RTS is renewing the look of its flagship television news events by combining experience and innovation. They will begin their new duties after the summer holidays.
From the beginning of the school year, Jennifer Covo will present 19:30. RTS for a week, replacing Philip Revaz, who held this position for 7 years and wanted to take a new position in the editorial office. She, who until now has been the main face of weekend newspapers (from Friday to Sunday, including editions 12:45) will now be responsible for covering Swiss and international news in the evenings from Monday to Thursday, from 17 August. Having joined RTS 16 years ago, Jennifer Covo made her first appearance as a newspaper anchor in 2015.
RTS assigns a presentation for the weekend 19:30. And you 12:45 to his journalist Valentin Emery, currently working Foruman evening news program on RTS Première and a daily political meeting on civil service programs in French-speaking Switzerland. This Geneva-based journalist grew up in a professional and family environment where current events always played an important role in everyday life.
Philip Revaz will present Focus
Philip Revaz (RTS – Jay Luvion)
Philip Revaz, representing 19:30. weekdays since the start of the school year in August 2019, wanted to open a new professional chapter by reconnecting with reporting and in-depth analysis of current events within the RTS. He joins the show Focusto which he would bring his keen eye and his rich career as a correspondent at the Federal Palace, then located in the United States, including animation Forum then 19:30.. The last edition of the evening newspaper will be published on Thursday, July 9, 2026. RTS would like to thank Philippe Revaz, who played the role with passion and brilliance, bringing a personal touch that appealed to the French-speaking public. From the start of the academic year in August, alternately with Sebastian Faure and Catherine Sommer, he will be present in the news magazine, which since 1997 has again published national and international news with reviews and reports from the field.
“These appointments combine experience and innovation to ensure continued 19:30. and from Focus. Our new faces take on responsible roles and, together with us, take on the challenge of maintaining the quality of information provided to the public and excellent results for the audience at RTS information events,” notes Pierre-Olivier Volet, Editor-in-Chief. 19:30. records a market share of 66% and Focus reached 43% of TV viewers, two particularly high figures (average for 2025) that place RTS at the top of preference compared to competitors in these time slots.