Carlos Herrera Crusset (born 8 July 1957) is a Spanish radio journalist. He presented the morning programme on

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for fifteen years before moving to

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in 2015.

Career

Herrera was born in

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in the

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. He earned a medical degree, but has always worked in journalism. Herrera began presenting on Radio Sevilla in 1977 before moving to Barcelona, where he was on Radio Mataró and Radio Miramar. In 1990 he broadcast to a national audience for the first time, with his show ''Coplas de mi ser'' on

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. He went on to other stations such as

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and

. In March 2015, Herrera ended his 15-year tenure on Onda Cero's morning programme during the radio season. His programme had an audience of two million, behind only ''

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'' on Cadena SER. On 1 September that year, he began broadcasting on COPE; guests for his first show were King

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, former prime minister

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and future prime minister

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. In September 2020, Herrera extended his contract at COPE until 2025. Between 2006 and 2007, when he was under contract with Onda Cero, the radio host illegally channeled more than 6.4 million euros through a

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. In July 2023, the Supreme Court confirmed the sentencing against Herrera for tax evasion.

Personal life

Herrera was given honorary citizenship of his hometown in 1992, where a street was named after him in 2014. He also sponsored renovation of its church and wrote a foreword to an official travel guide. He was a supporter of

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's successful bid for the

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. Herrera was a fan of

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, the team supported by his father. He publicly disavowed them due to their support for the

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and stated his support for

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-based

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. Herrera was married for 20 years to television presenter

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before separating in 2011. They had a son and a daughter. Their daughter became a model, taking her father's maternal surname Crusset for her professional life. Herrera had a cameo on the Spanish sitcom ''

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''. In October 2021, he received an

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from the

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References

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