Marcel Granier

Marcel Granier Haydon (born July 4, 1941) is a Venezuelan businessperson. He is the President and CEO of Empresas 1BC and the General Director of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), which until becoming a cabel TV-channel on May 27, 2007, was the most watched television channel in Venezuela.^[1]

Biography

Marcel Granier was born on July 4, 1941 to Marcel Granier Doyeux and Brígida Haydon Urbaneja.^[2][3] He attended law school and later married Dorothy Phelps Tovar, the granddaughter of the founder of Empresas 1BC and Radio Caracas Radio, William Henry Phelps.^[4] They have six children together; Marcel Alfredo Granier Phelps, Carlos Eduardo Granier Phelps, María Cristina Granier Phelps, María Clara Granier Phelps, Isabel Helena Granier Phelps, and Jorge Ignacio Granier Phelps.^[2] In 1969, Granier quit practising law and became a director at RCTV, moving up the ranks to his current position.^[5] On November 10, 1976, he began hosting Primer Plano, a controversial talk show that has aired off and on throughout the years, with the most recent show airing on November 30, 2006.^[6][7]

Criticism

Marcel Granier and his television network have been criticized for supporting the April 11, 2002 coup attempt against President Hugo Chávez, the brief government of Pedro Carmona, and the general strike that began on December 2, 2002 and lasted until February 4, 2003. These events resulted in the government's refusal to renew RCTV's license to air on the public airwaves.^[8] Granier claims that this license did not need renewing and that this was an "illegal shutdown" by the government.^[9] In the meantime, RCTV continues to broadcast on cable and satellite television, while Granier and the other directors at the network fight for its return to the public airwaves.^[10] For more information on this subject, see RCTV's main article.

See also

• Eladio Lárez
• Empresas 1BC
• Radio Caracas Radio (RCR)
• Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV)
• Recordland
• William Henry Phelps
• William H. Phelps, Jr.

References

1. ^ TV station chief: We are not afraid of Chavez - CNN.com
2. ^ ^{a b} Marcel GRANIER/Dorothy PHELPS TOVAR
3. ^ Granier Doyeux, Marcel (Sillón IV)
4. ^ George Ciccariello-Maher, "Zero Hour for Venezuela's RCTV"
5. ^ El Mein Kampf de Marcel Granier
6. ^ Rctv.Net
7. ^ Rctv.Net
8. ^ http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/docs/libro_blanco_RCTV-Web.pdf
9. ^ Daily News - eluniversal.com
10. ^ Rctv.Net

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