José Ramón de la Morena
Encyclopedia
José Ramón de la Morena Pozuelo (born in 1956 in Brunete
, Madrid
) is a Spanish
journalist. Holding a bachelor's degree in information science, he is the director and presenter of the radio program El Larguero
of the Cadena SER
radio network.
, La Liga
tournament, the Tour de France
and the Vuelta a España
. On 3 September 1989 he began his duties at El Larguero
.
Listenership increased, and by the mid-1990s the program overtook its rival, Supergarcía, of the COPE
network. It is now the most popular show during the national sports information hour, every night from midnight to 1:30 a.m.
Brunete
Brunete is a town outside Madrid, Spain. There was a major battle fought there during the Spanish Civil War. The battle, while a stalemate, was seen as a tactical victory for the Spanish Nationalist Forces. Francisco Franco is known to have gone hunting there during his rule.It is located...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
journalist. Holding a bachelor's degree in information science, he is the director and presenter of the radio program El Larguero
El Larguero
El Larguero is a Spanish radio sports program, that spends most of its time discussing football. The program began its broadcasts on Cadena SER in the year 1989. It is broadcast daily from 0:00 to 1:30 am. El Larguero is the most listened program in Spanish sports radio at night...
of the Cadena SER
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
radio network.
Career
De la Morena began as a journalist at Radio Intercontinental, but in 1981 he moved to the sports department of the Cadena SER, where he covered the football world cupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
tournament, the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
and the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
. On 3 September 1989 he began his duties at El Larguero
El Larguero
El Larguero is a Spanish radio sports program, that spends most of its time discussing football. The program began its broadcasts on Cadena SER in the year 1989. It is broadcast daily from 0:00 to 1:30 am. El Larguero is the most listened program in Spanish sports radio at night...
.
Listenership increased, and by the mid-1990s the program overtook its rival, Supergarcía, of the COPE
COPE
COPE may refer to:* The Council of Pacific Education , a regional branch of Education International, the global federation of teachers' trade unions* Coalition of Progressive Electors, a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
network. It is now the most popular show during the national sports information hour, every night from midnight to 1:30 a.m.
Awards
- Premio Larra (1995)
- Premio Periodista de Radio de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional (1995)
- Micrófono de Oro (2003, 2011)