Helena Resano Explained

Helena Resano
Birth Name:María Helena Resano Lizaldre
Birth Date:9 February 1974
Birth Place:Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Journalist
Years Active:1994–present
Spouse:Aitor Aristegui
Children:2

María Helena Resano Lizaldre (born 9 February 1974) is a Spanish journalist who works for LaSexta. Her professional journalistic career began as an editor for the radio broadcaster Cadena SER. Resano presented a weekly programme on Pamplona Televisión before joining Radio Nacional de España in Madrid on a scholarship in 1995 and then at Telecinco between 1996 and 1999. She worked at Televisión Española from 1999 to 2006, first for 24 Horas as an editor and reporter, news bulletins on TVE1 and presenting the current affairs programme 59 Segundos. Resano has worked for LaSexa since 2006, presenting the afternoon La Sexta Noticias news bulletin as well as fronting other current affair programmes for the broadcaster.

Biography

On 9 February 1974, Resano was born in Pamplona, Navarre.[1] Her father was an electricity company worker. Resano had wanted to become a professional solo pianist but she was advised to stop doing it when studying the Conservatorio profesional de música Pablo Sarasate,[1] because she had to undergo wrist surgery at age 16.[2] [3] She graduated from the University of Navarra with a degree in Audiovisual Journalism in 1996,[4] [5] after beginning her course four years earlier because she thought it the best institute for her studies in the course.[6]

Resano began her professional journalism career in her hometown of Pamplona in 1994, editing the Iñaki Gabilondo programme Hoy por hoy broadcast by the radio broadcaster Cadena SER.[7] [8] She subsequently presented a weekly variety programme on Pamplona Televisión and relocated to Madrid in 1995, joining Radio Nacional de España on a scholarship.[5] The following year, Resano made the switch to join the newsroom of the national television station Telecinco, remaining there until 1999.[1] [4] [5] She covered events such as Hurricane Mitch causing widespread flooding in Honduras and Nicaragua.[4] In October 1999, she left Telecinco to join the rolling news channel 24 Horas run by the state broadcaster Televisión Española (RTVE) as an editor and newscaster.[4] [5] [9] Resano began variously presenting the morning, last, weekend and the 9:00 p.m news bulletins on TVE1.[4] She was also a editor for Telediario 2.[5] Notable events Resano reported on include the death Pope John Paul II, the Ibero-American Summits and the 2004 wedding of her colleague Letizia Ortiz to the future Felipe VI (then known as Prince Felipe de Borbón).[4] [9] She presented the current affairs programme broadcast on TVE1 from October 2004.[8]

In February 2006, she accepted an offer to leave RTVE and was employed to join the fledgling private television channel LaSexta.[10] [11] [12] Resano began presenting the late night weekly current affairs documentary-debate programme La Actualidad en 2D from 2 April 2006.[13] and the two-hour avant-garde journalistic magazine programme Sexto Sentido alongside Mamen Mendizábal and Cristina Villanueva for a single season starting in November 2006.[1] [14] She covered the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany,[6] and has presented the 2:00 pm bulletin since September 2006, reporting on various elections in Spain and abroad.[4]

Outside of broadcasting, Resano is a professor who teaches news editing to postgraduate students at the Universidad CEU San Pablo and provides training courses to spokespeople from the corporate and political world, institutions and classes on public speaking and how to do television interviews.[4] Between November 2015 and October 2017, she served as a member of the Madrid Press Association's board of directors.[15] In 2016, Resano's book, La trastienda de un informativo, was published.[3] She is the author of an monthly article in the magazine is a frequent participant in the press gatherings of the Sunday magazine Yo Dona, which is published by El Mundo.[4]

Personal life

She is married to the Rugby Challenge Donostia founder Aitor Aristegui. They have two children.[16]

