News of the death of a radio legend broke early Sunday. Pepe Domingo Castaño Solar, presenter of Tiempo de Juego on the COPE Network, died at the Zarzuela Hospital in Madrid at the age of 80. As the chain he was a part of and loved so much in recent years shows, “Pepe suddenly left with his people around him.”
It’s sad news for us all, especially the radio team, who are more of a family than a work team. Part of the ‘Tiempo de Juego’ team remembers him on COPE’s Weekend Morning and pays tribute to the man who was his guide, boss and friend. Words of your professional colleague Excited and broken-voiced, Manolo Lama showed admiration and respect for the career of a professional who had set an example for him from a very young age.. “I was a new kid in the newsroom and I saw Iñaki Gabilondo, Pepe Domingo Castaño or Joaquín Prat walking. I remember Radio Madrid brought these three greats together and made the famous program that started on Hoy por Hoy.”
“New, different and modern radio”
Spanish sports commentator Tribute to Pepe Domingo Castaño wanted to remember that Pepe revolutionized radio. “The way he did radio was revolutionary” because he knew how to combine advertising with information. He also stated in his speech at COPE that he is and will be a radio genius and a master of communication who teaches us that we need to live. “When I hear ‘Hello, hello,’ I know you’ll be closer than ever.” “He left us as he wished, without fighting, full of life, enthusiasm and desire. This is the best legacy he left us.”
If Manolo Lama wants to make one thing clear, it is that the legend of Tiempo de Juego left in the best way possible, “he did radio until the last minute” and left an indelible mark on the whole team, but above all, on all listeners.