El Gran Wyoming says he will retire from El intermedio, with Gonzo set to take over
The 71-year-old presenter of Spain's satirical show announced on Thursday that he will step down in a few months, and that Gonzo will take his place.
One of Spanish TV's most recognisable faces is getting ready to say goodbye. El Gran Wyoming, 71, announced on Thursday that he will retire in a few months from El intermedio, the satirical news programme on the channel laSexta.
His successor is already named: Gonzo, who will take over at the front of the show.
True to form, Wyoming turned the news into a joke about politics. He said he is going now, "in case Vox gets into government and they take my pension away too". Vox is Spain's far-right party.
A show he has led from day one
El intermedio premiered on laSexta on 10 April 2006, with Wyoming at the helm. That means he has presented it for roughly two decades.
Viewers also know him for his occasional acting work, including the Torrente films and El día de la bestia.
In separate remarks, he spoke about his children and said he did not give them "the time they needed".
No exact date for the handover has been given so far, only that it will happen in the coming months.
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