Ruth Elkrief

Ruth Elkrief
Born	(1960-12-01) 1 December 1960 (age 64) Meknes, Morocco
Nationality	French, ]
Alma mater	Sciences Po Centre de formation des journalistes
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	LCI (La Chaîne Info)
Spouse	Claude Czechowski
Children	2 daughters

Ruth Elkrief (born 1 December 1960 in Meknes, Morocco) is a French-Moroccan television journalist. She worked for the 24-hour news channel BFM TV from 2005 to 2021.

Early life

Ruth Elkrief was born in Meknes, Morocco.[1] Her great-uncle, Shalom Messas, was a rabbi.[1] She emigrated to France with her family as a teenager.[1]

Elkrief graduated from Sciences Po[1] and later earned a postgraduate degree in journalism from the Centre de Formation des Journalistes.[1]

Career

Elkrief was a correspondent for TF1 in Washington, D.C. in 1990.[1] A year later, in 1991, she was appointed head of its political programmes.[2] She joined La Chaîne Info in 1994 and BFM TV in 2005.[1][2] In January 2021, she announced that she was leaving the channel.[3] On 31March 2021, Fabien Namias, vice-managing director of the TF1 group's all-news channel, announced that Ruth Elkrief would be joining LCI.^[citation needed]

Elkrief became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2008.[4]

Personal life

Elkrief is married to Claude Czechowski.[1] They have two daughters.[1]

References

1. "Ruth Elkrief". Gala. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
2. Morio, Joël (3 October 2014). "Ruth Elkrief : " On a redonné le goût de la politique aux téléspectateurs "". Le Monde. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. Benjamin, Meffre. "Ruth Elkrief quitte BFMTV". Pure Media. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Décret du 11 juillet 2008 portant promotion et nomination". Legifrance. Retrieved 3 November 2016.