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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).
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]