The award for sports journalism is one of the most anticipated in each Martin Fierro, whether radio or television. In a country in which football in particular, and sport in general, arouse the passions of multitudes, each recognition can be susceptible to controversy. But on the night of Rural, at the gala organized by APTRA, there was unanimity in the recognition of Emiliano Pinson.
For his work at D Sports, Pinsón took the statuette for best sports commentatorabove Sofia Martinez, Fernando Pacini and Martín Liberman. “Today Emiliano gets much more than a Martín Fierro, he gets the recognition of his teammates,” he said. Fer Denteone of the drivers, while the applause meter in the Ocre Hall of the agricultural entity took the decibels to the highest.
The journalist, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2021, He began his thank you speech focused on his family.: “You can imagine that it is a special night for me, very special. I would have to thank many people who are here. The first thing I want to tell my children Joaquin, Valentine and VictoryThey are the driving force of my life. “Paula, you understood everything, and despite being estranged, you know what family is,” she added, in special mention, to his ex-wife.
Next, he briefly reviewed this time in which his life changed. “Three and a half years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and, despite everything, there were many people who trusted me. I was very afraid to say it, I didn’t feel encouraged, I was ashamed, and yet, there were people from the radio who told me: ‘We want you on a program in the morning,’” she noted with gratitude. “I want to emphasize that people who have a neurological problem still have things to give. We need help and we have to let ourselves help ourselves”he added.
Next, Emiliano revealed some symptoms of his illness. “It’s not easy to let them tie your shoelaces or cut your food.. At first, I was ashamed, but then I understood that my life had to be like this.” In the same sense, he assured that “you don’t get out of Parkinson’s alone, you get out with people, with friends, with listeners, with viewers, with the strength they give me I move forward.”
Always looking deep inside, the historic Fox Sports journalist closed on the verge of tears and was encouraged to give advice. “I am not brave, I want to live, that is why I move forward, because the past is something that I cannot fix, the future does not depend on me but on the now, and my now is to be a happy guy. I’m sick, I’m a happy guy and I’m moving forward. This is what I ask of all of you, to think about today, not so much about what happened and say ‘I love you’ because love heals.”
Emiliano was diagnosed in 2021 after having a series of episodes and undergoing medical tests. In July 2023 he told it publicly and surprised the audience. He received the affection of his followers through social networks, who expressed solidarity with his situation and many even, based on his story, were encouraged to tell others about their own health problems. And in a recent talk with Teleshow, He told how he went through his day to day life:
“It’s a bit of living with pain, living with body pain and, at least I got used to it, there are people who don’t, that’s why I give a certain value to the illness, to being mentally well and to say one personally : “What I can do? Can I avoid it? No, but I can try to have a better time.”
