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Today (10) the President of the Republic decorated the announcer and television presenter Júlio Isidro and praised him, at age 60, for doing what he described as “a Portuguese television of great popular appeal, but without deviations from ethics.”
In a ceremony in the Hall of Ambassadors of the Belém Palace, in Lisbon, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa attributed to Júlio Isidro the great cross of the Order of Merit, which distinguishes “meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any public or private function , which reveal altruism in favor of the community “.
In his speech, the president highlighted the contribution of Júlio Isidro as promoter and promoter of artists and considered that programs such as “Fever on Saturday morning” or “O Passeio dos Alegres” helped “to consolidate a Portuguese television of great popular appeal. , but without deontological deviations, led with elegance and lightness by an empathetic, affable, trustworthy and friendly figure ”.
“It is still commendable and enviable that Júlio Isidro is the same Júlio as always, someone we like, that we respect, an old acquaintance forever young, who barely seems to have 60 years of life, much less 60 of career. President of the Republic to reward genetics, can recognize in the name of Portuguese what is known: six decades of talent, work, perseverance and generosity, “he declared.
In thanking this award, the 75-year-old television presenter said that he met Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa “on December 21, 1972, exactly at the Ritz Hotel, at the launch of the Expresso”, and added: “I must confess that I always opened the Expresso “. To read a section that had a loop as a logo, it was called People and it was his own. So I am his client for several years. “
Júlio Isidro agreed that he has made “a deontologically correct television”, affirmed that throughout his career he has tried “in a popular and direct way” to “make himself understood”, and expressed “the greatest pride in having been the discologist in this country “. “.
At the end of his speech, addressing the President of the Republic, who on Monday announced his re-election for a second term, Júlio Isidro communicated: “And today I made a decision. At any moment I could say: my job is over.” . No, I decided to renew my mandate for another five years. “
