
Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the département d'Oran in French Algeria. He began his journalistic career in 1960 as a radio correspondent in Algiers, but having taken part in the strikes of May 1968 he was sidelined and sent to Toulouse. Elkabbach would later spend time in Bonn, Germany before venturing into television news in 1970. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of France 2 and France 3, from 1999-2009 he was president of the television station Public Sénat, and was at the helm of Europe 1 from 2005-2008. Elkabbach presents Bibliothèque Médicis on Public Sénat, during which he interviews an eclectic mix of international literati, political leaders, intellectuals and historians. He is the father of successful actress Emmanuelle Bach.

Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998

Le monde est à vous
TV • 1987

Apostrophes
TV • 1975

The Unexpected Getaway
TV • 2022

Un monde, un regard
TV • 2021

Télévision (histoires secrètes)
TV • 1996

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
MOVIE • 2022

La Guerre des télés
TV • 2007

Vanille fraise
MOVIE • 1989

La Télé des années 90
TV • 2019

Male of the Century
MOVIE • 1975

Delphine and Carole
MOVIE • 2020

Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
MOVIE • 2022

Mitterrand et la télé
MOVIE • 2021

The New Watchdogs
MOVIE • 2012

François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
MOVIE • 2021

Les Guignols, les 10 premières années
MOVIE • 1999

François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président
TV • 2001