Biography
Daniel Bilalian (born 10 April 1947) is a French journalist, news anchor and television presenter.
Daniel Bilalian was born in Paris and is of Armenian descent. After studying law, he became a journalist at the Union de Reims. Since 1971, he is a regional correspondent for the ORTF, before joining the national redaction staff of Antenne 2, where he became a main reporter before presenting Antenne 2 midi. He presented some daily news in 1976.
He presented the Journal de 13 heures from 1979 to 1981 and went back to Antenne 2 midi in 1982 before presenting in 1985 the Journal de 20 heures alternatively with Bernard Rapp. He was then replaced a few months later by Claude Sérillon. After being absent for two years, he came back in 1987 to present the daily news on weekends until 1990. He also presented Stars à la barre and then Dossiers de l'écran, retitled Mardi Soir, before being ousted in 1991 after a political debate.
He returned on presenting the daily news on France 2 in 1994 on th...