The journalist, writer and former deputy in Les Corts Valencianes, Fernando Delgado, died this Sunday at the age of 77, according to Cadena SER, citing family sources.
Delgado had a long career in radio and television – with an Ondas Award and an Antena de Oro – and from 2005 he left journalism to dedicate himself completely to literature, with which in 1996 he won the Planeta Award for La mira del other.
Subsequently, he was an autonomous deputy for the PSPV in the Valencian Corts between 2015 and 2019, where he presided over the Corts Table.
As a radio journalist, Fernando Delgado directed Radio 3 in 1981, was director of RNE between 1982 and 1991 and directed the program A vivir on Cadena SER between 1996 and 2005.
In his television role, he was a member of the RTVE Board and in 1991 he became the director of Tele-Expo.
After hearing the news of his death, numerous personalities from the world of journalism and politics have shown their pain through social networks.
Thus, the PSPV-PSOE has highlighted in its ‘X’ account that “the memory of Fernando Delgado will never leave us.” “A man of his word who has always carried justice as his flag and equality as his goal. He Rest in Peace. Always with us,” they wrote. From the PSOE of Tenerife – his hometown – they have lamented his loss: “May the earth be light to him. May he rest in peace.”
Likewise, the ‘former president’ of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, has assured that “very few people leave an indelible mark.” “Fernando Delgado was, for me, one of them,” he added, and lamented that “Fernando has just left us. And the sadness is immense.” “I am only consoled by everything he has taught us and loved us. And that Paco Brines is already enjoying him up there. Thank you, friend,” he said in his message, accompanied by a photo of himself next to the journalist.
From the PP, the president of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has expressed his “deep regret” for the death of Fernando García Delgado. “His legacy in literature and journalism will endure as an inspiration for future generations,” he claimed, and conveyed his condolences to his family and loved ones.
