
Manolo Romero, Panorama prize to a lifetime Romero ha dedicado casi medio siglo de su larga trayectoria profesional a la cobertura de los Juegos Ol mpicos desde M xico 68, tanto en las citas ol mpicas de verano como de invierno.
Manolo Romero Canela, uno de los profesionales m s admirado y querido del sector y sin duda el espa ol con m s proyecci n internacional en la industria broadcast, ha sido galardonado con el Award Overview a Toda una Vida. Romero recibir el galard n en la ceremonia de entrega de los I Premios Panorama que tendr lugar en la tarde-noche del pr ximo 20 de mayo en el Auditorio Sur de Feria de Madrid (IFEMA), coincidiendo con la apertura del Sal n Internacional de la Tecnolog a Audiovisual, BIT Broadcast 2014.
Con este galard n, los Premios Panorama, instaurados por Panorama Audiovisual, reconocer n a partir de ahora el trabajo realizado por un profesional a lo largo de toda su carrera en este sector. Como no pod a ser de otro modo, con 9 Premios Emmy, incluido el prestigioso Lifetime Achievement Award, Panorama Audiovisual ha querido reconocer la trayectoria de Romero otorg ndole el I Premio Panorama a Toda una Vida en reconocimiento a casi medio siglo dedicado a la cobertura de los Juegos Ol mpicos, habiendo participado en una docena de citas ol mpicas de verano desde M xico'68, siendo en los ocho ltimos (Los ngeles 1984), su m ximo responsable.
Antonio Castillo, director de Panorama Audiovisual, ha destacado que gracias a la instauraci n de este Premio a Toda una Vida, la industria espa ola del broadcast tendr a partir de ahora la oportunidad de ir reconociendo la labor de grandes profesionales que han dedicado toda su vida a la radio, la televisi n, el cine o la producci n publicitaria. Para esta publicaci n es un gran honor que un profesional de la talla de Manolo Romero haya aceptado recibir el I Premio Panorama a Toda una Vida .
A lifetime dedicated to the major sporting events
Natural de Sevilla. Romero, es ingeniero de Telecomunicaci n por la Universidad Polit cnica de Madrid. Tras ingresar por oposici n comenz su carrera profesional en la Direcci n T cnica de TVE en 1965. Muy pronto trabaj en eventos deportivos internacionales como los JJ.OO. de M xico del 68, formando parte del grupo operativo de la UER/EBU. En el Mundial de F tbol de Espa a, en 1982, fue el m ximo responsable t cnico, cuyo xito indiscutible le catapult para trabajar con la cadena estadounidense ABC como responsable de la Direcci n de Operaciones Europeas con sede en Par s.
Posteriormente fue nombrado Gerente de Operaciones Internacionales de la ABC para los Juegos de Los ngeles 84. Por este trabajo fue distinguido con el Premio Emmy a la mejor cobertura de televisi n para deportes. La vuelta a Europa le situ al frente del Operativo de los JJ.OO. en Barcelona 92, tras lo cual su peregrinaje por todo el mundo le ha llevado, entre otros muchos puestos, a ser el m ximo responsable del Mundial de EE.UU. del 94, de los JJ.OO. en Atlanta (1996), (Sydney 2000), Atenas (2004), Pek n (2008), Londres (2012), as como en otros juegos ol mpicos de invierno e innumerables campeonatos del mundo de atletismo y otros deportes.
Desde su creaci n en 2003, asumi la direcci n general de Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), la compa a formada por el Comit Ol mpico Internacional (COI) para la cobertura televisiva de los Juegos Ol mpicos, dejando voluntariamente la primera l nea ejecutiva a finales de 2012 para acceder a la vicepresidencia de la compa a.
En la actualidad es Consejero para televisi n del COI, de varias federaciones internacionales de diferentes deportes, vicepresidente de OBS y presidente de ISB (International Sport Broadcasting).
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