Lourdes Maldonado

María Lourdes Maldonado Alconada (born 3 May 1973) is a Spanish television journalist and newscaster. She worked for the Spanish national television broadcaster Antena 3 from 2000 to 2017, firstly as a journalist for Antena 3 Noticias and later as Head of Culture and Society. Maldonado was a newscaster for the local Madrid broadcaster Telemadrid's Telenoticias 1 afternoon news bulletin from September 2017 to September 2021. She has also worked for the news agency Agence France-Presse and has either won or been nominated for various journalistic awards.

For the Mexican journalist who was assassinated, see Lourdes Maldonado López.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Alconada.
Lourdes Maldonado
Born
María Lourdes Maldonado Alconada

(1973-05-03) 3 May 1973
Irún, Guipúzcoa, Spain
OccupationJournalist
Years active1997–present
SpouseJosé Guerrero
Children2

Biography

Maldonado was born in Irún, Guipúzcoa on 3 May 1973.[1] She is the daughter of Ana María Alconada[2] and José Maldonado Ferrer.[3] Maldonado's extended family were educators and her great-grandfather has a street in El Padul named for him.[3] She had wanted to become a reading teacher for young nursery children,[4] but she became interested in journalism after listening to radio bulletins.[5]

After graduating from the University of Navarra in Pamplona with a journalism degree, Maldonado got onto the European Union's Erasmus Programme through the Ministry of Education to study Audiovisual Journalism at the University of Bordeaux, from which she graduated in 1996.[6] She began her professional career conducting the half an hour local news broadcast for the local Irun television station Gipuzkoa Telebista Txingudi from 1997 to 2000,[1][7] which she conducted in Basque, French and Spanish,[8] and she also worked for Agence France-Presse as well as Onda Cero in Granada and Pamplona.[1][7] Maldonado also infrequently appeared on Espejo público in place of Sonsoles Suárez during 2002.[8][9]

In October 2000, Maldonado joined the Basque Country version of the broadcaster Antena 3 as a presenter of the news in the region, taking over from journalist Francisco Blanco Argibay.[8][10] She began presenting the weekend Antena 3 Noticias Fin de Semana programme after being appointed to the position by Antena 3 Euskadi delegate Marisa Guerrero in September 2003.[8] In some years, she replaced Matías Prats Luque on news bulletins he presented during the holiday season;[11][12] she rejected an offer to present the daily morning weekday edition of Espejo público which launched in late 2006, because she wanted to spend more time with her family.[13] She was replaced by Ramón Pradera and Miriam Sánchez between November 2005 and May 2006 and then by Sandra Golpe from November 2008 to May 2009 when she was on maternity leave during both periods of time. She has presented the Premio Planeta de Novela gala since 2007 and has appeared in commercial advertising since 2008. Maldonado appeared in an anti gender violence campaign, which was broadcast on Antena 3 in 2010.[10]

Following nearly a decade as the presenter of Antena 3 Noticias' weekend news bulletins, Maldonado began presenting the 3:00 pm. daily bulletin with fellow journalist Vicente Vallés from 3 September 2012.[14][15] She was appointed head of Antena 3 Noticias' Head of Culture and Society by the news director Santiago González to replace the journalist Enric Sumoy from 9 September 2016.[16] In July 2017, she signed a contract to leave Antena 3 and join the local Madrid television broadcaster Telemadrid. Maldonado requested an leave of absence before she began presenting the afternoon news bulletin Telenoticias 1 from that September.[17][7] She was impressed with the direction the news director Jon Ariztimuño wanted to take Telemadrid to and she began her role on 18 September alongside Diego Losada.[18][19]

Although she was liked by Madrid audiences both on television and online which helped increase Telenoticias 1's ratings to record levels,[20] she was terminated from her contract with Telemadrid by the news director José Antonio Sánchez and the administrator José Antonio Álvarez Gundín in August 2021. Maldonado made her last on-screen appearance as a newscaster for the channel on 3 September after four years with the network.[21][22]

Personal life

She was diagnosed with Milroy's disease when she was in puberty, and the condition means she has poor circulation in her right leg.[1][10] Maldonado is married to the journalist José Guerrero, with whom she has two children.[4]

Awards

Maldonado was nominated for the TP de Oro award in the Best News Presenter category in 2008,[23] and she won both the 2010 Premios Zapping Best Presenter accolade and a television award from the Federación de Asociaciones de Radio y Televisión at the 2010 Antena de Oro ceremony.[24][25] She was voted to receive the Agrupación de Telespectadores y Radioyentes' award for Best News Presenter for her work in Noticias Fin de Semana on Antena 3 in May 2012.[26]

Maldonado was voted the winner of the Best Presenter of Regional Programs Autonomous Iris Award by the Consejo de la Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes de Televisión in both 2018 and 2020.[27] She also received a nomination for the Best News Presenter Award at the 20th National Iris Awards.[28] Maldonado collected the "Vinos Ojos del Guadiana" cultural accolade "for her great professionalism throughout her extensive career as an audiovisual communicator" from the El Progreso cooperative at Villarrubia de los Ojos in February 2020.[29]

