Ricardo Medina, historic journalist and founder of Telemadrid, has suddenly died at 67 years. Known for creating programs Direct Madrid and Direct Spainhis death has been confirmed by Telemadrid during the informative Telenoticias 1, where his passage through the Madrid regional chain has been remembered, where he is a historic. He currently remained linked to the world of television thanks to its own audiovisual producer, which keeps programs as well known as an antenna Andalusians around the worldone of the great hits of Canal Sur.
Born in Madrid in 1958, Medina began his radio career at age 17. After working like War correspondent and delegate of EFE Agency in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Puerto Rico, returned to Spain in 1989 to join the Telemadrid founding team. Inspired by an American format, Medina launched Madrid, a program that revolutionized television journalism with its close and dynamic style. «They were local disconnections in each city for the news. And during those 90 minutes, before the national news, they offered reports and connections from the place of the news, ”he explained in an interview for the Association of Journalists of Madrid.
For Medina, the most surprising thing was that «the reporters used a more colloquial, close and direct body language than that of correspondents in the White House or in Wall Street», Something that later adapted to for Direct Madrid, Direct Spainformats created by him. Later other regional chains have adapted under the name of Andalusia Direct either Aragon connectionamong others.
His enormous success came to national television thanks to Direct Spain, although its producer has also been behind other programs nationwide as The morning of the 1 and many others. The news has shocked colleagues in the sector, such as Emilio Pineda, the current presenter of Madrid Direct.
«In shock. Ricardo Medina has unexpectedly left us. Creator of the format and with whom I was lucky to work later in Direct Spain. Sad day for TV and very painful for your family and friends. My deepest condolences, ”the presenter has told in his social networks.
In addition, Medina He founded Medina Media, a producer who developed content for TVE, Antena 3, Canal Sur and Aragon TV. His career leaves an indelible mark on Spanish journalism and audiovisual production.
