Édouard Marquis Explained

Édouard Marquis
Birth Date:17 August 1969
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Montluçon, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Radio and TV Host

Édouard Marquis (17 August 1969 – 23 November 2020) was a French radio and television host, journalist, and producer.[1] He was co-proprietor of the Château de Culan.

Biography

Marquis attended the Collège Saint-François-de-Sales in Évreux and became editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, Le Pour Parler. While in school, he created the debate program "Face Aux Jeunes" on Ado FM. In 1992, he aired this program on France 3 Paris Île-de-France.[2] [3] Several personalities appeared on the program, including Ségolène Royal, Jacques Toubon, Cabu, Francis Huster, and Jean-Claude Carrière. He won the Défi Jeunes, put on by the Minister of Sports.

Marquis produced reports for France 2, Télé emploi, France 5, and MCM.[4] On MCM, he presented the program "NetSurf".[5] This turned into a 26-minute weekly special with guests called "NetSurf Hebdo".[6] From 1997 to 1998, he presented the program "NetZik", which focused on the internet, music, and youth culture.[7] [8]

During his time as a television host, Marquis organized "La Nuit du Net", an internet festival which took place in June 1996 at the Bataclan. He organized a broadcast on "La Nuit du Net" in March 1998 on MCM and TV5Monde, which featured celebrities such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Indochine, Louis Bertignac, Axel Bauer, and Éric Serra.[9]

Marquis would leave the world of television and became a consultant.[10] He also looked after the Château de Culan, which he looked after with his father.[11]

Édouard Marquis died in Montluçon on 23 November 2020 at the age of 51.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Propriétaire du château de Culan, Édouard Marquis est décédé à l'âge de 51 ans. 24 November 2020. Le Berry Républicain. fr.
  2. 15 March 2007. Ségolène Royal - extrait "Face Aux Jeunes". Dailymotion. fr. 10:59. Paris. Edouard Marquis.
  3. Web site: France 3 Paris a dans ses cartons 2 pilotes. 1992. La Lettre de l'Audiovisuel. fr. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827162322/http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/963786LALETTREFaceAuxJeunes.jpg. 27 August 2016.
  4. 10 August 2016. TéléEmploi / chronique Système J (France 2). Dailymotion. fr. 8:44. Edouard Marquis.
  5. Web site: NetSurfer. 22 May 1996. Télérama. fr.
  6. 15 March 2007. NetSurf - NetSurfeur sur MCM [Best Of]]. Dailymotion. fr. 7:29. Edouard Marquis.
  7. Web site: Netzik, une esthétique née de la pénurie. 16 March 1998. Le Monde. fr.
  8. 10 August 2016. NetZik. Dailymotion. fr. 13:40. Edouard Marquis.
  9. 10 August 2016. La Nuit Net 2 extraits. Dailymotion. fr. 28:15. Edouard Marquis.
  10. News: Serrato. Jean-Louis. March 2012. Un espace domotisé. fr. Art & Décoration.
  11. 10 August 2016. Château de Culan l'hiver - Extrait JT. Dailymotion. fr. 3:44. Edouard Marquis.
  12. Web site: Propriétaire du château de Culan, Édouard Marquis est décédé à l'âge de 51 ans. 25 November 2020. Le Berry Républicain. fr.