Xavier Bosch i Sancho facts for kids
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Xavier Bosch i Sancho
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| Born | 21 July 1967 Barcelona, Spain
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| Occupation | writer and journalist |
Xavier Bosch i Sancho (born July 21, 1967) is a well-known writer and journalist from Catalonia, Spain. He has created popular TV and radio shows and written many books, including novels that have won awards.
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A Career in Media
Xavier Bosch started his career in media by creating a funny radio show called Alguna pregunta més? (meaning "Any more questions?"). He made this show with Antoni Bassas at Catalunya Ràdio. This program was so good that it won an important award called the Ondas Award.
Sports and News
Xavier Bosch is especially good at sports journalism. He has worked for many big media companies. These include the newspaper La Vanguardia, the TV channel TV3, and the radio station RAC 1.
From 2007 to 2008, he was the director of the newspaper Avui. In 2010, he helped start a new daily newspaper in the Catalan language called Diari Ara.
His Books
Xavier Bosch is also a successful novelist. He has written several books, including a series of three novels about a journalist named Dani Santana.
The Dani Santana Series
- The first book in this series was Se sabrà tot (meaning "Everything will be known"). It won the Sant Jordi Award in 2009.
- The second book was Homes d'honor (meaning "Men of Honor"), published in 2012.
- The third book in the series was Eufòria (meaning "Euphoria").
Other Novels
- His novel Algú com tu (meaning "Someone like you"), published in 2015, won the famous Ramon Llull Award in 2015.
- In his more recent novel, La dona de la seva vida (meaning "The Woman of His Life"), he writes about important family stories and challenges.
Awards and Recognitions
Xavier Bosch has received many awards for his work in journalism and writing.
- 1997: Premi Ondas for the humor program Alguna pregunta més?.
- 1999: Premi Mundo Deportivo de periodisme for the program Aquest any, cent!.
- Sixth Edition: Premi APEI-Catalunya for El món a RAC 1.
- 2007: Premi Ràdio Associació de Catalunya for Best Radio Program for El món a RAC 1.
- 2009: Premi Sant Jordi for his novel Se sabrà tot.
- 2015: Premi Ramon Llull for his novel Algú com tu.
See also
In Spanish: Xavier Bosch para niños
