Rodrigo Vázquez (TV presenter)
Rodrigo Vázquez | |
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| Born | Rodrigo Vázquez Rodríguez 20 November 1987 |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Rodrigo Vázquez Rodríguez (born 20 November 1987) is a Galician journalist and television presenter. Since 2022, Vázquez hosts El cazador, the Spanish adaptation of The Chase, and the game show Todos contra 1, both for Televisión Española (TVE).
Biography
[edit]After graduating in journalism at the University of Santiago de Compostela, in 2008, Vázquez began his professional career at Televisión de Galicia (TVG). He gained experience in the Telexornal news broadcast, especially in sports and agriculture content. He also worked for Radio Galega.[1]
In 2014, Vázquez debuted as a television presenter on the regional program Aquí Galicia. Shortly after he hosted the music competition show Oh Happy Day, also on TVG. In the following years, he continued hosting mainly entertainment shows like Verbenalia or O País máis grande do mundo for TVG, and in 2018 he conducted the New Year's Eve special from the Praza do Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela.[2]
In 2022, Vázquez jumped to national television as he was hired by Televisión Española (TVE) to host El cazador, the Spanish adaptation of the British game show The Chase.[2] Since January 2023, Vázquez, also hosts the game show Todos contra 1, the Spanish adaptation of Danish format Alle mod 1, alongside Raúl Gómez.[3] In January and February 2023, along with Mónica Naranjo and Inés Hernand, he hosted the second edition of Benidorm Fest, a song competition to determine Spain's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rodrigo Vázquez, el periodista gallego de moda: rockero, deportista y multipremiado" (in Spanish). Divinity. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Así es Rodrigo Vázquez, el nuevo presentador de 'El cazador'" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "La 1 estrena 'Todos contra 1', un nuevo concurso presentado por Rodrigo Vázquez y Raúl Gómez" (in European Spanish). 20 minutos. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Paredes, Mónica (18 November 2022). "Estos son los tres presentadores del 'Benidorm Fest 2023'" (in European Spanish). La Vanguardia. Retrieved 21 November 2022.