Last Wednesday, the Ondas 2023 awards were held at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. There we saw the reappearance of the renowned journalist Luis del Olmo, aged 86, who has been a true reference in the field of communication. However, this Saturday the news came to light that the communicator had suffered 'a domestic accident' that prevented him from being at the Antena de Oro Awards gala.
The accident came to light this weekend, at the Antena de Oro awards ceremony. Juan Ignacio Ocaña, presenter of the gala, revealed that the radio host had suffered a fall that had prevented him from staying at night and picking up his recognition. The host of the gala commented that "Luis del Olmo, one of the greats of radio, is missing. This morning at 7:15 my phone rang, and it was Merche, the wife telling me that she had fallen in the bathtub and had broken." ankle or foot, I wasn't very clear about it, and I ran to the hospital.
The news worried many. The communicator could not be present at the gala, but that did not prevent him from being remembered and honored as he deserved. "That is the reason why Luis cannot join us today, but we have him in our hearts. But naturally we will send him that plaque, this tribute that we want to pay to those who made us fall in love with the radio," expressed Juan Ignacio, before everyone present at the awards.
Despite that accident at home, it seems that Luis del Olmo is fine. Iñaki Gabilondo confessed that he had received many calls from him. "Luis del Olmo has called us all 30 times this morning to tell us to say in his name that he is very grateful," expressed the Basque journalist. The truth is that this news could not have made the spectators of the gala more happy, who were most worried about this domestic accident involving the journalist.
As we said, Luis del Olmo is considered one of the great journalistic institutions in the country. For 44 years he directed and presented the radio program Protagonistas, the longest running in the history of Spanish radio with more than 12,000 programs, which began in 1969. During his long career, he has been awarded on many occasions. Without a doubt, everyone now hopes that he can recover as soon as possible.
