María Escario Explained

María Escario
Birth Name:María Esperanza Rodríguez Escario
Birth Date:18 December 1959
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Occupation:Journalist, presenter
Years Active:1985–present
Awards:Ondas Award (2013)
Alma Mater:Complutense University of Madrid
Station:La 1
Show:Telediario sports segment

María Esperanza Rodríguez Escario (born 18 December 1959) is a Spanish journalist and presenter on Televisión Española (TVE). In the mid-1980s she was one of the pioneers in Spanish women's sports journalism. Since then she has covered seven Summer Olympic Games and three World Cups.[1] She is known for her work to increase the visibility of women's sports.[2]

Career

With a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, María Escario began her career at a production company making educational videos for schools.

In 1985, she joined TVE, hired by Pedro Erquicia, and on this network she presented all editions of Telediario, the program 48 horas with, and the news show with Pedro Erquicia. She has presented and (Sunday sports). For 21 uninterrupted years, until 2014, she worked on the different editions of Telediario.[3] [4]

Since 1989, she has been a pioneer in Spanish sports journalism, along with Olga Viza and Elena Sánchez. When she got to the sports office – she explained in one of her interviews – she started by covering rhythmic gymnastics since "star" sports were taken over by men.[5]

Since September 2014, Escario has been in charge of making reports related to the world of sports on "Enfoque", a micro segment included in the second edition of La 1's Telediario (TD2), which deals with various topics in depth.

In February 2012 she was admitted to the hospital as the result of a stroke.[6] This kept her off the air for several months until she returned in May.[7]

In 2013, she received the Ondas Award for best presenter.[8]

In 2014 she was awarded the TENA Lady Award for Successful Women for being one of the first women to specialize in sportscasting, to value the work of a journalist who has served to open the way for other professionals in a traditionally masculine world, and for promoting and making visible women's sports and equality between men and women.[9] [10]

From 2005 to 2015 she was a jury member of the Princess of Asturias Awards for Sports.[11] [12] [13]

Women and sports

In her professional career Escario has especially stood out in the defense of the visibility and equality of women's sports.

In January 2009, she participated in the presentation of the .[14]

In 2014, during the delivery of the 2nd TENA Lady Award, she stated:

In 2017, Escario received the Lilí Álvarez Award for "her work for the visibility of women's sports" in Spain in the first edition of these awards organized by the and the Sports Council to highlight the journalistic works that have best contributed to the defense of equality in sport. Specifically, she was awarded in the audiovisual category for the report "Rugby: el rugido de las leonas", broadcast on the TVE segment "Enfoque", about the women's national rugby team.[2]

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: María Escario y Rosana Romero, de RTVE, recogen el Premio 'Todos Somos Estudiantes' . María Escario and Rosana Romero, from RTVE, Collect the 'We Are All Students' Award . . Spanish . 23 June 2017 . 27 July 2018.
  2. Web site: María Escario, Premio Lilí Álvarez por 'su labor por la visibilidad del deporte femenino' . María Escario, Lilí Álvarez Award for 'Her Work for the Visibility of Women's Sports' . . Spanish . 23 November 2017 . 27 July 2018.
  3. Web site: TVE aparta a María Escario . TVE Lets María Escario Go . David . Redondo . . Spanish . 28 July 2014 . 27 July 2018.
  4. News: Ángeles Caso presentará '¡La tarde, vaya tarde!' por enfermedad de Pastora Vega . Ángeles Caso to Present '¡La tarde, vaya tarde!' Due to Pastora Vega's Illness . . Madrid . Spanish . 23 August 1986 . 27 July 2018.
  5. Web site: María Escario: 'Claro que existe machismo en la información deportiva' . María Escario: 'Of Course There is Machismo in Sportscasting' . . EFE . Spanish . 6 September 2015 . 27 July 2018.
  6. Web site: La periodista de TVE María Escario se recupera de un derrame cerebral . The TVE Journalist María Escario Recovers from a Stroke . . Spanish . 20 February 2012 . 27 July 2018.
  7. Web site: María Escario regresa en mayo tras recuperarse de un derrame cerebral . María Escario Returns in May After Recovering from a Stroke . . Madrid . Spanish . 25 April 2012 . 27 July 2018.
  8. News: María Escario carga contra TVE por no mostrar cómo recogía el Ondas . María Escario Unloads on TVE for Not Showing Her Receiving the Ondas . Eduardo . Fernández . . Madrid . Spanish . 23 November 2013 . 27 July 2018.
  9. Web site: María Escario, ganadora en la categoría Personalidad Pública . María Escario, Winner in the Public Personality Category . . Spanish . 27 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801194159/https://centradaenti.es/maria-escario-ganadora-en-la-categoria-personalidad-publica/ . 1 August 2017 . dead .
  10. News: María Escario ganadora del 'II Premio TENA Lady a las Mujeres que Triunfan' . María Escario Winner of '2nd TENA Lady Award for Successful Women' . . Madrid . Spanish . 12 November 2014 . 27 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Fernando Alonso: Premio Príncipe de Asturias de los Deportes 2005 . Fernando Alonso: 2005 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports . . Oviedo . Spanish . 6 September 2005 . 27 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Pau y Marc Gasol: Premio Princesa de Asturias de los Deportes 2015 . Pau y Marc Gasol: 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports . . Oviedo . Spanish . 3 June 2015 . 27 July 2018.
  13. Web site: María Escario y Paloma del Río, de TVE, reciben la Medalla de Plata del Mérito Deportivo del Consejo Superior de Deportes . María Escario and Paloma del Río, of TVE, Receive the Silver Medal for Sports Merit from the Sports Council . . Spanish . 5 October 2011 . 27 July 2018.
  14. News: El CSD muestra su apoyo a las mujeres . The CSD Shows its Support for Women . M. J. . Luengo . . Spanish . 30 January 2009 . 27 July 2018.
  15. Web site: La periodista María Escario premio 'J.M. Gozalo' en la IX Gala Anual del Comité Olímpico Español . The Journalist María Escario Wins 'J.M. Gozalo' Award at the 9th Annual Gala of the Spanish Olympic Committee . Spanish Sports Press Association . Spanish . 27 July 2018.
  16. Web site: María Escario, reconocida en los premios FEDEPE por su 'Comunicación comprometida con la mujer' . María Escario, Recognized at the FEDEPE Awards for her 'Communication Committed to Women' . . Spanish . 26 October 2017 . 27 July 2018.

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