Pepa Fernández

María José Fernández Vallés (born 4 March 1965), better known as Pepa Fernández, is a Spanish journalist. She is the director and presenter of the Radio Nacional de España (RNE) program No es un día cualquiera.

Pepa Fernández
Born
María José Fernández Vallés

(1965-03-04) 4 March 1965
Cervera, Spain
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
OccupationJournalist
EmployerRadio Nacional de España
Awards
  • Ondas Award (2003, 2008)
  • Miguel Delibes National Journalism Award (2015)

Biography

Pepa Fernández was born in the town of Cervera, Lleida in 1965.[1] Her father's family is from Ourense. At 18 she started working in radio. She earned a licentiate in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 1999, she has been directing and presenting the RNE program No es un día cualquiera, a weekend magazine which has received several awards.[2]

She is a professor at Ramon Llull University's Faculty of Communication.[3]

Fernández has worked on several television programs. She has written for the TV3 show El Club and currently appears on La mañana de la 1.[4]

Awards and recognitions
  • 2002: Radio de Cambio 16 Award[3]
  • 2003: Ondas Award for Best Nationally Broadcast Radio Program for No es un día cualquiera[2]
  • 2007: Pica d'Estats Award[5]
  • 2008: Ondas Award for Professional Career[6]
  • 2009: Emilio Castelar Award for Effective Communication[7]
  • 2009: Micrófono de Oro[8]
  • 2010: El Cava Journalism Award[9]
  • 2013: Dionisio Duque Foundation Award for communication, innovation, and new technologies[1]
  • 2015: José Antonio Labordeta Award for Communication[10]
  • 2015: Miguel Delibes National Journalism Award[11]
  • 2016: Concha García Campoy Journalism Award[5]
  • Two Micrófonos de Plata from the Spanish Professional Association of Radio, Press, and Television News (APEI)[12]
  • Antena de Oro[12]

Books
  • Lo que la vida enseña, Esfera de los Libros, 2008, ISBN 9788497347167
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gollark: I would really like ML-ish Rust, honestly.
gollark: Always Rust; Never Go.
gollark: Also, it's easy to learn.

References
  1. "El presidente de la Academia de Gastronomía, el Padre Ángel y Pepa Fernández (RNE), premiados por la Fundación Duque" [The President of the Gastronomy Academy, Father Ángel, and Pepa Fernández (RNE), Awarded by the Duque Foundation] (in Spanish). Segovia. Europa Press. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. "Palmarés" (in Spanish). Premios Ondas. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. de la hoz, Beatriz (29 October 2008). "Pepa Fernández, una vida dedicada a la radio" [Pepa Fernández, a Life Dedicated to Radio] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. "La mañana de La 1" (in Spanish). RTVE. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "El programa 'No es un día cualquiera' de RNE se emitirá desde el Museo Würth La Rioja este fin de semana" [The RNE Program 'No es un día cualquiera' will be Broadcast from Museum Würth La Rioja This Weekend] (in Spanish). Logroño. Europa Press. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. "RTVE consigue dos premios Ondas" [RTVE Gets Two Ondas Awards] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "José Antonio Pascual y Pepa Fernández, distinciones Emilio Castelar 2009". La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). Cádiz. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. "Pepa Fernández y 'Cine de Barrio', premios Micrófono de Oro 2009" (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. "Numerosas personalidades arropan la gala del VI Premio Periodísticos 'El Cava'" [Numerous Personalities Wrap up the 6th 'El Cava' Journalism Award Gala] (in Spanish). DO Cava. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. "La periodista Pepa Fernández, Premio José Antonio Labordeta" [The Journalist Pepa Fernández, José Antonio Labordeta Award]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Madrid. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. "Pepa Fernández acota la desidia como principal causa de habla 'zaparrastrosa'" [Pepa Fernández Sees Laziness as the Principal Cause of 'Zaparrastrosa' Speech]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). EFE. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. Lorente, C. (14 September 2011). "Directora de No es un día cualquiera de RNE". Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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