Pepa Fernández Explained

Pepa Fernández
Birth Name:	María José Fernández Vallés
Birth Date:	4 March 1965
Birth Place:	Cervera, Spain
Occupation:	Journalist
Employer:	Radio Nacional de España
Alma Mater:	Autonomous University of Barcelona

María José Fernández Vallés (born 4 March 1965), better known as Pepa Fernández, is a Spanish journalist. She is the director and presenter of the Radio Nacional de España (RNE) program .

Biography

Pepa Fernández was born in the town of Cervera, Lleida in 1965.^[1] Her father's family is from Ourense. At 18 she started working in radio. She earned a licentiate in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 1999, she has been directing and presenting the RNE program , a weekend magazine which has received several awards.^[2]

She is a professor at Ramon Llull University's Faculty of Communication.^[3]

Fernández has worked on several television programs. She has written for the TV3 show El Club and currently appears on .^[4]

Awards and recognitions

• 2002: Radio de Cambio 16 Award^[3]
• 2003: Ondas Award for Best Nationally Broadcast Radio Program for No es un día cualquiera^[2]
• 2007: Pica d'Estats Award^[5]
• 2008: Ondas Award for Professional Career^[6]
• 2009: Emilio Castelar Award for Effective Communication^[7]
• 2009: Micrófono de Oro^[8]
• 2010: El Cava Journalism Award^[9]
• 2013: Dionisio Duque Foundation Award for communication, innovation, and new technologies^[1]
• 2015: José Antonio Labordeta Award for Communication^[10]
• 2015: ^[11]
• 2016: Concha García Campoy Journalism Award^[5]
• Two Micrófonos de Plata from the Spanish Professional Association of Radio, Press, and Television News (APEI)^[12]
• Antena de Oro^[12]

Books

• Lo que la vida enseña, Esfera de los Libros, 2008,

Notes and References

1. News: El presidente de la Academia de Gastronomía, el Padre Ángel y Pepa Fernández (RNE), premiados por la Fundación Duque . The President of the Gastronomy Academy, Father Ángel, and Pepa Fernández (RNE), Awarded by the Duque Foundation . . Segovia . Spanish . 17 December 2013 . 18 January 2019.
2. Web site: Palmarés . . Spanish . 18 January 2019.
3. Web site: Pepa Fernández, una vida dedicada a la radio . Pepa Fernández, a Life Dedicated to Radio . Beatriz . de la hoz . . Spanish . 29 October 2008 . 21 January 2019.
4. Web site: La mañana de La 1 . . Spanish . 17 August 2009 . 21 January 2019.
5. News: El programa 'No es un día cualquiera' de RNE se emitirá desde el Museo Würth La Rioja este fin de semana . The RNE Program 'No es un día cualquiera' will be Broadcast from Museum Würth La Rioja This Weekend . . Logroño . Spanish . 26 January 2018 . 21 January 2019.
6. Web site: RTVE consigue dos premios Ondas . RTVE Gets Two Ondas Awards . . Spanish . 29 October 2008 . 21 January 2019.
7. News: José Antonio Pascual y Pepa Fernández, distinciones Emilio Castelar 2009 . La Voz de Cádiz . Cádiz . Spanish . 13 December 2009 . 21 January 2019.
8. Web site: Pepa Fernández y 'Cine de Barrio', premios Micrófono de Oro 2009 . . Spanish . 26 February 2009 . 21 January 2019.
9. Web site: Numerosas personalidades arropan la gala del VI Premio Periodísticos 'El Cava' . Numerous Personalities Wrap up the 6th 'El Cava' Journalism Award Gala . . Spanish . 21 January 2019.
10. News: La periodista Pepa Fernández, Premio José Antonio Labordeta . The Journalist Pepa Fernández, José Antonio Labordeta Award . . Madrid . Spanish . 11 November 2015 . 18 January 2019.
11. News: Pepa Fernández acota la desidia como principal causa de habla 'zaparrastrosa' . Pepa Fernández Sees Laziness as the Principal Cause of 'Zaparrastrosa' Speech . . EFE . Spanish . 21 January 2016 . 21 January 2019.
12. Web site: Directora de No es un día cualquiera de RNE . C. . Lorente . . Spanish . 14 September 2011 . 20 January 2019.