Elena Sánchez Caballero (born 25 December 1957) is a Spanish journalist. Since August 2018, she has been

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's corporate secretary general, a member of the team led by Rosa María Mateo. From 2008 to 2014 she was RTVE's viewer

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Biography

After receiving a licentiate in journalism at the

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, Elena Sánchez Caballero started her professional career at the

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news agency in 1982. Two years later, she joined

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(TVE), where she initially focused on

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. From 1986 to 1987 she presented ', Spanish television's first morning news program. After a brief stint on the program ', she joined the ''

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'' team in 1987, alongside Luis Mariñas, Pedro Piqueras, , and , where she stayed until September 1996. On New Year's Eve 1991, Sánchez was part of the trio of ' presenters with Constantino Romero and

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. In 1996 she was assigned to present news on the channel 24 Horas. In 2004 she returned to ''Telediario'', taking charge of its third edition, while also working on the program ''Crónicas''. In 2006 she left ''Telediario'' to replace Pedro Piqueras in presenting and directing the debate program ', on air until 2007. In March 2008, Sánchez was named

's ombudsman for the viewer, the listener, and the user of interactive media, a new position created to respond to the complaints and questions of the audience. She also assumed direction and presentation of the show ''RTVE responde''. She was replaced by Carmen Sastre in April 2014. In April 2015 she began directing and presenting the gastronomic show ''Al punto''. She later joined the program ''Imprescindibles'', co-directing documentaries about (2017) and

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(2018). In 2018 she submitted her candidacy for the public tender to head the RTVE Corporation. On 1 August 2018, she was appointed corporate general secretary of RTVE on the team led by provisional administrator Rosa María Mateo. On 25 February 2021, she was appointed by the Cortes Generales as member of the Board of Directors of RTVE. On 27 September 2022, the Board appointed her as acting chair. On 26 March 2024, the Board removed her from office after her internal conflicts with the content director, who was also removed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Caballero, Elena 1957 births Complutense University of Madrid alumni Living people Journalists from Madrid Spanish television directors Spanish television journalists Spanish television presenters Spanish women television presenters Spanish women journalists Spanish women television directors RTVE Board members