Laurent Luyat addresses viewers with a blank sheet

Definitely, Laurent Luyat has a series of disappointments. Mid-July, the journalist and commentator for France Télévisions had been forced to abandon the presentation of the Tour de France due to “health concerns”. “I am sorry. It’s never happened to me, it’s funny“, he wrote in a message posted on his Twitter account three days before the end of the Grande Boucle. More than two weeks later, he returned to the air in great shape during the European Championships in Munich.

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But Saturday evening, while France 3 was broadcasting the last evening of the competition live, a crackle was heard on the air. If the image was not affected by this problem, the sound was cut off. Back on set, Laurent Luyat had to deal with this hazard. Far from panicking, the journalist then had the idea of ​​transmitting information to viewers by means of a sheet of paper. “Sorry mute”he wrote while making a sulky face.

The minutes flowing at the same time as the European Championships, the host then took a new blank sheet to keep viewers informed. “The matter of a few minutes (seconds)”, he hoped. Once the breakdown was resolved, Laurent Luyat could not help but express his relief. “I believe it works. Thanks to all the technical sound team. Really sorry for this cut. It is true that the day was complicated with terrible weather.he said before returning to comments from the competition.