Carlos Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1942 |
| Occupation | TV presenter |
Carlos Cruz (born 24 March 1942 in Torres Novas) GCIH was a Portuguese radio and television journalist and talk-show host whose career ended after his involvement and eventual criminal conviction in relation to the Casa Pia scandal.
Biography
Carlos Cruz was born in 1942 in Torres Novas. At the age of four he migrated to the Portuguese territory of Angola where, at 14, he started work as a sports reporter at the Emissora Católica de Angola and the Rádio Clube de Angola radio stations.[1] Back in Lisbon, he attended the Instituto Superior Técnico where he enrolled in the electrical engineering program, but dropped out and started a professional career in Portuguese television and radio.[2] Throughout his career in the Portuguese media he worked for the Emissora Nacional (now fully owned by RTP), RTP, Rádio Comercial and SIC.
Among his best-known television shows were Zip-Zip (RTP),[3] with Raul Solnado and Fialho Gouveia; 1-2-3 (RTP); O Preço Certo (RTP) and Noites Marcianas (SIC).[2] In 1990, he founded the television production company CCA (Carlos Cruz Audiovisuais), but the project went bankrupt.[2][4] Carlos Cruz was the spokesperson of a successful Portuguese bid submitted to host and organize the UEFA Euro 2004.[2] In 2002, the President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio awarded him the Order of Infante D. Henrique.[1] In 2004, The Guardian wrote that Carlos Cruz was "Portugal's most famous media personality",[5] and in 2010, The Daily Herald "once Portugal's most popular television presenters" [sic].[6]
Update
In October 2011 in an interview with the magazine Público he announced his imminent return to television on the cable channel "House TV".[7]
Paedophilia scandal
After a successful career, interrupted by a cancer operation,[2]he was arrested in 2003 and accused of paedophile offences in the Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal.[8] In 2004, as an arguido ("formal suspect") involved in the trial, Cruz published a book of personal reflections, Preso 374.[1][9] He was convicted on September 3, 2010, and sentenced to seven years in prison, but he was free pending appeals until 2013.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b c (in Portuguese) Carlos Cruz, Webboom.pt
- ^ a b c d e Carlos Cruz. In Infopédia [online]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2008. [Consult. 2008-10-24]. See: <URL: http://www.infopedia.pt/$carlos-cruz>.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Zip-Zip Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
- ^ (in Portuguese) Patrícia Fonseca/VISÃO nº 550 Ascenção e queda do Sr. Televisão Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Visão (18th Sept. 2003)
- ^ Tremlett, Giles (2004-11-21). "Portugal rocked by child abuse scandal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Portuguese court finds 6 guilty of child abuse Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Herald
- ^ "Carlos Cruz regressa à televisão". Público. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Carlos Cruz regressa a Tribunal no âmbito do processo Casa Pia Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (October 14, 2008)
- ^ ISBN 978-989-555-085-2; Publisher: Oficina do Livro
- ^ (in Portuguese) Tribunal dá 17 crimes como provados, Diário de Notícias (September 3, 2010)
- ^ "Casa Pia defendant Carlos Cruz may be released for Christmas | Portugal Resident". October 29, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2016.