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Pepa Fernández
Pepa Fernández
Born	María José Fernández Vallés; 4 March 1965 (age 59); Cervera, Spain
Alma mater	Autonomous University of Barcelona
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	Radio Nacional de España
Notable work	Journalist or host of:; No es un día cualquiera; Las mañanas de RNE;
Awards	Ondas Award (2003, 2008); Miguel Delibes National Journalism Award [es] (2015);

María José Fernández Vallés (born 4 March 1965), better known as Pepa Fernández, is a Spanish journalist. She is the director and presenter of the Radio Nacional de España (RNE) program No es un día cualquiera [es].

Biography

Pepa Fernández was born in the town of Cervera, Lleida in 1965.^[1] Her father's family is from Ourense. At 18 she started working in radio. She earned a licentiate in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 1999, she has been directing and presenting the RNE program No es un día cualquiera [es], a weekend magazine which has received several awards.^[2]

She is a professor at Ramon Llull University's Faculty of Communication.^[3]

Fernández has worked on several television programs. She has written for the TV3 show El Club and currently appears on La mañana de la 1 [es].^[4]

Awards and recognitions

2002: Radio de Cambio 16 Award^[3]
2003: Ondas Award for Best Nationally Broadcast Radio Program for No es un día cualquiera^[2]
2007: Pica d'Estats Award^[5]
2008: Ondas Award for Professional Career^[6]
2009: Emilio Castelar Award for Effective Communication^[7]
2009: Micrófono de Oro^[8]
2010: El Cava Journalism Award^[9]
2013: Dionisio Duque Foundation Award for communication, innovation, and new technologies^[1]
2015: José Antonio Labordeta Award for Communication^[10]
2015: Miguel Delibes National Journalism Award [es]^[11]
2016: Concha García Campoy Journalism Award^[5]
Two Micrófonos de Plata from the Spanish Professional Association of Radio, Press, and Television News (APEI)^[12]
Antena de Oro^[12]

Books

Lo que la vida enseña, Esfera de los Libros, 2008, ISBN 9788497347167

References

^ ^a ^b "El presidente de la Academia de Gastronomía, el Padre Ángel y Pepa Fernández (RNE), premiados por la Fundación Duque" [The President of the Gastronomy Academy, Father Ángel, and Pepa Fernández (RNE), Awarded by the Duque Foundation] (in Spanish). Segovia. Europa Press. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Palmarés" (in Spanish). Premios Ondas. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b de la hoz, Beatriz (29 October 2008). "Pepa Fernández, una vida dedicada a la radio" [Pepa Fernández, a Life Dedicated to Radio] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "La mañana de La 1" (in Spanish). RTVE. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "El programa 'No es un día cualquiera' de RNE se emitirá desde el Museo Würth La Rioja este fin de semana" [The RNE Program 'No es un día cualquiera' will be Broadcast from Museum Würth La Rioja This Weekend] (in Spanish). Logroño. Europa Press. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "RTVE consigue dos premios Ondas" [RTVE Gets Two Ondas Awards] (in Spanish). RTVE. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "José Antonio Pascual y Pepa Fernández, distinciones Emilio Castelar 2009". La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). Cádiz. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "Pepa Fernández y 'Cine de Barrio', premios Micrófono de Oro 2009" (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "Numerosas personalidades arropan la gala del VI Premio Periodísticos 'El Cava'" [Numerous Personalities Wrap up the 6th 'El Cava' Journalism Award Gala] (in Spanish). DO Cava. Retrieved 21 January 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "La periodista Pepa Fernández, Premio José Antonio Labordeta" [The Journalist Pepa Fernández, José Antonio Labordeta Award]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Madrid. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Pepa Fernández acota la desidia como principal causa de habla 'zaparrastrosa'" [Pepa Fernández Sees Laziness as the Principal Cause of 'Zaparrastrosa' Speech]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). EFE. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b Lorente, C. (14 September 2011). "Directora de No es un día cualquiera de RNE". Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2019.