Pilar Vergara

Pilar Vergara (born 23 June 1947[1]) is a Chilean journalist, winner of the National Prize for Journalism in 1993.

Pilar Vergara
Vergara at the anniversary of La Segunda in 2011
Born	María del Pilar Vergara Tagle (1947-06-23) 23 June 1947
Nationality	Chilean
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupation	Journalist
Parents	Ruperto Vergara Santa Cruz (father) Olga Tagle (mother)
Awards	National Prize for Journalism (1993)

Career

Pilar Vergara is the daughter of Ruperto Vergara Santa Cruz, a publicist and farmer from La Calera, and Olga Tagle.[1] She is the granddaughter of distinguished jurist and diplomat Ruperto Vergara Bulnes. She studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC), graduating in 1968.[2][3]

Subsequently, she worked at Canal 13, on the program Pasado meridiano,[3] and at the newspaper El Mercurio, where she participated in the Sunday Reports section.[4] At that paper, she was also the editor of Section D reports.[2] She was a professor of journalistic techniques at the journalism school of the Catholic University.[5]

In 1981, Vergara joined the newspaper La Segunda, along with Cristián Zegers.[4] Initially, she worked as editor-in-chief, later assuming the position of editor of information services. In 2006, after the appointment of Zegers at El Mercurio, she assumed the position of director of the newspaper, a job she held until 2011.[3]

In 2012, she joined the board of Universidad Mayor.[6]

Vergara currently writes a Sunday column for El Mercurio.

Awards

• 1988 – Lenka Franulic Award[6]
• 1991 – Embotelladora Andina Award[6]
• 1993 – National Prize for Journalism[6]
• 2001 – Distinguished Alumna Award from the UC Alumni Association[2]
• 2003 – Carmen Puelma Award[6]

References

1. Hott Dagorret, Jacqueline; Larraín, Consuelo (eds.). Veintidós caracteres: Premios Nacionales de Periodismo [22 Characters: National Journalism Awards] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ediciones Finis Terrae. p. 241. Retrieved 29 October 2017 – via Memoria Chilena.
2. "Pilar Vergara Tagle" (in Spanish). Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "Pilar Vergara deja la dirección de La Segunda" [Pilar Vergara Leaves the Directorshp of La Segunda]. El Dínamo (in Spanish). 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
4. Aravena Bolívar, Pamela (9 December 2011). "Los top secret de Pilar Vergara". Caras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
5. "Pilar Vergara". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
6. "Pilar Vergara asume como miembro del Directorio de la Universidad Mayor" [Pilar Vergara Assumes Membership of the Board of Directors of Universidad Mayor]. Diario Mayor (in Spanish). 9 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

Preceded by Cristián Zegers Ariztía	Director of La Segunda 2006–2011	Succeeded by Víctor Carvajal Navarrete