María Escario

María Esperanza Rodríguez Escario (born 18 December 1959) is a Spanish journalist and presenter on Televisión Española (TVE). In the mid-1980s she was one of the pioneers in Spanish women's sports journalism. Since then she has covered seven Summer Olympic Games and three World Cups.[1] She is known for her work to increase the visibility of women's sports.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Escario.
María Escario
Escario in 2018
Born
María Esperanza Rodríguez Escario

(1959-12-18) 18 December 1959
Madrid, Spain
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter
AwardsOndas Award (2013)
Career
ShowTelediario sports segment
Station(s)La 1

Career

With a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, María Escario began her career at a production company making educational videos for schools.

In 1985, she joined TVE, hired by Pedro Erquicia, and on this network she presented all editions of Telediario, the program 48 horas with Andrés Aberasturi, and the news show Buenos días with Pedro Erquicia. She has presented Estudio estadio and Estadio 2 (Sunday sports). For 21 uninterrupted years, until 2014, she worked on the different editions of Telediario.[3][4]

Since 1989, she has been a pioneer in Spanish sports journalism, along with Olga Viza and Elena Sánchez. When she got to the sports office – she explained in one of her interviews – she started by covering rhythmic gymnastics since "star" sports were taken over by men.[5]

Since September 2014, Escario has been in charge of making reports related to the world of sports on "Enfoque", a micro segment included in the second edition of La 1's Telediario (TD2), which deals with various topics in depth.

In February 2012 she was admitted to the hospital as the result of a stroke.[6] This kept her off the air for several months until she returned in May.[7]

In 2013, she received the Ondas Award for best presenter.[8]

In 2014 she was awarded the TENA Lady Award for Successful Women for being one of the first women to specialize in sportscasting, to value the work of a journalist who has served to open the way for other professionals in a traditionally masculine world, and for promoting and making visible women's sports and equality between men and women.[9][10]

From 2005 to 2015 she was a jury member of the Princess of Asturias Awards for Sports.[11][12][13]

Women and sports

In her professional career Escario has especially stood out in the defense of the visibility and equality of women's sports.

In January 2009, she participated in the presentation of the Manifesto for Equality and the Participation of Women in Sport.[14]

When girls and boys play sports together seriously since they were little, these young people will learn to respect themselves, to work together, that in life sometimes they win and sometimes they lose...and all this will bring equality and less gender violence.[15]

In 2014, during the delivery of the 2nd TENA Lady Award, she stated:

We are living a moment of success for women in the world of sports, but make no mistake, those successes mask a reality, and that is that women are positioning themselves where they belong in the world of sports, but not in sports management, which is also very important. Women win, but they are not in charge. The day they win out and lead we will start talking about something that has to do with equality.[10]

In 2017, Escario received the Lilí Álvarez Award for "her work for the visibility of women's sports" in Spain in the first edition of these awards organized by the Women's Institute and the Sports Council to highlight the journalistic works that have best contributed to the defense of equality in sport. Specifically, she was awarded in the audiovisual category for the report "Rugby: el rugido de las leonas", broadcast on the TVE segment "Enfoque", about the women's national rugby team.[2]

Awards and recognitions
  • 2002: nominated for the Iris Award as Best Communicator of News Programs for her work on Telediario
  • 2011: Silver Medal for Sports Merit from the Sports Council[13]
  • 2013: Ondas Award for best presenter[8]
  • 2014: Prize in memory of Juan Manuel Gonzalo from the Spanish Olympic Committee[16]
  • 2014: TENA Lady Award[9][10]
  • 2015: Joan Ramón Mainat Award of the FesTVal de Televisión[5]
  • 2017: We Are All Students Award from the Movistar Student Club[1]
  • 2017: FEDEPE Award in the category of "Communication committed to women"[17]
  • 2017: First Lilí Álvarez Award from the Women's Institute and the Sports Council[2]

References
  1. "María Escario y Rosana Romero, de RTVE, recogen el Premio 'Todos Somos Estudiantes'" [María Escario and Rosana Romero, from RTVE, Collect the 'We Are All Students' Award] (in Spanish). RTVE. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "María Escario, Premio Lilí Álvarez por 'su labor por la visibilidad del deporte femenino'" [María Escario, Lilí Álvarez Award for 'Her Work for the Visibility of Women's Sports'] (in Spanish). RTVE. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. Redondo, David (28 July 2014). "TVE aparta a María Escario" [TVE Lets María Escario Go] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "Ángeles Caso presentará '¡La tarde, vaya tarde!' por enfermedad de Pastora Vega" [Ángeles Caso to Present '¡La tarde, vaya tarde!' Due to Pastora Vega's Illness]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 23 August 1986. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. "María Escario: 'Claro que existe machismo en la información deportiva'" [María Escario: 'Of Course There is Machismo in Sportscasting']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). EFE. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. "La periodista de TVE María Escario se recupera de un derrame cerebral" [The TVE Journalist María Escario Recovers from a Stroke] (in Spanish). RTVE. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. "María Escario regresa en mayo tras recuperarse de un derrame cerebral" [María Escario Returns in May After Recovering from a Stroke] (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. Fernández, Eduardo (23 November 2013). "María Escario carga contra TVE por no mostrar cómo recogía el Ondas" [María Escario Unloads on TVE for Not Showing Her Receiving the Ondas]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. "María Escario, ganadora en la categoría Personalidad Pública" [María Escario, Winner in the Public Personality Category] (in Spanish). TENA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. "María Escario ganadora del 'II Premio TENA Lady a las Mujeres que Triunfan'" [María Escario Winner of '2nd TENA Lady Award for Successful Women'] (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. "Fernando Alonso: Premio Príncipe de Asturias de los Deportes 2005" [Fernando Alonso: 2005 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports] (in Spanish). Oviedo: Princess of Asturias Awards. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. "Pau y Marc Gasol: Premio Princesa de Asturias de los Deportes 2015" [Pau y Marc Gasol: 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports] (in Spanish). Oviedo: Princess of Asturias Awards. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. "María Escario y Paloma del Río, de TVE, reciben la Medalla de Plata del Mérito Deportivo del Consejo Superior de Deportes" [María Escario and Paloma del Río, of TVE, Receive the Silver Medal for Sports Merit from the Sports Council] (in Spanish). RTVE. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. Luengo, M. J. (30 January 2009). "El CSD muestra su apoyo a las mujeres" [The CSD Shows its Support for Women]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. Delgado, Eugenio G. (5 January 2016). "María Escario: 'Veo más machismo en las redacciones de deportes que hace 10 años'" [María Escario: 'I See More Machismo in Sports Newsrooms than 10 Years Ago']. Campeonísimas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  16. "La periodista María Escario premio 'J.M. Gozalo' en la IX Gala Anual del Comité Olímpico Español" [The Journalist María Escario Wins 'J.M. Gozalo' Award at the 9th Annual Gala of the Spanish Olympic Committee] (in Spanish). Spanish Sports Press Association. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  17. "María Escario, reconocida en los premios FEDEPE por su 'Comunicación comprometida con la mujer'" [María Escario, Recognized at the FEDEPE Awards for her 'Communication Committed to Women'] (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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