Patricia Jesusa Gaztañaga Artolozaga (born 25 December 1966) is a Spanish retired television broadcaster. She began her media career broadcasting the Los 40 Principales radio programme when she was 17 years old and went on to join the Basque regional public service broadcaster EITB, presenting multiple programmes for it. Gaztañaga presented more than 1,500 episodes of the weekday Antena 3 afternoon show Patricia's Diary between 2001 and 2008 as well as other various short-lived programmes on the channel. She returned to EITB for three years from 2012 to 2015 and her final work in television before her retirement from the industry came with RTVE in 2016.
Patricia Gaztañaga | |
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Born | Patricia Jesusa Gaztañaga Artolozaga 25 December 1966 Bilbao, Spain |
Occupation | Television broadcaster |
Years active | 1984–2016 |
Spouse | Iñaki Solaun |
Children | 2 |
Biography
editOn 25 December 1966, Gaztañaga was born in Bilbao.[1] When she was 17 years old, she began her career in broadcasting when she did the Los 40 Principales radio programme.[2] Gaztañaga signed a contract to work as a journalist at the Radio Euskadi network two years later.[1] She later joined the Basque regional public broadcaster Euskal Telebista (EITB) where her television career commenced presenting the youth music programme Semáforo Pop.[3][4] Following her participation on multiple programmes on EITB, she became regionally known for presenting Ésta es mi gente , a programme in which participants provided testimonies and the show became popular in the Basque Country,[3] Gaztañaga also presented the evening debating programme Toma y daca with José Gordejuela from 1995 to 1997 on ETB 2,[5] Al cabo de la calle with Jose Ignacio Rejón on the same television channel in 1997.[6] and Números rojos.[7]
In July 2001, Gaztañaga began presenting the weekday Antena 3 afternoon programme Patricia's Diary .[3] This made her the person who was most associated with Antena 3 in Spain.[8] She presented the afternoon television magazine programme Menta y chocolate in 2003, discussing social topics and the day's news.[9] Two years later, Gaztañaga made a cameo appearance in the series Aquí no hay quien viva in which she presented Patricia's Diary.[10] She made the decision to take some time off Patricia's Diary starting in November 2006 due to her being on maternity leave.[11] She was replaced by Yolanda Vázquez for two months.[12] She returned to presenting Patricia's Diary in February 2007,[3] and had hosted more than 1,500 editions of the programme by the following year.[13] Gaztañaga made her final on-screen appearance on the programme on 9 July 2008.[10] She said in an interview that she had wanted to conclude her involvement on the show to enable her to do other projects.[8] Gaztañaga further stated that the murder of a Russian woman days after she rejected a marriage proposal by her male partner on Patricia's Diary had no bearing on her decision to leave the programme.[14][15]
In September 2008, Gaztañaga began hosting the Antena 3 live debating programme No es programa para viejo for Spain's youth and topics such as their education, housing, relationships with their friends and parents and their future in the Labour market were discussed.[16] The programme was cancelled by Antena 3 the following month due to low ratings.[2][17] In 2010, she presented the reality television programme Bodas Cruzadas on Cuatro which saw women provided the opportunity to marry their male partners.[18] In September of that year, Gaztañaga hosted the Antena 3 reality show El marco in which eight couples resided in a small space.[19][20] The programme was cancelled ten days following the broadcast of its first episode.[10]
Due to the low ratings of the programmes she had presented,[21] she returned to regional Basque television by rejoining ETB in 2012 and remaining at the broadcaster until 2015.[8][20] Gaztañaga was the presenter of the short-lived afternoon weekday two-team competition Voy a mil in 2012.[22][23] The following year, she presented Ongi Etorri that focused on Basque houses and the lifestyle of their owners and ¿Y ahora qué? in which convinced criminals recalled negative experiences.[24][25] In May 2015, she began working as the broadcaster of the morning news magazine Como en casa en ningún sitio on ETB 2.[26] In September 2015, she signed with RTVE to present the weekday reality entertainment show Cuestión de tiempo on La 1 in which contestants kept a special item in a box that was given to the person of their selection and the programme travelled to major Spanish settlements.[27][4] Gaztañaga's role in the programme was to introduce the contestants to each other and the programme debuted on 8 February 2016.[28][29] The programme was cancelled following the broadcast of nine episodes because of poor ratings.[10][20]
She retired from working in television in 2016 after three decades.[4][30] Gaztañaga established two advertising companies with her husband to develop activities within the world of the advertising industry and to conduct television programming and broadcast activities.[30][21] She does not plan to return to the television industry,[30] and takes part in anti-Animal abuse campaigns.[8]
Personal life
