60 Minutos
| 60 Minutos | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News |
| Presented by |
Raúl Matas (1977–86) Raquel Argandoña (1979–81) Paulina Nin de Cardona (1982–87) Pepe Abad (1975–80) Juan Gullermo Vivado (1984–88) Benjamín Palacios (1985–88) Margot Kahl (1984–88) Eduardo Cruz Johnson (1980–88) Pamela Hodar (1985–88) |
| Country of origin | Chile |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Televisión Nacional de Chile |
| Original release | 7 April 1975 – 4 April 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Telediario Nacional |
| Followed by | TV Noticias |
60 Minutos (English: 60 Minutes) was a Chilean TV newscast which aired on TVN during the military government of Augusto Pinochet between 1975 and 1988.[1]
The program was conceived as an attempt to "reunify the Chilean people"; however, the opposition dictatorship criticised it for the lack of independence. For that reason, viewers mainly opted to watch Canal 13's newscast Teletrece instead, as the content was perceived more open and independent than 60 Minutos's. At times bias reached substantial levels: a 1984 piece discussed “socialist” governments such as those of France and Spain under François Mitterrand and Felipe González in a negative light, focusing on their failure to tackle the industrial crisis of those nations at the time.
The program's most memorable broadcast was the live interview with Augusto Pinochet, immediately after his assassination attempt on the 7th of September, 1986.
Anchors
- Julio López Blanco
- Pepe Abad
- Raúl Matas
- Bernardo de la Maza
- Raquel Argandoña
- Eduardo Cruz-Johnson
- Paulina Nin de Cardona
- Margot Kahl
- Juan Guillermo Vivado
- Benjamín Palacios