Mariano Medina Explained

Mariano Medina
Birth Name:Mariano Medina Isabel
Birth Date:8 July 1922
Birth Place:Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera (Toledo), Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Meteorologist, Weather presenter
Years Active:1945–1985

Mariano Medina Isabel (8 July 1922, in Toledo  - 28 December 1994, in Madrid) was a Spanish meteorologist and weather presenter. He was the first television weatherman in Spain appearing since the early broadcasts of Televisión Española (TVE), and holding the position for thirty years.

Biography

He earned a degree in Physical-Chemical Science in 1943 at the University of Madrid and, in 1945, joined the State Meteorologists' Corps. In October 1947, he is assigned to the Aerodrome of San Pablo in Seville. During his stay in Seville he also taught at a local school. In 1949 he is assigned to Madrid–Barajas Airport.[1] He began his media career on the radio, presenting the weather forecasts on a popular show called Cabalgata Fin de Semana (Weekend Cavalcade) on Cadena SER, Spain's oldest radio network, where he came to be known as "The Weatherman".[1] He joined Televisión Española (TVE) when the network began operations, with the first weather forecast airing on 2 November 1956.[2] He became the weatherman for Telediario since its premiere on 15 September 1957, a position he held until his retirement in 1985.[3]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meteroed. 28 December 2013. Interview of the month: Mariano Medina, the first weatherman. 24 October 2022. es.
  2. Web site: RTVE. TVE's first year. 24 October 2022. es. 29 June 2017. Morales Pérez, Sonia.
  3. Web site: rtve.es lab. Telediario, history of an image - the weathermen. 24 October 2022. es.