Jordi Hurtado will stop hosting 'Saber y ganar' on weekends.
The Catalan has been at the helm of the competition since 1997.
BarcelonaJordi Hurtado is one of RTVE's most veteran presenters. He has hosted the competition since 1997. Know and win, which airs on La 2 and which in 2011 also added Saturday and Sunday editions. After so many years on the front line, the Catalan has decided to step back, at least on weekends. Starting in September, Rodrigo Vázquez will be the presenter ofThe hunter, who will host the Saturday and Sunday broadcast.
Hurtado, 67, explained that he made this decision to "reduce the intensity" of his workload, since "the recordings are very long."
One of the few times Hurtado hasn't hosted. Know and win It was for a month in the spring of 2016, when he was on sick leave. Then it was Luis Larrodera who replaced him.
Vázquez will be in charge of the weekend editions of Know and win once the current competition is over. Right now The hunter is airing its final editions. When it makes the jump to the veteran La 2 game show, it will find itself on a new set, as RTVE will be modernizing the space in the coming months.
The public broadcaster will soon expand its portfolio of game shows. Yesterday, RTVE announced that it is preparing a television version of the popular board game. Trivial Pursuit, which has already been adapted for the United States. The competition will be hosted by Basque Egoitz Txurruka, a well-known face on ETB.