Alfonso Sánchez Izquierdo

Who is Alfonso Sánchez Izquierdo?

Alfonso Sánchez Izquierdo is a Spanish journalist and broadcast executive. In May 2009, he was appointed director general of Compañía de Radio Televisión de Galicia, the public broadcaster for the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.

He holds a Diploma in Information Sciences at the Escuela de Periodismo de Madrid and Bachelor of Laws from Complutense University, as well as a degree in sociology from the Instituto León XIII,

He began his journalism career as a correspondent for EFE in the U.S. In 1973 he joined the newspaper La Región as its editor.

He became editor of the newspaper, to which he remained linked professionally for 35 years. He held other positions within the La Región group, including CEO of the newspaper Diario de Vigo, of the Axencia Galega de Noticias news agency and president and CEO of Telemiño.

In 2005 he was awarded the Diego Bernal prize, named in memory of another prominent journalist now deceased, by the Asociación de Periodistas de Galicia.

In July 2008, Sánchez Izquierdo left La Región and was replaced by Xosé Manuel Pastoriza.