El Gran Wyoming will stop hosting 'El intermedio' in January and La Sexta will implement a progressive handover that will eventually give the program to Gonzo, as EL PAÍS has learned. The network, for now, is preparing a shared transition before Fernando González takes over alone.
José Miguel Monzón, 71, thus ends a stage that began in 2006 and that turned his signature, "you already know the news, now we will tell you the truth," into one of the most recognizable hallmarks of Spanish television. The change comes after the communicator had been hinting in various interviews that his retirement was near.
A handover announced in advance, but still without a closed date for the complete transfer
The replacement will not be immediate or abrupt. Starting in January, and for an as yet undefined period, Wyoming and Gonzo will share the hosting of the show until the new presenter assumes exclusive control.
The chosen name is also not new to the program. Gonzo was part of the 'El intermedio' team between 2010 and 2019 as a street reporter, with special attention to political information, before moving to Salvados, where he took over from Jordi Évole in 2019.
Fernando González, born in Vigo 50 years ago, became known in Caiga quien caiga between 2005 and 2007. He later presented 'El método Gonzo' on Antena 3, where he addressed issues such as the victims of the Civil War buried in the Valley of the Fallen or the Palomares bombs, and also co-directed Detrás del muro, a documentary broadcast on La Sexta about migrants crossing Central America heading to the United States.
Salvados gives up its visible face while La Sexta activates another internal fit
The move has another immediate consequence: the current season of Salvados will be the last with Gonzo as the visible face of the format. La Sexta and Producciones del Barrio are already working on finding a substitute, although the continuity of the program is guaranteed.
Wyoming had already publicly described his withdrawal as a close decision. In an interview with this newspaper a year ago, he said that he wanted to leave before suffering a stroke; in another conversation on Salvados, in September 2025, he recalled that he had already taken steps to leave, although the pandemic led him to postpone his departure. His television career began in the eighties, on TVE, with programs such as Silencio, se juega, Esto es lo que hay or En la cuerda floja, as well as musical formats such as ¡Qué noche la de aquel año!, A media voz or Rokambole. He then went through Caiga quien caiga on Telecinco and, since 2006, became the central face of El intermedio, with three Ondas awards to his credit while remaining at the helm of the program.
The handover, for now, is on track; what remains open is the exact timetable for the transition and who will finally take over the hosting of Salvados when Gonzo also closes that stage.
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