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Each of the chosen ones took charge of directing and presenting the broadcast of two of the programs out of more than thirty that aired during July and August of that year. The intention was to find, among all of them, who should occupy the position that Luis del Olmo would vacate in the program "Protagonistas" starting in
September. Pepe Navarro was chosen, but ten days before starting the new journey, Luis del Olmo returned to his position. He remained at Radio Peninsular de Barcelona until the summer of 1982.
166:. At the age of 10, they traveled to France, only to return to Sabadell at the age of 11. There, he began his high school studies at the Salesian Sant Oleguer School, which he abandoned at the age of 15 to work. Two years later, at 17, he completed his higher education —5th, 6th, and COU— at Jaime Balmes Institute in Barcelona, self-financing himself as an employee of El Corte Inglés selling fans, giving math and gymnastics classes, working as a waiter, DJ, footballer, etc.
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and took over the mornings, from 6 to 8, directing and presenting the program "Buenos dĂas", while also continuing "Viva la Radio" on Radio
Sabadell. In the summer of 1981, each regional center of RNE designated a representative to participate in the program "La Radio rueda", which aired nationwide.
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In the 1994–95 season, in addition to the daily morning show, he produced, directed, and presented "Estamos todos locos", a weekly late-night show that averaged over 32% ratings, also leading in its time slot. In this program, Santiago
Urrialde joined as "Rambo" and "El Reportero Total", and
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ceremony, he won in 1996, the jury president, Carlos Abad, announced it as follows: "Esta noche cruzamos el
Mississippi presents a new concept of entertainment, extends prime time into the night, establishes a new format in our country, and has become an important social phenomenon."
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