Ion Aramendi

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aramendi and the second or maternal family name is Urrestarazu.

Ion Aramendi Urrestarazu (born 11 February 1977) is a Spanish journalist, television presenter and former basketball player.

Biography[]

Born in San Sebastián in the Basque Country, Aramendi moved to Salamanca in Castile and León in 1996 to play basketball for CB Tormes and CB Avenida. During his time there, he also studied Journalism at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.[1] In 2002, he returned home to play for Santurtzi CB.[2]

He began in television in 2009 as a reporter on the tabloid television programme Sálvame on Telecinco. In 2016, he moved to ETB 2 in his native region to present the current affairs programme , as well as New Year's Eve programmes on EITB.[1]

In December 2019, Aramendi returned to national television as the host of on La 1, the Spanish adaptation of the British game show The Chase.[1] In March and April of the following year, he presented , a variety show at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. It was broadcast from his home, with his family.[3]

In February 2021, Aramendi was announced as the co-presenter of The Dancer with , an adaptation of The Greatest Dancer on La 1.[4]

Personal life[]

Aramendi married María in Salamanca in 2011. As of 2020, they had two sons.[1] He is the third of four brothers, who were all teammates at CB Avenida in 2000–01.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "'El cazador' «donostiarra salmantino» está de vuelta" [The "half from San Sebastián, half from Salamanca" chaser is back]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Aramendi Urrestarazu, Ion" (in Spanish). Baloncesto en Vivo. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "TVE no renueva 'Todos en casa', el programa que daba visibilidad al confinamiento" [TVE is not renewing 'Todos en casa', the programme that gave visibility to lockdown]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ion Aramendi y Sandra Cervera serán los presentadores de 'The Dancer'" [Ion Aramendi and Sandra Cervera will be the presenters of 'The Dancer']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Maderas Peralta EBA 2000/2001" (in Spanish). Baloncesto en Vivo. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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