Julio Videla
Julio Sergio Videla Cabezas was a Chilean radio host and television personality. Videla began his rise to Latin American fame in 1973, when he was the last person to broadcast on Radio Magallanes before the 1973 [Chilean coup d'état|coup].
Biography
He studied his primary education at Liceo 14 in El Bosque, in Santiago.Radio career
In 1968, he made his debut working as an announcer on Radio Carrera. The following year he moved to Radio Corporación, which is where he was as the coup d'état|1973 military coup] occurred. Later he worked at Radio Balmaceda and Radio Portales de Santiago, where he conducted Portaleando la Mañana between 1976 and May 1988.He worked for Radio Portales, Radio Gigante, Radio Monumental, Radio Chilena, Radio Romance, Radio Para Ti and Radio Cooperativa, where he hosted Tus años cuentan.
Television career
His television debut was hosted on Channel 13, where he participated as a co-host in the Student Championship and as a presenter in El tribunal de la risa. He was one of the faces that participated in the first Chilean Teletón, which was held in 1978.Later, he worked at Canal 11, where he hosted the Cordialmente broadcast at noon between 1988 and 1991. The novelty of the program came from putting viewers on the air through telephone calls, which was a "permanent resource for Videla".
Later on, he emigrated to Megavisión, where he was the host of programs such as Acompáñeme —which followed the format and schedule of Cordialmente—, Juntemonos con Julio, and the satellite program Acompáñeme al Festival, which as a part of the Viña [del Mar International Song Festival].
After a brief stint at UCV Televisión, where he hosted Ruta 68 along with Vanessa Reiss, he returned to Canal 13, where he hosted Con ustedes. After that, he had sporadic appearances on television whilst staying in the radio business.