Victoria Prego

{{Short description|Spanish journalist (1948–2024)}}

{{family name hatnote|Prego de Oliver|Tolivar|lang=Spanish}}

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|name = Victoria Prego

|image = (Victoria Prego) Martínez-Almeida, en la entrega de los premios de la Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid 01 (cropped).jpg

|caption = Prego in 2019

|birth_name = Victoria Prego de Oliver y Tolivar

|birth_date = {{birth date|1948|11|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Madrid, Spain

|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|05|01|1948|11|11|df=y}}

|death_place = Madrid, Spain

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Victoria Prego de Oliver y Tolivar{{Cite web|url=https://www.venezuelanpress.com/asociacion/miembros-de-honor/victoria-prego/|title=Victoria Prego De Oliver y Tolivar - Nº025 Miembro de Honor de Venezuelan Press|access-date=1 May 2024|website=venezuelanpress.com|language=es}} (11 November 1948 – 1 May 2024) was a Spanish journalist who was president of the Madrid Press Association between 2015 and 2019.

Victoria Prego was born on 11 November 1948 in Madrid and began her career at Televisión Española (TVE) in the international information section in 1974. By 1976, she headed the department. She moved to London in 1977 where she became the TVE correspondent.

After some time Victoria Prego returned to Spain. She began to gain popularity by presenting together with Joaquín Arozamena the third edition of the Telediario under the name Al cierre.{{cite web|url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2024-05-01/muere-a-los-75-anos-la-periodista-victoria-prego-7122662/|title=Muere a los 75 años la periodista Victoria Prego|date=1 May 2024|website=elperiodicodearagon.com|language=es|access-date=1 May 2024}}

In 2018, the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded her the National Television Award.{{cite web |title=Order CUD/695/2018, 18 June, of the Ministry of Culture for which is awarded the 2018 National Television Award|publisher=Boletín Oficial del Estado|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2018/07/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2018-9212.pdf|accessdate=23 November 2019|language=Spanish}}

Prego died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 75.{{cite web|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/cultura/2024/05/01/muere-victoria-prego-importante-trayectoria-101802030.html|title=Muere Victoria Prego: su importante trayectoria en televisión desde 'Al cierre' a 'La transición'|date=1 May 2024|website=elperiodicodearagon.com|language=es|access-date=1 May 2024}}