Brigitte Simonetta

Brigitte Simonetta is a French television and radio presenter, born on 27 March 1954, in Saint-Doulchard (Cher).

Biography Brigitte Simonetta was a stage actress in the 1970s. Her career began on in 1977 when she was selected, along with the television presenter Dorothée, to become a continuity announcer on one of the first TV talent shows.

In 1990 she was hired by RTL to replace Anne-Marie Peysson and present a daily afternoon show. She stayed there until 1993. In the 2000s she was a presenter on the cable channel Santé Vie in the show Femmes-Enfants.

Starting from 2012 she worked at as a communications delegate for the Mediterranean region.

Chernobyl disaster

On 30 April 1986 Brigitte Simonetta announced in the weather report on 's news broadcast:

This commentary was illustrated by a weather map of Europe, on which a STOP sign covered the French border from Nice to Belgium. However, if the positioning of the high-pressure systems and lows was correct, this did not indicate that a protective barrier would be provided. In fact, as early as the following day, 1 May, the noon news broadcast reported that increased radioactivity had been detected in the Southeast. By 2 May, the entire region was affected.

Brigitte Simonetta took responsibility for the STOP sign. She stated that she had written her commentary alone based on Météo-France's forecasts. In 2019 Brigitte Simonetta, then retired, testified that this episode remains a "sore spot" and that it "directed [her] life," including her professional reorientation in 1993.

Publications Terre mode d'emploi, Michel Lafon Publishing – 1990 and . Gestes d'intérieur : comment mieux vivre dans la maison, Michel Lafon Publishing, 2005 and . Mieux vivre chez soi : les bons gestes d'intérieur, J'ai lu, 2007 and .

Filmography Françoise Dolto, documentary, Arte, 2008, co-directed with Emmanuelle Nobécourt.