Carles Francino
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Carles Francino (Barcelona, 1958) is a Spanish journalist.
He started his career in Cadena SER Tarragona. In 1979 he got his first job at COPE Reus as a sports editor. Later, he incorporated to Tarragona station of the COPE, that he left in 1987.
In 1990 he started in the world of television and he entered in the foundational work team of Canal+ in Madrid. There he worked as an editor and presented the night news bulletin, being the presenter of the first program emitted in the history of the channel.
In 1994 he returned to Barcelona to work at TV3, the channel where, for eleven years, he presented the night news bulletin. Thanks to Carles Francino, TV3 became the most viewed news bulletin in the Spanish region of Catalonia beating all the national Spanish bulletins. His rigour and independence were recognized by the audience and the political critics. In 1999 he was awarded with the City of Barcelona Award.
In 2005 he incorporated to the Cadena SER to substitute Iñaki Gabilondo in front of the mythical morning radio program Hoy por hoy.
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