- Pepe Domingo Castaño dies at 80: last minute of the death of one of the voices of sports journalism
The sports journalist Pepe Domingo Castaño died this morning at the age of 80. This was announced through the social network X, former Twitter, the COPE program that he directed, Tiempo de Juego.
The day we never wanted to come has arrived. This morning Pepe Domingo Castaño died at the age of 80. We don't know what to say because Pepe was everything to us..
The radio will never sound the same again without you. This family will never beat the same again without you… pic.twitter.com/EVuaRSvYYP
— Game Time (@tjcope) September 17, 2023
“The day we never wanted to come has arrived. We don't know what to say because Pepe was everything to us. The radio will never sound the same again without you. This family will never beat the same again without you, but, for you, we will continue… We still don't know how we are going to do it, but we will continue to fill the void you leave us with life and radio. We love you Pepe, we love you and we will always love you as you have taught us, with joy and united,” they explained in the message..
A life dedicated to radio
Castaño began his professional career at just 18 years old at Radio Galicia. In 1966 he decided to leave his homeland to move to the capital.. There he developed his first musical program on La Voz de Madrid. After passing through several stations and Spanish Television, in 1973 he settled on Cadena SER..
In 1975 he won his first Ondas award.
The Galician became one of the most recognizable voices on the Spanish airwaves.. Currently, he hosted the program Tiempo de Juego together with Paco González and Manolo Lama.