Carles Francino
Encyclopedia
Carles Francino Murgades (Barcelona
, 3 January 1958) is a Spanish
journalist
. He started his career in Cadena SER
Tarragona
. In 1979 he got his first job at COPE
Reus
as a sports editor. Later, he joined the Tarragona
studio of the COPE
, which he left in 1987.
In 1990 he started in the world of television
and he became part of the founding team of Canal+ in Madrid
. There he worked as an editor and presented the evening news bulletin, being the presenter of the first program ever broadcast in the history of the channel.
In 1994 he returned to Barcelona
to work at TV3
, the channel where, for eleven years, he presented the evening news bulletin. Whilst Carles Francino was at the helm, TV3's became the most-viewed news bulletin in the Spanish region of Catalonia
, beating all the national Spanish bulletins. His rigour and independence were recognized by the audience and the political critics. In 1999 he was awarded the City of Barcelona Award. In 2005 he joined Cadena SER
to replace Iñaki Gabilondo
as the presenter of the morning radio program Hoy por hoy
.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 3 January 1958) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He started his career in Cadena SER
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
. In 1979 he got his first job at COPE
COPE
COPE may refer to:* The Council of Pacific Education , a regional branch of Education International, the global federation of teachers' trade unions* Coalition of Progressive Electors, a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
Reus
Reus
Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...
as a sports editor. Later, he joined the Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
studio of the COPE
COPE
COPE may refer to:* The Council of Pacific Education , a regional branch of Education International, the global federation of teachers' trade unions* Coalition of Progressive Electors, a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
, which he left in 1987.
In 1990 he started in the world of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and he became part of the founding team of Canal+ in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. There he worked as an editor and presented the evening news bulletin, being the presenter of the first program ever broadcast in the history of the channel.
In 1994 he returned to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
to work at TV3
TV3 (Catalonia)
TV3 is the primary television channel of Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA. TV3 broadcasts programs only in Catalan, with an optional dual track in the original language for some foreign-language series and movies...
, the channel where, for eleven years, he presented the evening news bulletin. Whilst Carles Francino was at the helm, TV3's became the most-viewed news bulletin in the Spanish region of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, beating all the national Spanish bulletins. His rigour and independence were recognized by the audience and the political critics. In 1999 he was awarded the City of Barcelona Award. In 2005 he joined Cadena SER
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
to replace Iñaki Gabilondo
Iñaki Gabilondo
José Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol is a Spanish journalist, and TV news anchor. Gabilondo started his career at 21 in Radio Popular until 1969, when he became the director of Radio San Sebastián...
as the presenter of the morning radio program Hoy por hoy
Hoy por hoy
Hoy por hoy is a Spanish radio program, produced by the news department of the Cadena SER. It is the most listened-to radio program in Spain with an average of about three million listeners a day and is considered the most listened-to program in Spanish radio history...
.