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Paul Amar

Paul Amar (born 11 January 1950) is a French journalist and television presenter. Paul Amar graduated at the CFJ (Centre de Formation des Journalistes) of Paris. He began his career in 1971 at France Inter as a war correspondent in Phnom Penh, and then as a correspondent in Washington. In 1979, he joined Antenne 2 as a reporter. In 1980, he presented the night news and became chief of the political service in 1983. Since 1990, he presented the evening news 19/20 on FR3, and since 1992, the french evening news Journal de 20 heures on France 2. He was forced to resign after hosting, on 1 June 1994, a debate between Jean-Marie Le Pen and Bernard Tapie during the campaign preceding the European election, in which he proposed boxing gloves to both opponents.