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Carles Capdevila

Carles Capdevila i Plandiura (Els Hostalets de Balenyà, Osona, 13 August 1965 – Barcelona, 1 June 2017) was a Catalan journalist and writer, director of the newspaper ''Ara'' for its first five years and from 28 November 2015 onwards founding director. He presented and directed the programmes ''Eduqueu les criatures'' in Catalunya Ràdio and ''Qui els va parir'' in TV3. He was deputy director of the program ''Malalts de tele''. He directed the section ''Alguna pregunta més?'', within ''El matí de Catalunya Ràdio''. He received the humor and satire award 'Premi Pere Quart d'humor i sàtira' in 1999 for the book ''Criatura i companyia'' and in 2016 the National Prize for Communication. He died from colorectal cancer on 1 June 2017. Provided by Wikipedia