After more than 30 years on the air, José Antonio “Pepe” Vidal has made the decision to retire and has left his post at TN.
The journalist and the driver she made the decision to avoid reporting her airtime and quit her job in a very low profile. It last aired in late December 2022, when the cycle leading into TN afternoons concluded, Is happening
As the days went by, the farewells of his colleagues and friends of the channel began to appear. Sandra Borgowhich he was responsible together with Pepe Vidal of Is happening, He dedicated some touching words to him in a post on his Instagram account.
“To you Pepucho, what can I tell you that you don’t know… That you taught me how to drive, that you funded me in all of them, that you loved me as I am, that you allowed me into your life and be a part of it.that you opened your heart to me, that you made me laugh like no other, that you showed me how you have to be to be the best professional in the world, that you told me a thousand times I love and respect you and that you showed me how to really does journalism,” said the journalist and presenter, who has been sharing the air with Pepe Vidal for four years.
“You can’t imagine how much I will miss you… I hope life brings us together again”Borghi closed his publication on his partner and friend.
Other TN journalists also spoke on the networks. “Goodbye to a truly great. He didn’t need a high profile, scandal or social networking to transcend on screen. Host professional. José Antonio ‘Pepe’ Gil Vidal said goodbye to the TN screen after 30 years on the air,” wrote Nicolás Singer, a sports specialist, on Twitter.
“Today was José ‘Pepe’ Gil Vidal’s last day in TN. I fire a Friend, a Teacher, a Classmate and a dying professional. It was watching and learning. If there were so many Pepes in the newsrooms of the media, everything would be different. A number 1 in the profession”expressed, for his part, the police journalist Ignacio González Prieto.
Even if he will no longer air on TN, Pepe Vidal will not retire from the profession, as he will continue to direct, together with Pía Shaw, the radio program early afternoon (CNN Radio AM 950, Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.).
Pepe Vidal Gil, an SUV in journalism
Pepe has worked at the news channel since its inception in 1993. There he was a part of numerous programs and segments. For example, for many years he was in charge of TN Internacional (from 2011 to 2020) and also co-led telenoche (in El Trece), together with María Laura Santillán and Santo Biasatti.
He was also responsible for the information segments TN a 12, TN a 17 and TN a 18. Between 2005 and 2011 he led Synthesis (The Thirteen).
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Source: Clarin
