Jesus Quintero firmando en la Feria del Libro de Madrid de 2007

Jesús Rodríguez Quintero (18 August 1940 – 3 October 2022) was a Spanish journalist, editor and presenter of Spanish programs in radio and television, known in the media as Jesús Quintero.

Biography

Quintero was born in

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, Spain, on 18 August 1940. He was introduced into the theatrical world and from there jumped to RNE (Radio Nacional de España) in 1973, which began a long career as a presenter. His first program was Studio 15-18, presented with Marisol Valle. It was a great success and the star program in the attempted normalization of public radio programming that passed from dictatorship to a new period. Quintero's flagship program, with schemes that would revolutionize the media was ''El hombre de la roulot'' (Man of Roulotte) and ''El loco de la colina'' (The fool on the hill), which made him a social phenomenon even outside Spain, Argentina or Uruguay. Quintero also appeared as a lecturer in the teaching world, such as when he delivered the conference Journalism and Commitment on 17 October 2002 at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Málaga, on his tenth anniversary. After this speech, he unveiled a plaque to baptize one of the classrooms of the center with his name, sign of respect and admiration that produces the journalist. Quintero was producer of the singer Soledad Bravo and guitarist

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. Quintero was author of the books ''Trece noches'' (Thirteen nights) (1999) with

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, ''Cuerda de presos'' (Prisoners Rope) (1997) and ''Jesús Quintero: entrevista'' (Jesús Quintero: Interview) (2007). Quintero died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 82.

In radio

* Música de los cinco continentes (Music from five continents) * Círculo internacional (International circle) * Estudio 15/18 (Studio 15/18) * A 120 * Ciudades (Cities) * El hombre de la Roulotte (Man of Roulotte) * Tres a las tres (Three to three) * Andalucía Viva (Andalucía alive) * El loco de la colina (The fool on the hill) (1981–1986), RNE and

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* El lobo estepario (Steppenwolf), 1992,

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* Entre dos luces (Between two lights), 2002

In television

* El perro verde (The green dog), 1988, in TVE * Qué sabe nadie (Does anyone know), 1990–1991, in

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* Trece noches (Thirteen nights), 1991–1992, in

* La boca del lobo (The mouth of the wolf), 1992–1993, in Antena 3 * Cuerda de presos (Chain gang), 1995–1996, in Antena 3 * El Vagamundo, 1999–2002, in

* Ratones coloraos, 2002–2004, in

* El loco de la colina (The fool on the hill), 2006, in TVE * La noche de Quintero (The night of Quintero), 2007, in TVE *

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, 2007–2009, in

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and 7 Región de Murcia * El mundo de Jesús Quintero (The world of Jesús Quintero), summer 2008, in

* El gatopardo, 2010–20??, in

* La noche del loco (The night of the crazy) * El sol, la sal y el son in

* El loco soy yo (I'm crazy) in

* Un loco en América in

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Awards

* National Communication Media Award (2006) * Television presenter of the year (2006) * Golden antenna for his program, El Vagamundo (2003) * Premio Ondas (2001) * Award ''Best interviewer of the Millennium * Award ''Andaluz of the 2000 year'' * Award'' King of Spain'' of journalism (1990) * Premio Ondas Internacional (1990) * Medal of Andalucía * Knight of Argamasilla de Alba * Award for the most innovative radio done

References

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