Among the hundreds of presenters who have been on television in recent years, many of them remaining today, there are some who stand out notably for various reasons. Whether due to a specific moment in which something atypical has occurred, due to their great work in their field or due to some controversy unleashed around their work or outside of it, it is usually common for some characters to be better known than others.
An example of this is the presenter and journalist Iker Jiménez, who rose to fame for his program ‘Fourth Millennium’ in which, at the beginning of its broadcasts, topics of mysteries, paranormal matters and aspects that were usually out of the ordinary and did not usually have a space on television were dealt with.
As the years go by, Iker Jimenez It has maintained its presence on the small screen and social networks, although reinvented and with some changes in the content it deals with. Below we tell you what is known about some of the aspects of his life that tend to arouse the most curiosity in the public.
Iker Jiménez’s family
Born in Vitoria on January 10, 1973, Iker graduated in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and the European University of Madrid. He is popular in Spain for directing and presenting several television programs. In his beginnings with ‘Milenio 3’, on Cadena ser or ‘Cuarto Milenio’, on channel Cuatro, he stood out for addressing topics that did not usually have a place in the media, such as paranormal mysteries, enigmas and other matters related to conspiracies, archaeology, history, criminology, astronomy, medicine, physics, zoology, psychology, parapsychology7 and ufology.
This began airing on Cuatro in 2005, being the network’s longest-running program to date, since, although it is now known by the name ‘Horizonte’, the format follows in the wake of ‘Cuarto Milenio’. Furthermore, it continues to be led by Iker Jiménez and Carmen Porteryour partner.
The professional union of both seems not to have interfered in their love and personal relationship, since they have known each other since 1994 and can boast of a 30-year marriage. They have always shown themselves to be very close, since they met for the first time when they were both studying Information Sciences in Madrid. «We met at a party organized by friends common and they have been together for three decades, and as a result of the relationship we have a wonderful daughter named Alma. Really, we have become a team,” the Basque told ‘Pronto’.
Regarding her, he also assured that she manages to calm him down when he needs it and that “Her attitude is that of a very brave woman. And he has brutal intelligence and vision. She is a great woman and a great journalist.».
About the daughter they have in common, Alma, born in 2011they have always wanted to keep her away from the spotlight and the media world. Despite this, Iker wanted to show on his social networks how his little girl had grown, always respecting Alama’s anonymity. In the photograph, Alma appears from behind, holding a tablet and sporting long golden hair.
A great heritage
The Basque’s commitment to a type of journalism and investigation that causes people to talk and that on some occasions has been labeled as ‘trash TV’, is contrasted with the occasions in which the presenter has been awarded with recognitions such as three Golden Antennas and an Ondas Award.
Thanks to his successes and his perseverance and presence in the media for years, Iker Jiménez can boast of having built a large estate with his wife. As they claimed from ‘El Español’, both They have two production companies, ‘Producciones Digitales Milenio 3 SL’ and ‘Alma Profesional Audiovisual SL’, with good profitability, putting the assets at around 10 million euros. In 2016 it would be the year in which they obtained revenues of 3.2 million euros and 2 million in profits, according to ‘Readings’.
The merchandising of ‘Cuarto Milenio’ and the exhibition of the same program also They were a good source of moneysince the format has a large number of fans who have been following the program since its beginnings dealing with the paranormal.
Thanks to this good economic situation, the couple was able to acquire several properties. Among them, his residence in Madrid stands out, specifically in La Moralejawhich Carmen Porter spoke about in ‘Diez Minutos’: «Before we lived in an apartment in the center of Madrid and now we are in a house in La Moraleja. In this way we have also avoided people who do not understand that we are journalists and blind, and who were waiting for us at the exit. This large property would have a swimming pool, a recording room, library, basketball court, glass floor or video game room, among other rooms.