Blanca Rodríguez (journalist)

Blanca Rodríguez
Born	Blanca Isabel Rodríguez González (1959-04-13) 13 April 1959 (age 65) Montevideo, Uruguay
Education	Instituto de Profesores Artigas [es]
Occupation(s)	Journalist, teacher
Employer	Canal 10
Political party	Broad Front
Partner	Mario Bergara (ex)

Blanca Isabel Rodríguez González (born 13 April 1959) is a Uruguayan journalist, newsreader, writer and politician. She was the anchor of Channel 10's Subrayado newscast from 1990 to 2024.[1] In the 2024 general election, she was elected Senator of the Republic for the Broad Front for the 50th Legislature.[2]

Biography

Blanca Rodríguez was born in Montevideo on 13 April 1959, and was educated at the Instituto de Profesores Artigas [es].[3] She began her career as an anchorperson in 1988. She went on to co-host Canal 10's central newscast, Subrayado, with Jorge Traverso from 1990 to 2013. After Traverso left the central edition of Subrayado after 23 uninterrupted years, on 22 February 2013, Rodríguez remained at the forefront of the newscast. She has created several journalistic series on television and radio, which led her to interview prominent national and international personalities. She is the author of several books based on her own research and interviews.

March 2008 marked the 20th anniversary of her debut on Subrayado. In March 2010, she became longest-serving Uruguayan news host, having worked continuously since 1988.[4][5]

She has received numerous honors throughout her career, including the Woman of the Year Award, organized annually in Uruguay to recognize and promote Uruguayan women in various fields.[6][7]

Political career

In August 2024, her incorporation into the leftist Movement of Popular Participation, a constituent party of the Broad Front, was announced.[8] Former President José Mujica and former First Lady Lucía Topolansky were present at the press conference announcing her joining the party.[9] She was also confirmed as a candidate for the Senate in second place on the Lista 609 electoral list .[10]

Private life

She was the romantic partner of economist and politician Mario Bergara, a candidate for the Broad Front in the 2019 primaries.[11] Rodríguez's name was mentioned to complete a presidential ticket.[12] She has three children.[13]

Books

• Confidencias (1998), Cal y Canto
• Mujeres uruguayas (1999), Alfaguara, ISBN 9789974903807, various authors
• El correo del general (2004), Aguilar, ISBN 9789974671973, compilation
• Ministras (2010), Aguilar, ISBN 9789974953666

References

1. "Se cierra ciclo de Blanca Rodríguez: quién sucederá a la periodista en la conducción central de "Subrayado"". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
2. "Estos son los senadores confirmados por partido y por lista, así quedó conformada la Cámara Alta". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
3. "Blanca Rodríguez". Autores.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
4. "Las caras de las noticias" [The Faces of the News]. El Observador (in Spanish). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
5. "Jorge Traverso y Blanca Rodríguez: 20 años de Subrayado" [Jorge Traverso and Blanca Rodríguez: 20 Years of Subrayado]. Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
6. Galería de Búsqueda, Issues 284–290 (in Spanish). 2006. p. 74. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Google Books.
7. "Blanca Rodríguez fue reconocida como Mujer del Año 2012–2013" [Blanca Rodríguez is Recognized as Woman of the Year 2012–2013]. Subrayado (in Spanish). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
8. "Frente Amplio: MPP anunciará a Blanca Rodríguez como integrante de su lista este martes". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
9. "El MPP presentó a Blanca Rodríguez como candidata al Senado: "Llegué para jerarquizar la política"". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
10. "MPP anuncia a Blanca Rodríguez como figura destacada en su lista al Senado". Búsqueda (in Spanish). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
11. "El brete de Blanca Rodríguez" [Blanca Rodríguez's Predicament]. El País TvShow (in Spanish). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
12. "Blanca Rodríguez entre la continuidad en Subrayado...¿y ser candidata a vice?" [Blanca Rodríguez Between Continuing on Subrayado...and Being a Vice Candidate?]. El País TvShow (in Spanish). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
13. "Blanca Rodríguez, bien íntima: ser madre, 34 años en un noticiero y su posible retiro". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2024.