Concepción García Campoy (28 October 1958 – 10 July 2013), also known as Concha García Campoy, was a Spanish radio and television journalist and personality.

Career

She started her professional career in 1979 as local anchor in Cadena COPE of a current affairs program called ''Antena Pública''. Later in 1983, she entered the News Service of

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for the Balearic islands. On 7 January 1985, she debuted as anchor of the noon edition of ''Telediario'', along with Manuel Campo Vidal. During this period she also directed the morning program ''Las mañanas de Radio 1''. In 1987, she returned to radio after being hired by

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and started anchoring the program ''A vivir que son dos días''. In 1991, she returned to

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, where she anchored ''Mira 2''. Two years later, was hired by Antena 3 Radio. In 1994, she was anchor in

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of various programs, including ''Noches de radio''. In 1999, she again returned to television, this time in

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where she hosted the movie-centered program ''La gran ilusión''. She went back to radio in 2004 after being hired by Punto Radio. In 2006, she was hired by Cuatro to anchor the morning magazine '' Las mañanas de Cuatro'' between 4 October and 24 December 2010. In January 2011, she was hired as anchor of the morning edition of Informativos Telecinco.

Personal life

She was born in

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but raised in Ibiza. She was married to the lawyer Jaime Roig and subsequently to the sociologist Lorenzo Díaz.

Illness and death

In January 2012, García Campoy announced that she was diagnosed with

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and was stepping down as television anchor. Despite initially answering well to her treatment, in January 2013 she suffered a relapse. García Campoy died on 10 July 2013 in a

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hospital, due to acute liver failure. Her funeral took place on 12 July in

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. It was attended by colleagues and

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such as Tomás Gómez and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba . She was cremated and her

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scattered on a

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in Ibiza.

Filmography

* '' La chispa de la vida'' (2011) * ''Sinfín'' (2005) as TV newscaster * '' 7 vidas'' (2005) as vendedora * '' Los peores años de nuestra vida'' (1994) * ''La reina anónima'' (1992) as Enfermera * ''La mujer de tu vida'' (1990) * ''El rey del mambo'' (1989)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Campoy, Concha 1958 births 2013 deaths People from Terrassa Spanish radio presenters Spanish women radio presenters Spanish television presenters Spanish women television presenters Spanish journalists Spanish women journalists Deaths from leukemia in Spain Deaths from liver failure