Buenos Aires, November 27 (NA) – Rodolfo Baqué recounted his life story, thanked those who accompanied him in his career, and defended the role of the public university and journalism.
He moved everyone by recalling his first jobs, from the brick kiln where his father sent him as a boy, to shining boots at a polo club while listening to the radio, according to the Argentine News Agency.
He also shared that he paid for his degree by working as a waiter and that the first installments on a friend's credit card were used to buy the first color television for his home in 1992: "I grew up with all of you," he stated.
Baque dedicated parts of his speech to those who gave him professional opportunities. He thanked Daniel Vila for "putting up with him" at A24, remembered Mauro Viale as his first interview, and mentioned colleagues who worked with him on various programs.
He also had words for his wife, whom he credited with bringing order and a home, and for his three daughters, especially 11-year-old Malena, who wanted to attend the ceremony with him.
Before closing, he made a powerful statement: "Without the public university that gave me social mobility, I wouldn't have gone from being a regular guy to a doctor," and thanked all journalists, after asserting that both lawyers and communicators are "the last romantics" because they face the in-power "with the constitution in hand".
At the end, Baqué mentioned Diego Maradona: "Without Diego, I wouldn't be here, and Diego should be here today, not me."
