Manuel Aznar Acedo

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Manuel Aznar Acedo (born in Bilbao in 1916, died in 2001) was a Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster. He was the son of Manuel Aznar Zubigaray and father of José María Aznar López. He was a member of the falangist movement and served during the Spanish Civil War as an officer in charge of propaganda for the Spanish Nationalist army. After the war, he worked for cadena SER (1942-1962), Radio Nacional de España (1962-1965) and was made co-director of the department of radio broadcasting for the ministry of information and turism (1964-1967). He also founded the following newspapers: Hoja Oficial de Alicante, Avance and Levante. In 1967, he became the first director of the Escuela Oficial de Radiodifusión y Televisión, the Official School of radio and television broadcasting.

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• This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 8 February 2007.