Ana Pastor García

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pastor and the second or maternal family name is García.
Ana Pastor García
Born Ana Pastor García
December 9, 1977
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Alma mater CEU San Pablo University
Occupation Journalist, Anchorwoman
Years active 1997-presents

Ana Pastor García (born December 9, 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish journalist and anchorwoman.

Biography

Career

Ana Pastor holds a journalism degree from the CEU San Pablo University, and developed her journalistic career in written press, television, and radio. She has worked at the Spanish public radio and television service, EFE and the Cadena SER. Ana Pastor is currently working for CNN.

In Cadena SER

In 1999, Ana Pastor started working at the Cadena SER radio station with Iñaki Gabilondo, covering international affairs. She reported about the tsunami tragedy, the London Bombings and in many other countries such as Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal or Sierra Leone.

Ana Pastor also directed and hosted the weekly radio programme Punto de fuga where she interviewed several politicians like Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf or the former president of Ireland and winner of the Prince of Asturias Awards, Mary Robinson.[1]

In TVE

Interview with José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in January 2011.

Ana Pastor worked at TVE from 2006 to 2012 where she began by conducting the discussion programme 59 Segundos". She considers herself a moderate person by allowing interviewees have their say.

In 2009, she took over the breakfast show Los desayunos de TVE. Other programmes she worked in are TVE's Informe semanal or RNE's Asuntos propios.[2]

On March 15, 2011, she interviewed the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which caused some controversy given that her hair slipped out of her veil onto her shoulders without her realising, becoming a trending topic on Twitter.[3]

In August 2012, the state-run TV channel fired Pastor after questioning her impartiality. This took place after the new TVE president was named by the government that was formed after the November 2011 elections. Pastor claimed via Twitter that she was fired for "doing journalism".[4]

In CNN

In September 2012, she joined CNN where she will conduct interviews with important Spanish and international personalities from the fields of politics, arts and culture, and sports.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ana Pastor debuta como presentadora de '59 segundos'.
  2. ↑ Ana Pastor conducirá 'Los desayunos de TVE' a partir de septiembre
  3. ↑ Ahmadineyad culpa de las revueltas árabes a EE.UU. y Europa "por apoyar a dictadores", RTVE.
  4. ↑ Conservative government reasserts control over state broadcaster, Reporters Without Borders.
  5. ↑ La periodista española Ana Pastor se suma a CNN, CNN en Español.