Spanish journalist and television presenter (1940–2022)
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 San Juan del Puerto, Huelva, Spain, on 18 August 1940.[1] 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 Paco de Lucía.[2]
Quintero was author of the books Trece noches (Thirteen nights) (1999) with Antonio Gala,[3]Cuerda de presos (Prisoners Rope) (1997)[4] and Jesús Quintero: entrevista (Jesús Quintero: Interview) (2007).[5]
Quintero died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 82.[6]
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 Cadena Ser
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
^"JESÚS QUINTERO -ENTREVISTAS - El Arte de Vivir el Flamenco". elartedevivirelflamenco.com.
^"La noche que Jesús Quintero entrevistó a Paco de Lucía". La Información. September 18, 2019.
^"Jesús Quintero, trece noches". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
^Duva, Jesús (June 5, 1997). "Quintero publica las 39 entrevistas que realizó en las cárceles". El País – via elpais.com.
^"Jesús Quintero: Interview".
^"Journalist Jesús Quintero dies at the age of 82". October 3, 2022.
^Jesús Quintero Radiophonic Workshop presents its new programming(16-10-2002)
^Huelva, Diario de (2020-12-14). "Jesús Quintero: "Siempre soñé con dejar mi legado en Huelva y que el mundo asocie el nombre de los grandes al de esta tierra"". Diario de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-07.