Pedro Erquicia
Pedro Erquicia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1943 |
| Status | Retired |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and news anchor |
Pedro Erquicia López de Montenegro (born 24 March 1943 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish journalist and news anchor.
He entered in 1965 to Televisión Española where he developed all his television career. The first TV program that he presented was Panorama de Actualidad from 1968 until 1970 and TVE's newscast Telediario (1972-1973).
In 1973 Erquicia created one of the longest running programs in Spanish TV: Informe Semanal, which resumes the news and affairs of the last seven days (Based upon CBS's 60 Minutes). He directed it until 1978 and anchored it from 1976 until 1968.
In 1987 he was fired by TVE and later he joined the then recently created public broadcaster Telemadrid.
In 1990 Erquicia returned to TVE when he was hired to direct and anchor Documentos TV and from 1996 until 2007 he was in charge of the Direction of Programs of Current Affairs and Investigation.
In April 2008 Erquicia reaches retirement.[1]
Awards
- Antena de Oro (1973) for Informe Semanal
- Premio Ondas (1975) for Informe Semanal
References
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