Iñaki Gabilondo
Spanish journalist (born 1942)
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- José Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol (born 19 October 1942), better known as Iñaki Gabilondo , is a Spanish journalist and broadcaster.
- Biography The second-born in a family of nine, Gabilondo studied Philosophy and Literature with Journalism at the University of Navarra.
- He stayed there until 1969, when he became the director of his local Radio San Sebastián, affiliated to the public Cadena SER.
- In 1978 he directed and hosted Hora 25 on Cadena SER in Madrid, until he became the TV news director of Televisión Española, the Spanish public TV network, two years later.
- He soon started to host the 9pm edition of Telediario .
José Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol (born 19 October 1942), better known as Iñaki Gabilondo, is a Spanish journalist and broadcaster. He is one of Spain's best-known news anchors.
Biography
The second-born in a family of nine, Gabilondo studied Philosophy and Literature with Journalism at the University of Navarra. He started his career aged 21 at Radio Popular, which later became Cadena COPE. He stayed there until 1969, when he became the director of his local Radio San Sebastián, affiliated to the public Cadena SER. Two years later, he directed the news department of Cadena SER in Seville.
In 1978 he directed and hosted Hora 25 on Cadena SER in Madrid, until he became the TV news director of Televisión Española, the Spanish public TV network, two years later. After starting in January 1981, his first night in front of the cameras was during Antonio Tejero's coup d'etat on 23 February 1981. He soon started to host the 9pm edition of Telediario. He became well-known for covering the internal political tension in Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo's government. After leaving Televisión Española, he directed Radio Televisión 16 for a short time, before coming back to Cadena SER, where he hosted Aquí la SER, Matinal SER, Pido la palabra and Onda Media.
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