Pierre Lescure was born around 1945[1] in Paris, France, the son of François Lescure [fr], French Resistance member and journalist for the French communist daily newspaper L'Humanité, and the grandson of Pierre de Lescure [fr], founder of the publishing house Les Éditions de Minuit.

[citation needed] Lescure started his career at the radio station RTL, where he was reporter and news anchor from 1965 to 1968, and moved to RMC from 1968 to 1972.

In 1981, he created the TV music show Les Enfants du rock [fr].

Lescure was director-general/CEO until his ousting in 2002 after clashing with Jean-Marie Messier, chief executive of Vivendi, which had acquired the company.

[3][1] He supported the candidacy of François Hollande during the 2012 French presidential election,[4] and has led a mission about culture and media in his government.