José Ramón Fernández (journalist)
José Ramón Fernández | |
|---|---|
| Born | José Ramón Fernández Álvarez April 6, 1946 |
| Education | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla |
| Occupation(s) | Sportscaster Journalist Television host |
| Years active | 1970–present[1] |
| Children | 4[2][3][4] |
José Ramón Fernández Álvarez (born 6 April 1946) is a Mexican journalist, sportscaster, sports commentator, and television host currently working for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. Fernández started his journalistic career in 1970 and since has covered numerous major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics.[5]
Considered one of the most respected journalists and an "institution" in Mexican sports journalism, Fernández is also considered one of the most controversial journalists in Mexico.[6][7][8][9] Fernández has covered 10 FIFA World Cups and 10 Summer Olympic Games.[7]
Fernández is considered one of all-times best journalists in Mexico by Spanish sports newspaper Marca.[10]
Career
[edit]Fernández began his broadcasting career in 1970 at a local television station in his hometown of Puebla owned by TIM (now Televisa), then worked in Canal 13 (which later became TV Azteca) and now works for ESPN.[7] Fernández is one of the creators of DeporTV, one of the longest-running sports television shows in Mexico, running since 1974.[11] He also hosted Los Protagonistas along with various journalists such as Raul Orvañanos, Francisco Javier González, Carlos Albert, Rafael Puente, Roberto Gómez Junco, Ciro Procuna and David Faitelson.[12]
Fernández played a big role in revealing one of the biggest scandals in Mexican football history, commonly referred as "Cachirules".[13] Fernandez revealed that the Mexican Football Federation knowingly used at least four overage players in the Mexico under-20 team at the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.[13] Fernández backed up his Imevisión colleague Antonio Moreno, who first revealed the scandal in an article in the Mexican newspaper Ovaciones but his allegations were denied by the Mexican Football Federation.[13] After CONCACAF and FIFA looked into the situation all Mexico youth teams and eventually the senior team as well, were banned from all international competition for two years, including the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[13]
Fernández worked for Canal 13/Imevisión/TV Azteca for 33 years where he hosted DeporTV, Los Protagonistas and covered every FIFA World Cup from 1978 to 2006 and every Summer Olympics from 1976 to 2004.[14]
In 1996 Fernández was named vice-president of sports of TV Azteca.[15]
Fernández temporarily left TV Azteca due to health problems in September 2006,[15] he later returned to host a show named Joserra presenta but shortly left for good in September 2007 citing various betrayals as the reason for his departure, most notably from colleague André Marín.[16][17][18]
Fernández later followed many of his fellow TV Azteca journalists and joined ESPN in November 2007.[19] At ESPN, Fernández was reunited with many of his TV Azteca colleagues such as David Faitelson, Rafael Puente, Carlos Albert, and Ángel García Toraño.[20] At ESPN, Fernández has covered three Summer Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016), four FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), and two Pan American Games (2011, 2015).[21][22]
Fernández currently hosts various programs on ESPN, including Cronómetro, Los Capitanes, Fútbol Picante and Comex Masters with various journalists and former footballers.[7] He also occasionally appears on other ESPN shows such as Toque Inicial, SportsCenter, and ESPN Radio Fórmula. He also commentates various football matches from various leagues and tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League and other football leagues and tournaments.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Fernández has four children; José Ramón Jr. (born 1973),[2] Juan Pablo (born 1978),[2] María Asunción (born 1979)[3] and Lorea (born 2006).[4] He also has five grandchildren, all from his eldest daughter María Asunción.[3] Fernández eldest son, José Ramón Jr. works as a journalist in Spain while his other son, Juan Pablo hosts ESPN Mexico morning sports show Toque Inicial.
During his 70th birthday celebration on ESPN Mexico's program Los Capitanes , he revealed he was not present at any of his children's births due to his job. Fernández was covering the 1973 CONCACAF Championship in Haiti when José Ramón Jr. was born, he was in Argentina narrating the 1978 FIFA World Cup match between West Germany and Mexico when Juan Pablo was born, covering the 1979 Summer Universiade when María Asunción was born and covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany when his youngest child, Lorea was born.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Publisport (2015-01-14). "FOTOS: El antes y después de Jose Ramón Fernández – Publimetro". Publimetro.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b c "El Universal - EspectĂĄculos - Un FernĂĄndez, rompe la tradiciĂłn". Archivo.eluniversal.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b c 28 de Septiembre, 2012. ""Joserra" será abuelo por quinta ocasión. Con Matilde Obregón". Radioformula.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Por Redacción 08 de Abril de 2016 (2015-09-14). "'Joserra' se deja querer | Universo Deportivo" (in Spanish). Universodeportivo.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Feliz cumpleaños José Ramón Fernández". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "El Universal - Primera - Albert: JosĂŠ RamĂłn, genio y dictador". Archivo.eluniversal.com.mx. 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e joserra_espn (2016-04-05). "José Ramón Fernández". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ 20 Mayo 2011. "Las declaraciones más polémicas de José Ramón Fernández (Videos)" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "José Ramón Fernández: 'La polémica no se prepara, se produce'". Nacion.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "José Ramón, un periodista mexicano con pasión". Marca.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "El Universal - EspectĂĄculos - JosĂŠ RamĂłn FernĂĄndez, 30 aĂąos de crear polĂŠmica". Archivo.eluniversal.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Desaparecen Los Protagonistas de la tarde | Musica Cine y Television". Expectaculos.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b c d "La vida después de los cachirules". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Biografía - José Ramón Fernández". ESPN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ a b "Se habla de motivos de salud". ESPN. 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ El Universal/ México, DF. (2008-09-28). "Nunca volveré a TV Azteca: José Ramón Fernández". Elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "David Faitelson habla de la traicion de TV Azteca | Musica Cine y Television". Expectaculos.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Joserra Presenta empezo mal | Musica Cine y Television". Expectaculos.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "El legendario cronista deportivo José Ramón Fernández se une a ESPN Deportes | Terra". Noticias.terra.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Alejandro Ángeles. "José Ramón Fernández se rehace en ESPN". Expansion.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Nunez, Gabriela. "La cobertura de los Juegos Panamericanos por ESPN presentará un diverso equipo de talento". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Garcia, Veronica (2014-06-05). "Planes de cobertura de ESPN México para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Brasil 2014 - ESPN MediaZone Mexico". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Los Capitanes festejan 70 años de Joserra". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
