Matías Prats Luque

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Matías Prats Luque
Born (1952-09-14) 14 September 1952 (age 71)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationPresenter
Years active1975–present
PartnerRuth Izcue (2013–present)
Children2

Matías Prats Luque (pronounced [maˈti.as pɾats ˈluke]; born 14 September 1952)[1] is a Spanish sports and news journalist.

Matías Prats graduated in law and journalism.[1] The journalist, son of the legendary Matías Prats Cañete, began his career at radio station La Voz de Madrid. In 1975, he began working for Televisión Española in the programme Redacción Noche presented by Joaquín Arozamena on La 2.[2] In 1978, he was the spokesperson for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest.[3][4]

As a sports journalist, he covered eight Olympic Games, several FIFA World Cup tournaments, Grand Slam tournaments, the Davis Cup, The Masters or the Ryder Cup. In 1990 Prats directed Estudio Estadio on Televisión Española, a sports programme he presented from 1981 to 1993.[5] In 1991, he joined the first edition of Telediario as a news anchor.[6] Later, he hosted Fútbol de Primera and Sólo Goles in 1994.[7]

Since joining Antena 3 in September 1998, Matías Prats has been a news anchor on Antena 3 Noticias.[8][9] He has since been recognized as one of the most popular television journalists in Spain and his current newscasts (weekends at 3 and 9pm on Antena 3 alongside Mónica Carrillo) are usually the most-watched in the country.

His son Matías Prats Chacón is a third-generation sports journalist working in Telecinco.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Matías Prats" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Castillo Ceballos, Gerardo (23 February 2012). Confidencias de casados, famosos y felices. Editorial AMAT. p. 61. ISBN 9788497354646.
  3. ^ Ortiz Montero, Laura María (July 2016). López Vidales, Nereida (ed.). "El Festival de Eurovisión: Más allá de la canción" (PDF). Universidad de Valladolid (in Spanish). p. 30. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Historia de la TVE" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y de Formación del Profesorado (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Gobierno de España. p. 259. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ Rodríguez, Juan Carlos (5 November 2006). "El presentador del que nadie da malas noticias". El Mundo (in Spanish). Mundinteractivos, S.A. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Matías Prats Luque". El Economista (in Spanish). Editorial Ecoprensa, S.A. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Matías Prats". El Suplemento (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Los protagonistas de Antena3 Noticias". Antena 3 (in Spanish). Atresmedia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Matías Prats se queda sin palabras tras 7.000 informativos". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ "La 'guerra' de los Prats: Telecinco ficha a Matías jr". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Matías Prats padre en Antena 3 y Matías Prats hijo en Telecinco". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2018.