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José Manuel Pérez Tornero
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Chair of RTVE
In office
26 March 2021 – 26 September 2022
Preceded by Rosa María Mateo (as Sole Administrator)
Succeeded by Elena Sánchez Caballero
Personal details
Born (1954-01-06) January 6, 1954 (age 71)
Almería, Spain
Occupation Professor, researcher, journalist

José Manuel Pérez Tornero is a Spanish expert in communication and a journalist. He was born in 1954. He teaches journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). A journalist is someone who collects and reports news. A researcher studies topics deeply to learn new things.

About José Manuel Pérez Tornero

Early Life and Education

José Manuel Pérez Tornero was born in Almería, Spain, in 1954. He studied Spanish language and literature. Later, he earned a special degree called a PhD in Communication Sciences. This means he became an expert in how people share information.

Career in Television

He helped create an educational TV show called La aventura del saber. This show helps people learn new things. It is still on TV today. He has always been interested in how television can be used to teach and inform.

Leading RTVE

In 2021, José Manuel Pérez Tornero was chosen for a very important job. He became the chairman of RTVE. RTVE is Spain's main public broadcasting company. It runs TV channels and radio stations for everyone in Spain.

He was selected after different political groups agreed on him. The Congress of Deputies, which is like Spain's parliament, voted for him. He started his role as chairman on March 26, 2021. His job was to lead RTVE and make sure it provided good public services.

However, he resigned from his position on September 26, 2022. This happened because of disagreements within the company's leadership.

His Books and Studies

José Manuel Pérez Tornero has written several books about educational television. These books share his ideas on how TV can be used for learning. Some of his works include:

  • The Challenge of Educational Television
  • White Paper on Educational and Cultural Television in Ibero-America
  • Educational Television

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