Fernando Pessa
Fernando Pessa (
April 15,
1902-
April 29,
2002 was a
Portuguese journalist and reporter. Early in
2002, Pessa was hailed as the world's oldest journalist. He joined Portugal's state radio in
1934, covered
World War II for
BBC radio for which he was subsequently decorated by
King George VI with the
Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Pessa later launched Portugal's radio and TV national service in the 1940s and 1950s.