Awards

In 2000, she won the Premio Manos Unidas "for the best audiovisual work for the report La tierra de todos broadcast on Canal 24 Horas."[11] Resano received an Micrófonos de Plata de los Informadores award in 2007.[17] She has been voted a double winner in the Antena de Oro television award category for her work on La Sexta Noticias by the Federation of Radio and Television Associations of Spain in both 2009 and 2017.[18] Resano was twice nominated for the Best News Anchor accolade which is presented as part of the Iris Awards in each of 2017 and 2019.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helena Resano – Biografía. Helena Resano – Biography. FormulaTV. es. 23 November 2021. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019191741/https://www.formulatv.com/personas/helena-resano/. live.
  2. News: Madrid. Jose. Helena Resano, periodista, pianista y madre sin pelos en la lengua. Helena Resano, journalist, pianist and mother without mincing words. El Confidencial. es. 7 June 2014. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124013044/https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/2014-07-06/helena-resano-periodista-pianista-y-madre-sin-pelos-en-la-lengua_156936/. live.
  3. News: Jabonero. Daniel. Helena Resano: "El ego no es un buen compañero de profesión". Helena Resano: "The ego is not a good professional companion". El Español. es. 7 June 2016. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123220156/https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20160607/helena-resano-ego-no-buen-companero-profesion/130487663_0.html. live.
  4. Web site: Resano, Helena. Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión. es. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124013334/https://www.academiatv.es/bio/resano-helena/. live.
  5. News: Helena Resano sustituye a Letizia Ortiz en el Telediario 2 de TVE. Helena Resano replaces Letizia Ortiz in Telediario 2 of TVE. El Mundo. EFE. es. 12 January 2004. 23 November 2021. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830000709/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/01/11/comunicacion/1073825902.html. live.
  6. News: Helena Resano: "El periodismo es aprender, aprender, aprender diariamente". Helena Resano: "Journalism is learning, learning, learning daily". Conversacionescon.es. es. 20 January 2013. 23 November 2021. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228133411/http://conversacionescon.es/helena-resano-las-redes-sociales-no-pueden-suplantar-el-periodismo/. live.
  7. News: Helena Resano visita la UEMC para hablar sobre poder y comunicación. Helena Resano visits the UEMC to talk about power and communication. El Español. es. 5 March 2018. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123214204/https://www.elespanol.com/castilla-y-leon/region/valladolid/20180305/helena-resano-visita-uemc-hablar-poder-comunicacion/289722871_0.html. live.
  8. News: Mamen Mendizábal y Helena Resano presentarán los informativos de La Sexta Las periodistas. Mamen Mendizábal and Helena Resano will present the news of La Sexta. Canarias7. es. 23 February 2006. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174447/https://www.canarias7.es/hemeroteca/mamen_mendizabal_y_helena_resano_presentaran_los_informativos_de_la_sexta-AICSN22013?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canarias7.es%2Fhemeroteca%2Fmamen_mendizares_Y_presentatives_. live.
  9. News: Álvarez. Marian García. Helena Resano (laSexta): "Mi olfato periodístico falló estrepitosamente con Letizia Ortiz. No lo creí y fue horrible". Helena Resano (laSexta): "My journalistic nose failed miserably with Letizia Ortiz. I didn't believe it and it was horrible ". Periodista Digital. es. 8 June 2016. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123220159/https://www.periodistadigital.com/periodismo/tv/20160608/helena-resano-lasexta-olfato-periodistico-fallo-estrepitosamente-letizia-ortiz-crei-horrible-noticia-689400305398/. live.
  10. News: Abeledo. A.. Helena Resano: "En TVE estaba demasiado acomodada para tener sólo 32 años". Helena Resano: "On TVE I was too well off to be only 32 years old". 20 minutos. es. 3 April 2006. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124012659/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/105916/0/Helena/Resano/tiempo/?autoref=true. live.
  11. News: Mamen Mendizábal y Helena Resano presentarán los informativos de La Sexta. Mamen Mendizábal and Helena Resano will present the news of La Sexta. El País. es. 23 February 2006. 23 November 2021. 1 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601033947/http://elpais.com/elpais/2006/02/23/actualidad/1140680929_850215.html. live.
