Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera Crusset (born 8 July 1957) is a Spanish radio journalist. He presented the morning programme on Onda Cero for fifteen years before moving to Cadena COPE in 2015.

Career Herrera was born in Cuevas del Almanzora in the Province of Almería. He earned a medical degree, but has always worked in journalism. On 1 September that year, he began broadcasting on COPE; guests for his first show were King Juan Carlos I, former prime minister José María Aznar and future prime minister Pedro Sánchez.

In September 2020, Herrera extended his contract at COPE until 2025. In June 2025, this was extended for a further broadcast season, with the channel naming the 2016 United States presidential election, the 2024 Spanish floods and the funeral of Pope Francis as some of his highlights; he had also interviewed the pontiff in September 2021.

Between 2006 and 2007, when he was under contract with Onda Cero, the radio host illegally channeled more than 6.4 million euros through a shell corporation. In July 2023, the Supreme Court of Spain confirmed the sentencing against Herrera for tax evasion.

Personal life Herrera was given honorary citizenship of his hometown in 1992, where a street was named after him in 2014. He also sponsored renovation of its church and wrote a foreword to an official travel guide. He was a supporter of Almería's successful bid for the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Herrera was married for 20 years to television presenter Mariló Montero before separating in 2011. They had a son and a daughter. Their daughter became a model, taking her father's maternal surname Crusset for her professional life.

On 5 December 2022, Herrera married fellow journalist Pepa Gea at the Spanish consulate in New York. The event was only attended by their respective children and was not announced to the public for several weeks.

Herrera had a cameo on the Spanish sitcom 7 vidas. In October 2021, he received an honorary doctorate from the European University of Madrid.