called CQFD – Ce qu'il fallait décrypter, every Saturday from 10:15 am to 11 am.
On 9/2012, he started presenting La Grande Édition from 10 pm to midnight each weekday with Maya Lauqué.
From 2016 to 7/2017, he anchors Galzi Jusqu'à Minuit – Le Grand Décryptage, which running Monday–Thursday from 9:00 pm to midnight.
On 7/2017, he left CNews.
Political career
Galzi launched his campaign for mayor of Avignon in 2025[6], with the support of Horizons and Union of Democrats and Independents[7].