''Informe Semanal'' ( ''Weekly Report'') is a weekly Spanish television

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broadcast on La 1 of

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(TVE). Debuting on 31 March 1973, it is the second longest-running national television program in the history of

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, just behind the daily newscast ''

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'', on air since 15 September 1957; and the third overall just behind TVE's

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regional musical program ''Tenderete'', on air since 7 September 1971. ''Informe Semanal'' is produced by Televisión Española news services and besides on La 1, it is broadcast on 24 Horas news channel, on

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and on

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. Previous editions are also available on the online platform

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. With years on air, it is referred as the milestone television news magazine in Europe and it is Televisión Española's most awarded program.

Format

The program's format is based on the American program ''

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'' from

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, that consists of four reports about themes as current affairs, economy, politics, society and culture. Each report lasts around 10–15 minutes.

History

''Informe Semanal'' started broadcast on 31 March 1973, then titled ''Semanal Informativo'' and hosted by José Antonio Silva and directed by Pedro Erquicia. Since then they have issued more than 6,000 reports. In 1978 Erquicia left the direction of the program and was replaced by Jorge Martínez Reverte and for some time the format was changed and live interviews were featured. In January 2021, the journalist Cristina Olea interviewed former US President

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for the program Informe Semanal.

Directors

* Pedro Erquicia (1973-1978) *

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(1978-1981) * Ramón Colom (1981-1987) * Jorge Martínez Reverte (1988) *

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(1988-1989) *

María Antonia Iglesias María Antonia Iglesias González (15 January 1945 – 29 July 2014) was a Spanish writer and journalist. Iglesias was born in Madrid. Her father was the pianist and musicologist Antonio Iglesias Álvarez, and she worked on publications such as ...

(1989-1990) *

Elena Martí Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...

(1990) * Ana Ramírez Cañil (1990-1991) *

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(1991-1994) *

Manuel Sánchez Pereira Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

(1994-1996) *

(1996-2004) *

Alicia Gómez Montano Alicia Gómez Montano (1955 – 18 January 2020) was a Spanish radio and television journalist and a university professor. She began her journalistic career at Radio Madrid in 1978 and subsequently worked at Radio Nacional de España (RNE) betwe ...

(2004-2012) *

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(2012-)

Hosts

José Antonio Silva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(1973-1975) * Pedro Erquicia (1976-1978) *

Rosa María Mateo Rosa María Mateo Isasi (born 6 January 1942), is a Spanish journalist and renowned television news anchor during the Transition. From July 2018 to March 2021, she served as the Provisional Sole Administrator of RTVE, the national public radio ...

(1975-1980) *

Adela Cantalapiedra Adela Cantalapiedra (born 22 September 1945) is a Spanish television presenter who has worked primarily on Televisión Española. She was a presenter of its flagship newscast ''Telediario'' between 1974 and 1980 and of ''Informe Semanal ''Inf ...

(1980-1981) * Ramón Colom (1981-1983) *

Mari Carmen García Vela Mari may refer to: Places *Mari, Paraíba, Brazil, a city *Mari, Cyprus, a village *Mari, Greece, a village, site of ancient town of Marius * Mari, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran * Mari, Punjab, a village and a union council in Pakistan ...

(1983-1996) * Georgina Cisquella (1996) *

(1996-2000) * Almudena Ariza (2000-2001) *

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(2001) *

(2001-2004) * Pilar García Muñiz (2004) *

(2004-2005) * Beatriz Ariño (2005-2007) * Beatriz Ariño, María Casado,

Ana Blanco Ana Blanco López (born 27 May 1961) is a Spanish journalist and newscaster. Since 1991 she has anchored the three main editions of Televisión Española's flagship newscast '' Telediario''. Career Blanco started her career in radio in 1980 as ...

, Lorenzo Milá, David Cantero, Ana Pastor and

Pepa Bueno María José "Pepa" Bueno Márquez (born 1964) is a Spanish journalist. She was host of the well-known radio show ''Hoy por hoy'' in Cadena SER. In 2021, she was appointed as editor-in-chief of ''El País''. Born in Badajoz, Bueno started her c ...

(2007-2009) * David Cantero (2009-2010) * Ana Roldán (2010-2012) * Olga Lambea (2012–2020) * Marisa Rodríguez Palop (2020–present)

References

External links

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