This is an unexpected announcement. Thomas Sotto will be leaving RTL at the end of the season. The journalist, who has hosted the station's morning show for the past two seasons, announced his departure Sunday evening in a message posted on Instagram. He will be leaving not only the morning show, but also the station itself in the coming weeks.
In his message, Thomas Sotto expresses a mixture of sadness and gratitude after his two years at RTL. He especially thanks the editorial staff, the commentators, the technical teams, and Amandine Bégot, with whom he shared his first season on the morning show.
A departure without detailed explanation
The journalist did not specify the reasons for his departure. His message focused primarily on expressing gratitude and reflecting on the past two seasons. According to Le ParisienHowever, this would be a recent decision by RTL. The newspaper notes that the latest audience figures were not favorable to the morning show hosted by Thomas Sotto, with 1,11 million listeners, 89,000 fewer than a year earlier.
Two seasons at the helm of a strategic segment
As a reminder, Thomas Sotto took over the morning show on RTL in the fall of 2024, after leaving Télématin on France 2. He replaced Yves Calvi there, in a particularly exposed and strategic time slot for the station.
A simple and grateful farewell message
In his message, Thomas Sotto emphasizes the memories left by this experience. He mentions the team's enthusiasm and praises the collective work done on the morning show. His tone remains measured, without attack or public justification. This announcement therefore marks the end of an era for RTL, which will now have to prepare for the future of its morning show, one of its most important programs. At this stage, no successor has been officially named in the published materials.
