José Antonio Neme
José Antonio Neme | |
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| Born | 14 March 1981 |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (B.A. in Journalism) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | Work at
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| Parent(s) | Antonio Neme Fajuri[1] Verónica Abud[2] |
José Antonio Jorge Neme Abud (born 14 March 1981) is a Chilean journalist and television personality dedicated to hosting or present programs.
He has developed his career mainly on television. He began his career at Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN),[3] where he took part in the news program Medianoche as a commentator in the international section. In 2014, Neme joined Mega, where he consecrated hosting the morning show Mucho gusto and the newscast Meganoticias.
Outside of television, he has worked as a professor of international affairs at the School of Journalism of Universidad Santo Tomás. On radio, he hosted the news programs Será noticia on Radio Infinita, alongside Macarena Puigrredón and Mauricio Bustamante, and La prueba de ADN on ADN Radio Chile, together with Andrea Aristegui.
Biography
He began in TVN hosting the variety show Fruto prohibido as an interviewer, as well as in the newscast 24 Horas as an anchor. Name also hosted the segment Zona D Reportajes. On TVN’s cable news channel, he worked as anchor of Canal 24 horas en el mundo, La mañana informativa, 24 horas a la hora, and Semana 24. His last program at TVN was Menú, co-hosted with Claudia Conserva.
On April 24, 2014, Neme resigned from TVN to join Mega, beginning on June 2 of that year. At this station, he anchored the morning and afternoon editions of the network’s newscast Meganoticias, and was also part of the panel of the morning show Mucho gusto.
In January 2020, he was dismissed from Mega. Starting in July of that year, he joined La Red, where he became part of the panel of Hola Chile. In addition, on August 23, 2020, his debate program Pauta Libre premiered. In March 2021, his departure from La Red was announced as he returned to Mega to co-host Mucho gusto with Diana Bolocco.
In February 2025, for the Viña Del Mar Festival, he hosted La Gala del Festival and the satellite program Viva Viña, both broadcast by Mega, alongside Francisca García-Huidobro. Since March 2025, he has co-hosted the entertainment program Only Fama —which until then had been led solely by García-Huidobro— and, since August of the same year, he has co-hosted with her the talk show Only Friends. Similarly, he joined Julio César Rodríguez in co-hosting Yuly, an entertainment program on Vive! channel.[4]
References
- ^ "Antonio Neme, padre de José Antonio, desclasificó razones de su despido de Canal 13: "Una canallada"". Radio Bío-Bío. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "La bonita relación que tiene Neme con su madre tras un largo distanciamiento: "Me ha dado carácter"". Mega. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Neme y por qué rechazó millonaria oferta de volver a TVN". Radio Cooperativa. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "José Antonio Neme adelanta detalles del "insolente" programa con "JC"". El Filtrador. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.