Antonio García Ferreras
{{Short description|Spanish journalist, television presenter and professor}}
{{family name hatnote|García|Ferreras|lang=Spanish}}
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| image = Antonio García Ferreras 2013.jpg
| caption = (2013)
| birth_name = Antonio García Ferreras
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|09|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = León, Spain
| partner = Ana Pastor
| alma_mater = Complutense University of Madrid
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Antonio García Ferreras (born 20 September 1966) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter.
Biography
Antonio García Ferreras was born in León on 20 September 1966.{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/imagenes/gente/4979823-estos-famosos-espanoles-tambien-son-leoneses/1/|website=20minutos.es|title=Estos famosos españoles también son leoneses|date=1 April 2022}} He earned a degree in Information Sciences (journalism) from the Complutense University of Madrid.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2006/04/11/actualidad/1144738139_850215.html|website=El País|date=11 April 2006|title=Antonio García Ferreras, nuevo director de La Sexta}} He began his journalistic career in radio broadcasting, initially working in Valladolid and then Seville, also being destined as a war correspondent. After seven years helming the newscast department of Cadena Ser, he served as the director of the aforementioned radio station from 2001 to 2004, when he was appointed as director of communications of Real Madrid.{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2004/09/18/mas_futbol/1095488825_850215.html|website=as.com|title=García Ferreras, nuevo director de comunicación|date=18 September 2004}} In 2006, he became the director of the editorial and newscast department of television station LaSexta.{{Cite web|website=La Nueva España|date=3 November 2021|title=Piden hacer un boicot a Ferreras: "No entiendo que tenga en nómina a un facha mala gente"|first=Manuel|last=Riu|url=https://www.lne.es/tv-espectaculos/2021/11/03/piden-boicot-ferreras-entiendo-tenga-58918209.html}} Since 2011 he has also hosted La Sexta's political show {{ill|Al rojo vivo (2011 TV program)|es|Al rojo vivo (La Sexta)|lt=Al rojo vivo}}.
Controversies
= Ferrerasgate =
In 2022, in light of the content of unveiled recordings featuring a conversation with José Manuel Villarejo, he was accused of journalistic misconduct for openly spreading libelous information against Pablo Iglesias and Podemos despite allegedly knowing it was fabricated news in advance, telling Villarejo that he was going with the report originally created by Eduardo Inda in the tabloid Okdiario about a so-called bank account in the Grenadines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publico.es/politica/ferreras-villarejo-cuenta-falsa-atribuida-iglesias-inda-burdo.html|title=Ferreras, a Villarejo sobre una cuenta falsa atribuida a Iglesias por Inda: "Voy con ello, pero es demasiado burdo"|date=10 July 2017|website=Público}}{{cite news |last1=López |first1=Patricia |title=Ferreras sobre la falsa cuenta de Iglesias: "Inda, voy con ello, pero es demasiado burdo". |url=https://cronicalibre.com/ferreras-sobre-la-falsa-cuenta-de-iglesias-inda-voy-con-ello-pero-es-demasiado-burdo/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=Crónica Libre |date=9 July 2022 |language=es |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711122452/https://cronicalibre.com/ferreras-sobre-la-falsa-cuenta-de-iglesias-inda-voy-con-ello-pero-es-demasiado-burdo/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Villarejo detalló el montaje falso de la cuenta de Iglesias en un paraíso fiscal |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2022-07-10/villarejo-detallo-el-montaje-falso-de-la-cuenta-de-iglesias-en-un-paraiso-fiscal.html |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=El País |date=10 July 2022 |language=es}}
Personal life
He is in a relationship with journalist Ana Pastor, with whom he has had one child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pronto.es/noticias-del-corazon/parejas/ana-pastor-antonio-garci-a-ferreras-unidos-por-amor-periodismo-328013102.html|website=Pronto|date=17 April 2022|title=Ana Pastor y Antonio García Ferreras, unidos por el amor y el periodismo}}
References
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Category:Complutense University of Madrid alumni
Category:Spanish television presenters