Informe Semanal
| Informe Semanal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News magazine |
| Created by | Pedro Erquicia |
| Directed by | Jenaro Castro |
| Presented by | Jenaro Castro |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 43 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | La 1 (TVE) |
| Original release | March 31, 1973 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Informe Semanal (English: Weekly Report) is a Spanish news magazine which has been broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española weekly since 1973. It is the second longest runtime program in the history of television in Spain, just behind the daily newscast Telediario.
With more than 43 years on air, Informe Semanal is referred as the milestone news program in Europe and it is Televisión Española's most awarded program.[1]
Format
The program's format is based on the American program 60 Minutes from CBS, 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 March 31, 1973, then titled "Semanal Informativo" and hosted by José Antonio Silva and directed by Pedro Erquicia. Since then they have issued more than 6000 reports.
In 1978 Erquicia left the direction of the program and was replaced by Jorge Martinez Reverte and for some time the format was changed and live interviews were featured.
Directors
- Pedro Erquicia (1973-1978)
- Rafael Martinez Dubán (1978-1981)
- Ramón Colom (1981-1987)
- Jorge Martinez Reverte (1988)
- Baltasar Magro (1988-1989)
- Maria Antonia Iglesias (1989-1990)
- Elena Martí (1990)
- Ana Ramirez Cañil (1990-1991)
- Fernando Lopez Agudín (1991-1994)
- Manuel Sanchez Pereira (1994-1996)
- Baltasar Magro (1996-2004)
- Alicia Gomez Montano (2004-2012)
- Jenaro Castro (2012-)
Hosts
- José Antonio Silva (1973-1975)
- Pedro Erquicia (1976-1978)
- Rosa Maria Mateo (1975-1980)
- Adela Cantalapiedra (1980-1981)
- Ramón Colom (1981-1983)
- Mari Carmen García Vela (1983-1996)
- Georgina Cisquella (1996)
- Baltasar Magro (1996-2000)
- Almudena Ariza (2000-2001)
- Letizia Ortiz (2001)
- Baltasar Magro (2001-2004)
- Pilar García Muñiz (2004)
- Alicia Gomez Montano (2004-2005)
- Beatriz Ariño (2005-2007)
- Beatriz Ariño, Maria Casado, Ana Blanco, Lorenzo Milá, David Cantero, Ana Pastor and Pepa Bueno (2007-2009)
- David Cantero (2009-2010)
- Ana Roldán (2010-2012)
- Olga Lambea (2012–present)