Manuel Aznar Acedo
| Manuel Aznar Acedo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1916 Bilbao |
| Died |
12 January 2001 Bilbao |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Journalist and radio broadcaster |
Manuel Aznar y Acedo (Bilbao, 1916 – 12 January 2001) was a Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster.
Life
He was the son of diplomatia and jornalist Manuel Aznar Zubigaray and father of politician José María Aznar López. His maternal uncle was footballer Domingo Acedo.[1] He was married to Elvira López y Valdivieso and had four children, including José María Alfredo Aznar y López.
He was a member of the falangist movement and served during the Spanish Civil War as an officer in charge of propaganda for the Spanish Nationalist army. After the war, he worked for Cadena SER (1942-1962) and Radio Nacional de España (1962-1965) and was appointed co-director of the department of radio broadcasting for the ministry of information and tourism (1964-1967). He also founded the newspapers Hoja Oficial de Alicante, Avance and Levante. In 1967, he became the first director of the Escuela Oficial de Radiodifusión y Televisión, the official school of radio and television broadcasting.[2]
References
- ↑ "Txomin Acedo, el primer cachorro del Athletic" [Txomin Acedo, Athletic's first pup]. La Roja en el Olimpo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ País, Ediciones El (2001-01-13). "Muere Manuel Aznar Acedo, padre del presidente del Gobierno". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-01-25.