Pedro Montoliú


Pedro Montoliú Camps is a Spanish journalist who was named a in 1999.

Biography

Pedro Montoliú was born in Madrid in 1954. In 1974, he began writing for numerous publications, such as Triunfo, Posible, Realidades, and '. He earned a licentiate in journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid's Faculty of Information Sciences in 1976. That year he became a founding editor of El País, a newspaper where he worked for fifteen years as a municipal chronicler and deputy local news chief.
After directing the magazine La Esfera, the Ministry of Territorial Policy of the Community of Madrid's Department of Communication, and his own communication company, Montoliú was put in charge of the Madrid local supplement for the newspaper La Vanguardia. In 2001, he founded and began directing ', the first digital portal dedicated to Madrid news, a position he currently holds.
A lecturer, commentator on local issues for various stations, and columnist for publications including ABC and La Vanguardia, Montoliú has received the Mesonero Romanos Journalism Award from the City Council of Madrid and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award of Madrid. He has been a juror for the Antonio Maura Research Award and the Mesonero Romanos Award, convened by the Madrid City Council, and the Río Manzanares Novel Award, convened by the Municipal Land and Housing Company. He also chairs the jury of the Madrid Awards granted by Madridiario.
In 1999, the Plenary Session of the City Council of Madrid appointed him. In 2004 he was elected a permanent member of the, and in 2009 he received the Francos Rodríguez Award from the for his professional career dedicated to the city.
Montoliú has combined his professional work with the study of the history of Madrid. He co-authored the book Palace Hotel, Madrid, and was coordinator of the Madrid Fair Institution's Best of Madrid guide for the years 1996, 1997, and 1998. In 2002, he published his first novel, La memoria de cristal.

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