Roger Gicquel (22 February 1933 in Thiers-sur-ThĂšve in the Oise department â 6 March 2010 in PlouĂ«r-sur-Rance in the CĂŽtes-d'Armor) was a French journalist. He presented the 20 hour Journal on the TV channel TF1 from 1975 to 1981. During the 1950s, Gicquel began a career in acting. He was also a flight attendant on the airline UAT from 1953 to 1960 before moving into journalism. He started at the Parisien libĂ©rĂ©