editMarried to Iñaki Solaun, Gaztañaga has two children.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "De El Diario al olvido: ¿dónde está Patricia Gaztañaga?" [From El Diario to oblivion: where is Patricia Gaztañaga?]. Cotilleo (in Spanish). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Patricia Gaztañaga: así vive hoy la presentadora de 'El Diario de Patricia' trece años después" [Patricia Gaztañaga: this is how the presenter of 'El Diario de Patricia' lives today thirteen years later] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Así está hoy en día Patricia Gaztañaga, de 'El diario de Patricia'" [This is how Patricia Gaztañaga is today, from 'Patricia's diary'] (in Spanish). Periodista Digital. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ibáñez, Claudia (14 November 2021). "Patricia Gaztañaga, de audiencias millonarias con 'El Diario de Patricia' a empresaria fallida" [Patricia Gaztañaga, from millionaire audiences with 'El Diario de Patricia' to a failed businesswoman] (in Catalan). El Nacional. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Toma Y Daca" [Give and Take] (in Spanish). PaginaWebGratis.es. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Al cabo de la calle" [At the end of the street] (in Spanish). PaginaWebGratis.es. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ López, Tony (28 April 2015). "Patricia Gaztañaga presentará 'Como en casa en ningún sitio', el nuevo magazine matinal de ETB 2" [Patricia Gaztañaga will present 'Like at home anywhere', the new ETB 2 morning magazine] (in Spanish). Formula TV. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Aranguez, Teresa (17 April 2022). "Patricia Gaztañaga se dio un golpe de realidad tras su salida de 'El diario de Patricia'" [Patricia Gaztañaga had a reality check after her departure from 'Patricia's diary'] (in Spanish). Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Baragaño, Techu (13 July 2003). "Antena 3 confía a Patricia Gaztañaga un magacín de tarde" [Antena 3 trusts Patricia Gaztañaga with an afternoon magazine show]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
"Patricia Gaztañaga intenta demostrar que es algo más que un "diario"" [Patricia Gaztañaga tries to show that it is more than just a "diary"] (in Spanish). Vertele. 14 July 2003. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022. - ^ a b c d "¿Qué fue de Patricia Gaztañaga, presentadora de "El diario de Patricia"?" [What happened to Patricia Gaztañaga, presenter of "Patricia's diary"?]. ABC (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga deja temporalmente el magacín de Antena 3" [Patricia Gaztañaga temporarily leaves the Antena 3 magazine]. Ideal (in Spanish). 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Yolanda Vázquez sustituirá a Patricia Gaztañaga al frente de 'El diario'" [Yolanda Vázquez will replace Patricia Gaztañaga at the head of 'El Diario'] (in Spanish). Formula TV. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga, 1.500 tardes escribiendo en su diario" [Patricia Gaztañaga, 1,500 afternoons writing in her diary] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Rosales, Isabel Gallo (15 April 2008). "El diario sin Patricia" [The diary without Patricia]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Fdez, Juan M. (21 April 2010). "Patricia Gaztañaga: "No dejé El Diario por el caso Svetlana"" [Patricia Gaztañaga: "I didn't leave El Diario because of the Svetlana case"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga estrena 'No es programa para viejos' en Antena 3" [Patricia Gaztañaga premieres 'It's not a program for old people' on Antena 3]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "A-3 suprime ´No es programa para viejos´" [A-3 suppresses ´It is not a program for old people´]. Córdoba (in Spanish). 28 October 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga se "casa" con Cuatro" [Patricia Gaztañaga "marries" Cuatro] (in Spanish). Vertele. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga, de vuelta a Antena 3 dentro de "El Marco"" [Patricia Gaztañaga, back to Antena 3 within "El Marco"] (in Spanish). Vertele. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Rosa del Pino, Andrea M. (24 February 2020). "La vida sin aplausos de Patricia Gaztañaga, 12 años después de dejar El diario de Patricia" [The life without applause of Patricia Gaztañaga, 12 years after leaving Patricia's diary]. El Mundo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b Avila, Jose Manuel (16 October 2020). "El gran cambio físico de Patricia Gaztañaga: esta su nueva y sorprendente imagen" [The great physical change of Patricia Gaztañaga: this is her new and surprising image]. El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga berriro ETBn, 'Voy a Mil' lehiaketa aurkezteko" [Patricia Gaztañaga on ETB again to present the 'Voy a Mil' competition] (in Basque). EITB. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga regresa a ETB con 'Voy a mil'" [Patricia Gaztañaga returns to ETB with 'Voy a mil']. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Veiga, Yolanda (26 November 2013). "Patricia Gaztañaga: "A mis hijas no les impresiona verme en la tele"" [Patricia Gaztañaga: "My daughters are not impressed to see me on TV"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga estrena en ETB2 "Ongi Etorri, Casas con encanto"" [Patricia Gaztañaga premieres on ETB2 "Ongi Etorri, Charming Houses"] (in Spanish). Bilbao Click. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Gaztañaga presentará las mañanas de la Televisión Vasca" [Patricia Gaztañaga will present the mornings of Basque Television]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Palmero, Maria (22 September 2015). "TVE ficha a Patricia Gaztañaga para su nuevo reality 'Cuestión de tiempo'" [TVE signs Patricia Gaztañaga for her new reality show 'Cuestión de tiempo']. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "La1 estrena 'Cuestión de Tiempo' con Patricia Gaztañaga" [La1 premieres 'Cuestión de Tiempo' with Patricia Gaztañaga]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Rosado, Juan Carlos (16 February 2016) [29 January 2016]. "Patricia Gaztañaga vuelve de la mano de TVE-1" [Patricia Gaztañaga returns from the hand of TVE-1]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Así es la vida de Patricia Gaztañaga, la mítica presentadora de 'El diario de Patricia', alejada de la televisión" [This is the life of Patricia Gaztañaga, the mythical presenter of 'Patricia's diary', away from television]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.