Jean Raynal

Jean Raynal
Jean Raynal commentating in 1970
Born(1929-08-18)18 August 1929
Massiac, Cantal, France
DiedJanuary 2015 (aged 85)
Career
ShowTéléfoot
Network
CountryFrance

Jean Raynal (18 August 1929[1] – January 2015)[2] was a French sports journalist, who worked for Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française and TF1. He commentated on football, rugby, basketball, and the Olympic Games. He was nicknamed Monsieur Basket (Mr Basketball).

Personal life

Raynal was born in Massiac, Cantal, France.[2] He studied at the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris.[2]

Career

Raynal began his work as a radio presenter in 1957.[3] In 1968, Raynal became a television presenter on Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française,[2] and was one of the first five members of the organisation's committee on objective journalism.[4] From 1975 to 1988, Raynal worked for TF1.[2]

Raynal commentated at five FIFA World Cups;[3] he commentated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup alongside Pierre Cangioni.[2] Between 1983 and 1984, Raynal presented one season of TF1's football programme Téléfoot.[5][6] Aside from football, Raynal covered basketball in the 1970s and 1980s.[3] Raynal was nicknamed "Monsieur Basket" (Mr Basketball),[2][6] and in 1980, he wrote the book La Fabuleuse histoire du basket (The fabulous history of basketball).[2][1] Raynal also covered 26 French Open tennis championships,[2] and six Olympic Games.[3] He commentated with Raoul Barrière at the 1978–79 French Rugby Union Championship final, where Narbonne beat Stade Bagnérais.[7] Fellow sports journalist Didier Roustan said that Raynal was his inspiration.[8]

Works

  • Raynal, Jean, Le volley-ball (Volleyball), 1977[9]
  • Raynal, Jean, La Fabuleuse histoire du basket (The fabulous history of basketball), 1980[1]

Death

Raynal died in 2015 at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Raynal, Jean (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Disparition de Jean Raynal". L'Équipe (in French). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jean Raynal, le « Monsieur Basket » de la télévision nous a quitté". Basket Retro (in French). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "TROIS JOURNALISTES DE FRANCE-INTER DÉMISSIONNENT DE L'O.R.T.F." Le Monde (in French). 28 May 1968. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Tout sur l'histoire de Téléfoot ..." (in French). Eurosport. 5 September 2003. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b Murce, Vince (20 November 2016). "Téléfoot, TF1 : vous souvenez-vous de tous les présentateurs de l'émission sportive?". Télé Star [fr] (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Un jour – une finale : 1979, Narbonne met le feu au Parc". L'Équipe (in French). 27 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ "DIDIER ROUSTAN : « LE FOOTBALL, C'EST UNE ÉMOTION »" (in French). Les Cahiers de Football. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Raynal, Jean". WorldCat. Retrieved 31 May 2020.