The Prime Minister responded to the death of Pedro Cruz by emphasizing in a message published on social media that “Portuguese journalism is losing one of its references.”
In a short message, Luis Montenegro expresses his “feelings to the family, friends and professional colleagues” of Pedro Cruz, who died this Sunday at the age of 53 from lung cancer.
Pedro Cruz currently managed Global Media Group and was previously CEO of TSF.
The journalist, born in Povoa de Varzim, began his career at the age of 21 on local radio, but rose to prominence while working at SIC, where he worked for more than two decades and held the positions of Porto News Editorial Coordinator and Deputy Director. information.
Political and international areas were the ones he followed most closely, having been present in various situations of conflict and international tension, namely Kosovo, Syria, Albania, Haiti, Lebanon and, most recently, Ukraine, where he was posted in the first few weeks of the Russian invasion.