  12. News: Helena Resano confiesa lo que le complica grabar La Sexta Noticias en directo: "Cada vez que empiezo a hablar". Helena Resano confesses what makes it difficult for her to record La Sexta Noticias live: "Every time I start talking". Cadena COPE. es. 29 September 2021. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204012/https://www.cope.es/actualidad/television/noticias/helena-resano-confiesa-que-complica-grabar-sexta-noticias-directo-cada-vez-que-empiezo-hablar-20210929_1528179. live.
  13. News: 'La Actualidad en 2D', con Helena Resano. 'La Actualidad en 2D', with Helena Resano. El Norte de Castilla. EFE. es. 2 April 2006. 23 November 2021. 25 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125081525/https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/pg060402/prensa/noticias/Television/200604/02/VAL-TEL-207.html. live.
    News: La presentadora Helena Resano estrena 'La actualidad en 2D' en La Sexta. The presenter Helena Resano premieres 'The news in 2D' in La Sexta. Hoy. Colpisa. es. 2 April 2006. 23 November 2021. 8 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001824/http://www.hoy.es/pg060402/prensa/noticias/Television/200604/02/HOY-TEL-167.html. live.
  14. News: Helena, Mamen y Cristina, trío de guapas para un nuevo informativo. Helena, Mamen and Cristina, a trio of pretty girls for a new newscast. La Voz de Galicia. es. 19 November 2006. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124013044/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/television/2006/11/19/helena-mamen-cristina-trio-guapas-nuevo-informativo/0003_5299351.htm. live.
    Web site: Helena Resano, Mamen Mendizábal y Cristina Villanueva estrenan 'Sexto Sentido'. Helena Resano, Mamen Mendizábal and Cristina Villanueva premiere 'Sexto Sentido'. FormulaTV. es. 19 November 2006. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124013047/https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/3173/helena-resano-mamen-mendizabal-y-cristina-villanueva-estrenan-sexto-sentido/. live.
  15. Web site: Helena Resano. Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid. es. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124012656/https://www.apmadrid.es/personas/helena-resano/. live.
  16. News: Helena Resano pasa el fin de semana en el hospital. Helena Resano spends the weekend in the hospital. El Economista. es. 16 May 2017. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123220158/https://informalia.eleconomista.es/informalia/actualidad/noticias/8360945/05/17/Helena-Resano-pasa-el-fin-de-semana-en-el-hospital.html. live.
  17. News: Dieter Brandau, premio "Micrófono de Plata de los Informadores" por su labor al frente de Libertad Digital. Dieter Brandau, winner of the "Informadores Silver Microphone" award for his work at the head of Libertad Digital. Libertad Digital. es. 30 January 2007. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204012/https://www.libertaddigital.com/sociedad/dieter-brandau-premio-microfono-de-plata-de-los-informadores-por-su-labor-al-frente-de-libertad-digital-1276297874/. live.
  18. News: Helena Resano, galardonada con la Antena de Oro 2009. Helena Resano, awarded the Antena de Oro 2009. Diario de Navarra. es. 10 September 2009. 23 November 2021. 13 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171113012642/http://www.diariodenavarra.es/20090910/television/helena-resano-galardonada-antena-oro-2009.html. live.
    News: Mónica Carrillo, Helena Resano y 'La brújula', de Onda Cero, premiados con la Antena 3 de oro 2017. Mónica Carrillo, Helena Resano and 'La brújula', from Onda Cero, awarded with the 2017 Gold Antena 3. La Razón. es. 11 October 2017. 23 November 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124012657/https://www.larazon.es/tv-y-comunicacion/tv-news/monica-carrillo-helena-resano-y-la-brujula-de-onda-cero-premiados-con-la-antena-3-de-oro-2017-BA16520320/. live.
  19. News: Alcaraz. Maripaz. Listado completo de ganadores de los Premios Iris 2017. Complete list of winners of the Iris Awards 2017. FormulaTV. es. 24 October 2017. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123220159/https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/73190/listado-completo-ganadores-premios-iris-2017/. live.
    News: Helena Resano – Alfombra roja de los Premios Iris 2019. Helena Resano – 2019 Iris Awards Red Carpet. El Mundo. es. 19 November 2019. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204009/https://www.elmundo.es/album/yodona/moda/2019/11/19/5dd3b2a7fdddfffe948b45e0_10.html. live.