Júlio José de Pinho Isidro do Carmo ComIH (born 5 January 1945 in

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), better known as Júlio Isidro is a Portuguese

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, radio announcer and

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Early career

When fifteen, Isidro was hired by RTP to host the daily youth programme ''Programa Juvenil'' with Lídia Franco, Isidro had appeared on the show a couple of years earlier as part of the Camões Secondary School choir. In 1968, Isidro joint Rádio Clube Português as newsreader and

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. Together with José Barata-Moura, Isidro hosted the talent show ''O Fungagá da Bicharada'' between 1974 and 1976.

Career

In 1980, Isidro hosted the Saturday Morning show ''Febre de Sábado de manhã'' which was a huge success in

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, he also hosted shows such as ''O Passeio dos Alegres'', ''Festa é Festa e A Festa Continua''. In 1985, he hosted ''Arroz Doce'' along with

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and in 1986 he hosted ''Clube dos Amigos Disney'' where he inherited the nickname Uncle Júlio. Starting in 1991 he began hosting the

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(Portuguese heats for the

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), he continued to host the semi-finals in 1992 and 1993. In 1991 he went to work for the private TV station

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where he hosted the shows ''Domingo Gordo'', ''Luzes da Ribalta'' and ''1001 Tardes''.

Recent career

In 1997, he returned to RTP and began hosting the show ''O Amigo Público'' as well as being a daily presenter for

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. In 2000, he celebrated 40 years as a presenter for RTP. For

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he hosted ''Tributo a e Entrada Livre'', ''O Passeio dos Alegres - 20 Anos Depois'' and ''Praça da Alegria e Portugal no Coração''. He hosted the New Year's Eve countdown along with

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. He is currently a host on

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Personal life

Isidro is married to Sandra Barros with whom he has two children; Mariana (born 1999) and Francisca (born 2002). Isidro has another daughter, Inês (born 1968), from a previous relationship. Isidro received the

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in 2000. He is a supporter of

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isidro, Julio 1945 births Living people Mass media people from Lisbon Portuguese television presenters