Curriculum

Luis Aranberri Mendizabal Amatiño

Eibar, 1945 - Journalist

JOURNALIST EXPERIENCE

• 1964-1976 - Reporter on Argia
• 1977-1978 - Senior journalist in the Culture section of the daily newspaper Deia
• 1983-1984 - Head of the News Section for the Basque television network, ETB
• 1985-1986 - Director of ETB, Basque Television .
• 1986-1988 - Editor of the weekly publication Eguna.
• 1989-1990 - Assistant Editor of the daily Deia
• 1991-1995 - Director of ETB, Basque Television.
• Director and presenter of seven television programmes.
• Daily or weekly columnist over 40 years.
• 2008-------- - He creates his own communication agency: Amatiño Consulting S. L.

EXPERIENCE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

• 1979-1980 - Head of Cultural Promotions on the General Basque Council.
• 1980-1982 - Director of Basque Language Promotions in the Basque Government
• 1995-1998 - Director of the Basque Parliament's Presidential Affairs Section.
• 1999-2002 - Director of the Departmental Office for Industry, Tourism and Trade
• 2004-2007 - Director of Communication for EAJ-PNV, the Basque National Party?s internal executive: Euzkadi Buru Batzar.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

• Kirikiño award for Best Journalist in the Basque language. Durango, 1976.
• Bourse from the British Council, Violence on TV. University of Manchester. 1986.
• Emakunde prize. Written journalism. Bilbao, 1990.
• Essay prize Becerro de Bengoa for Intelektualak eta telebista. Gasteiz-Vitoria, 1996.