Enric Canals i Cussó

Enric Canals i Cussó was a Spanish journalist, screenwriter and television producer who was part of the founding team of Televisió de Catalunya and served as the second director of TV3 from 1984 to 1989. He worked for El País and Diari de Barcelona and collaborated with Ràdio Barcelona before moving into documentary production and senior public communication roles in Catalonia. He died on 18 October 2025 aged 73.

Early life and education Canals was born in Tiana in the Province of Barcelona in 1952.

Career Canals joined Televisió de Catalunya at its inception, first as head of programmes and later as director of TV3 from 1984 to 1989. He subsequently directed the Barcelona daily El Observador while continuing collaborations in press and radio. The same project corresponded to his Godó Prize for reporting for the essay Pujol Catalunya. El consell de guerra a Jordi Pujol.

Beyond television production, he held senior public communication posts, serving as director general of Diffusion in the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1997 to 2001, as a member of the Catalan Audiovisual Council and as a member of the board of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals between 2004 and 2008.

In March 2011, he was appointed delegate of the Vocento group in Catalonia, a role he combined with his documentary production activities.

In later years, he advised the Government of Andorra on the creation of RTVA and resided in the Principality, with Andorran outlets noting his contribution and subsequent residence.