Pedro Piqueras, 68, is counting the days until he retires. Be this Thursday, December 21, when the legendary journalist will be in charge of his last live broadcast on Informativos Telecinco after 35 years at the service of information on television. On the verge of closing his long and successful professional stage, the man from Albacete grants an interview to Cadena SER where he explains some details of what his farewell to Mediaset will be like and talks about his replacement, Carlos Franganillo, who arrives directly from TVE.
Every day I receive very warm and affectionate messages on my phone. It is very satisfying. It’s like reading your obituary in life. The obituaries are always positive, you always come out on top, he begins by saying on the radio. Regarding his farewell, Pedro Piqueras is clear: I’ll try to make it quick because I don’t want to be filled with tears, I don’t want to cry. My voice may break, but I plan to say thank you.. Yes, not only to the spectators, but also to the company, to my colleagues and even to the people who have taught me so much for so long. We are all products of many people. I’m leaving better than I arrived, he adds.
About Carlos Franganillo
The renowned journalist was one of the culprits behind the signing of Carlos Franganillo by Mediaset España. Pedro Piqueras considers that there is no better substitute than him. I have had a certain emotion when presenting it in the editorial office because I feel that I have fulfilled my colleagues, who have applauded wildly., tells SER regarding the presentation that took place last Thursday. Inherit a wonderful newsroom with great people, he continues to say.
Franganillo is a fantastic guy who I liked and a lot of other people. I have connected a lot with him because we have both traveled to the La Palma volcano, we have been at the investiture doing programs outside, with the elections, in Morocco… On some occasions I told him that I was thinking of leaving and that I would like him to be my substitute.remembers Piqueras.
New face and new decoration
With Carlos Franganillo, a new stage begins at Informativos Telecinco that brings with it a complete renovation of the set that has been the same for seventeen years. A question that Pedro Piqueras has also spoken about. He will find himself with few means initially, but he will be lucky that the new CEO, Alessandro Salem wants to invest and is already investing in a new set, in more resources and in hiring people. That’s what I haven’t had, he says.
For me it has been a bit of an ordeal because we had to navigate that boat in front of the virtual spaces of other chains, but in the end you get used to it, keep expressing it. However, the journalist remembers how with that obsolete decor they managed to be audience leaders for eleven years, during the time of Pasapalabra on Telecinco. The change of channel of the contest was a real blow for him.
