Carlos Herrera (journalist)
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Carlos Herrera Crusset (born 8 July 1957) is a Spanish radio journalist. He presented the morning programme on Onda Cero for fifteen years before moving to Cadena COPE in 2015.
Herrera was born in Cuevas del Almanzora in the Province of Almería.[1] He earned a medical degree, but has always worked in journalism.[2]
Herrera began presenting on Radio Sevilla in 1977 before moving to Barcelona, where he was on Radio Mataró and Radio Miramar. In 1990 he broadcast to a national audience for the first time, with his show Coplas de mi ser on Cadena SER. He went on to other stations such as Canal Sur, Radio Nacional de España, Onda Cero and Cadena COPE.[2]
In March 2015, Herrera ended his 15-year tenure on Onda Cero's morning programme during the radio season. His programme had an audience of two million, behind only Hoy por hoy on Cadena SER.[3] On 1 September that year, he began broadcasting on COPE; guests for his first show were King Juan Carlos I, former prime minister José María Aznar and future prime minister Pedro Sánchez.[4]
In September 2020, Herrera extended his contract at COPE until 2025.[5] In June 2025, this was extended for a further broadcast season, with the channel naming the 2016 United States presidential election, the 2024 Spanish floods and the funeral of Pope Francis as some of his highlights; he had also interviewed the pontiff in September 2021.[6]
Between 2006 and 2007, when he was under contract with Onda Cero, the radio host illegally channeled more than 6.4 million euros through a shell corporation. In July 2023, the Supreme Court of Spain confirmed the sentencing against Herrera for tax evasion.[7]
Personal life
Herrera was given honorary citizenship of his hometown in 1992, where a street was named after him in 2014. He also sponsored renovation of its church and wrote a foreword to an official travel guide. He was a supporter of Almería's successful bid for the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[1]
Herrera was a fan of FC Barcelona, the team supported by his father. He publicly disavowed them due to their support for the Catalan independence movement and stated his support for Seville-based Real Betis.[8]
Herrera was married for 20 years to television presenter Mariló Montero before separating in 2011. They had a son and a daughter. Their daughter became a model, taking her father's maternal surname Crusset for her professional life.[9]
On 5 December 2022, Herrera married fellow journalist Pepa Gea at the Spanish consulate in New York. The event was only attended by their respective children and was not announced to the public for several weeks.[10]
Herrera had a cameo on the Spanish sitcom 7 vidas.[11] In October 2021, he received an honorary doctorate from the European University of Madrid.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Cuevas del Almanzora aprueba dedicar una calle al periodista Carlos Herrera, oriundo del municipio" [Cuevas del Almanzora approves of the dedication of a street to the journalist Carlos Herrera, originally from the municipality] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Carlos Herrera, investido doctor honoris causa por la Universidad Europea" [Carlos Herrera, appointed doctor honoris causa by the European University]. ABC (in Spanish). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Carlos Herrera abandona la antena de Onda Cero en plena temporada de radio" [Carlos Herrera abandons Onda Cero in the middle of the radio season] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Correal, Francisco (2 September 2015). "De los Estudiantes a la Estrella" [From the Students to the Star]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Benítez, Jorge (9 September 2020). "Carlos Herrera renueva con la Cope" [Carlos Herrera renews with COPE]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Herrera renueva con COPE para la próxima temporada: "Seguiré haciendo una radio en libertad, responsable y crítica"" [Herrera renews with COPE for the following season: "I will carry on making a free, responsible and critical radio show"] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ Pozas, Alberto (5 July 2023). "El Supremo sentencia que Carlos Herrera usó una "sociedad pantalla" para ahorrarse impuestos" [Supreme Court dictates Carlos Herrera used a "shell corporation" to avoid taxation]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Carlos Herrera explica los motivos de su 'divorcio' con el Barça" [Carlos Herrera explains the motives behind his 'divorce' from Barça]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Guerra total entre Carlos Herrera y Mariló Montero: sabemos el motivo de su enfrentamiento" [Total war between Carlos Herrera and Mariló Montero: we know the motive behind their confrontation]. El Español (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Barrientos, Paloma (9 January 2024). "Pepa Gea nos desvela nuevos datos de su boda con Carlos Herrera un año después: "Nos fuimos de copas con las niñas"" [Pepa Gea reveals to us new information about her wedding to Carlos Herrera one year later: "We went out for drinks with the girls"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "De Shakira a Ronaldo: diez cameos de '7 Vidas' que hoy serían 'imposibles' en televisión" [From Shakira to Ronaldo: ten cameos on '7 Vidas' that would be 'impossible' on television nowadays]. El Economista (in Spanish). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2022.