Jean-Paul Sarault (1930–2010)[1] was a Canadian sportswriter who was the first French-language radio play-by-play announcer for the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball.
Sarault began his writing career in 1947 at La Patrie. After a four-year stint with The Canadian Press, Sarault joined Montréal-Matin.[2] He then served as the sports editor of Dernière Heure until 1968, when he returned to Montréal-Matin to cover the city's new Major League Baseball team, the Montreal Expos. In 1969, he was chosen to become the Expos' first French-language radio play-by-play announcer.[3] He was replaced by Jacques Doucet in 1972, but continued to write for Montréal-Matin until the paper folded in 1978.[2] He then wrote for Le Soleil and RDS.ca.[4][5] In 1979, he elected president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.[2]
Sarault died in Montreal on October 10, 2010, from cancer.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary of Jean-Paul Sarault - YourFolks.com". Your Folks.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Le journaliste Jean-Paul Sarault est décédé". La Presse. October 12, 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Sarault passe au micro mais conserve la plume". Le Devoir. April 1, 1969. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Sarault, Jean-Paul (September 15, 1979). "Il fallait "Frédéric" pour arrêter les Expos". Le Soleil. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Décès du journaliste Jean-Paul Sarault". RDS. Retrieved 20 October 2024.