References
  1. Muñoz, Beatriz (4 February 2011). "Lourdes Maldonado: "La natación y el pilates son mi mejor medicina"" [Lourdes Maldonado: Swimming and Pilates are my best medicine]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "El bonito gesto de la madre de Lourdes Maldonado a un policía tras rescatarla de un incendio" [The beautiful gesture of Lourdes Maldonado's mother to a police officer after rescuing her from a fire] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. Villena, José (October 2007). "Lourdes Maldonado pregonera de las fiestas de Padul" [Lourdes Maldonado, town crier of the festivities of Padul] (PDF). El Valle de Lecrin (in Spanish). No. 155. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. Alonso, Belén (2 March 2019). "Lourdes Maldonado: "Los premios son la gasolina de la ilusión"" [Lourdes Maldonado: "The awards are the fuel of illusion"]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. Robles, Marta (7 February 2015). "Lourdes Maldonado: "En esta profesión tan vanidosa hay que saber a quién escuchar"" [Lourdes Maldonado: «In this vain profession you have to know who to listen to»]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. Castelló, Elena (3 December 2017). "Erasmus: 30 años de puente aéreo hacia Europa" [Erasmus: 30 years of airlift to Europe]. Mujerhoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. "Lourdes Maldonado y Diego Losada presentarán el Telenoticias 1 de Telemadrid" [Lourdes Maldonado and Diego Losada will present Telemadrid's Telenoticias 1]. La Información. Europa Press. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  8. Gallo, Isabel (22 January 2015). ""Me gusta mucho interpretar las informaciones"" ["I really like interpreting the information"]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  9. "Lourdes Maldonado, nuevo fichaje de Telemadrid" [Lourdes Maldonado, new signing of Telemadrid]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. "Lourdes Maldonado Alconda". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. Díaz, Irene (25 August 2010). "Lourdes Maldonado: "Presentar un informativo con Matías Prats es hacer un máster" [Lourdes Maldonado: "Presenting a news program with Matías Prats is doing a master's degree"] (in Spanish). Europa Press. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  12. Balín, Mateo (27 August 2006). "Lourdes Maldonado Periodista / "Aprendo mucho cuando zapeo"" [Lourdes Maldonado Journalist / «I learn a lot when I zap»]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  13. "Secretos y curiosidades de nuestra televisión: Lourdes Maldonado rechazó presentar "Espejo público"" [Secrets and curiosities of our television: Lourdes Maldonado refused to present "Public Mirror"] (in Spanish). Vertele. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  14. "Los nuevos dúos de Antena 3 Noticias: Mónica Carrillo vuelve con Matías Prats, y Lourdes Maldonado hace tándem con Vallés" [The new duos of Antena 3 Noticias: Mónica Carrillo returns with Matías Prats, and Lourdes Maldonado is in tandem with Vallés] (in Spanish). Vertele. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "Baile de caras en Antena 3 Noticias" [Face dance on Antena 3 Noticias] (in Spanish). Detele.es. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. "Lourdes Maldonado, nueva jefa de Cultura y Sociedad de Antena 3 Noticias" [Lourdes Maldonado, new Head of Culture and Society of Antena 3 News] (in Spanish). El Confidencial Digital. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. Cortés, Helena (7 July 2017). "Telemadrid ficha a Lourdes Maldonado" [Telemadrid signs Lourdes Maldonado]. ABC (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  18. "Lourdes Maldonado en Telemadrid: "Queremos informativos sin corsés"" [Lourdes Maldonado in Telemadrid: "We want news without corsets"]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). EFE. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  19. Mingo, Alicia (6 September 2017). "Lourdes Maldonado comienza nueva etapa: "Quiero participar en el cambio de Telemadrid"" [Lourdes Maldonado begins a new stage: "I want to participate in the change of Telemadrid"]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  20. Guzman, Noé (5 March 2020). "Lourdes Maldonado lleva a Telemadrid el éxito de Antena 3: sus audiencias récord" [Lourdes Maldonado brings the success of Antena 3 to Telemadrid: its record audiences]. El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  21. Sánchez, José Manuel (3 September 2021). "La amarga despedida de Lourdes Maldonado tras los despidos de Ayuso en Telemadrid: "Siento mucho no poder seguir"" [The bitter farewell of Lourdes Maldonado after the dismissals of Ayuso in Telemadrid: "I am very sorry not to be able to continue"]. El Plural (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  22. Moreno, Merce (4 September 2021). "El amargo adiós de Lourdes Maldonado a Telemadrid tras su cese: "Dan sentido a esto"" [he bitter goodbye of Lourdes Maldonado to Telemadrid after his dismissal: "They make sense of this"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  23. ""Sé lo que hicisteis" y "Sin tetas", los más nominados a los TP" ["I know what you did" and "Without tits", the most nominated for the TP] (in Spanish). Vertele. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  24. Perezagua, Irene (5 October 2010). "Tan buena como España 'Antenas de oro'. Sara Carbonero gana su primer premio. Lourdes Maldonado y Jordi Évole, otros de los galardonados" [As good as Spain 'Golden antennas'. Sara Carbonero wins her first award. Lourdes Maldonado and Jordi Évole, other winners]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  25. "Lourdes Maldonado, Antena de oro 2010" [Lourdes Maldonado, Golden Antenna 2010] (in Spanish). Antena 3 Noticias. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  26. "Lourdes Maldonado, Google o LaSexta, premiados en los galardones de la ATR" [Lourdes Maldonado, Google or LaSexta, awarded in the ATR awards] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  27. "Lourdes Maldonado y '23 Disparos' (Canal Sur), Premios Iris Autonómicos 2018 de la Academia de Televisión" [Lourdes Maldonado and '23 Shots' (Canal Sur), 2018 Iris Autonomic Awards from the Television Academy] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  28. "Antena 3, "Fariña" y OT, grandes triunfadores de los Premios Iris 2018 de la Academia" [Antena 3, "Fariña" and OT, great winners of the 2018 Iris Awards of the Academy] (in Spanish). Vertele. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  29. "Gran premio en Castilla-La Mancha para la periodista Lourdes Maldonado" [Grand prize in Castilla-La Mancha for the journalist Lourdes Maldonado]. El Español (in Spanish). EFE. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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