At 73, sports journalist Nelson Monfort has found refuge on CNews, he who refuses to retire from the media. And, since he left France Télévisions, things have changed for him…
Nelson Monfort had tears in his eyes as he looked back on his long career as a sports journalist, at the microphone of the podcast Vyraje. Particularly on its link with the Roland-Garros tournament, which he covered for 30 years for France Télévisions. Today, he seems forgotten by the organizers…
Nelson Monfort upset: “Maybe next year, I will have two”
During the interview, the journalist was overcome by strong emotion while talking about the legendary Parisian clay court tournament where VIPs flock every year. “Today, even I can’t go in there anymore. I’m not kidding. Yes, it seems to surprise you…“, he confided to his interlocutor. And continued: “I left this tournament two years ago. Last year I had zero. This year I got one. Maybe next year I will have two (…) People tell me: ‘You must be invited everywhere. You must have plenty of invitations. Don’t you have something for me?’ I have nothing for myself!“
Obviously, the end of his career on the air of France Télévision is very harsh and Nelson Monfort was prepared for it… but not enough. “When it goes out, it goes out pretty quickly. I knew it before, maybe not to that extent (…) I don’t have too many illusions, if you like (…) Once it’s over, it’s over“, he added. The journalist, however, threw a bottle into the sea with the French Tennis Federation, believing that he “don’t ask for the moon“after having”followed this tournament for 30 years“.
Nelson Monfort bounced back on CNews: “Me, I’m not into that at all”
It is therefore on the very divisive continuous news channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré, that Nelson Monfort has bounced back as a columnist since last March. “The test is more or less conclusive. I never had the feeling of being welcomed on a far-right channel. I’m not into that at all. On the other hand, I was welcomed with open arms by very good people. I have the feeling that they are happy to have me and I am happy to go to them“, he recently confided to Parisian.
And the father of actress Victoria Monfort added: “Talking about sports from yesterday and today, this slightly vintage side, that suits me more… Perhaps that’s what I’m moving towards with them.“However, he does not intend to deprive himself of giving his opinion on”American politics” For example.
