Having his title from the
Complutense University of Madrid, Pino started his career in the news agency "OTR" between 1982 and 1985. Later he was hired by
Cadena SER where he worked as an economy newsreader. ===
Telemadrid (1989–1994)=== His ascending career began in the summer of 1989 when he debuted in the then brand-new public channel
Telemadrid to anchor the main evening newscast
Telenoticias. He stayed there until 1994. He also did alternate anchoring on the news program
30 Minutos (1991–1992) and the opinion program
Aquí y Ahora. Also in 1993 he helped
Antena 3 Radio anchoring the program
El primero de la mañana.
Canal+ and CNN+ (1994–2001) Pino was hired in 1994 by
Canal+ to replace
Carlos Francino in the news program
Redacción where he stayed until 2001. In 1998 he also began anchoring in
CNN+ and between 1999 and 2001 anchored the interview program
Cara a cara. During this period it became popular his toon version in the comedy program
Las noticias del guiñol.
Telecinco and Cuatro (2001-present) In 2001
Telecinco hired Hilario Pino to host the 2:30 p.m. edition of
Informativos Telecinco. Pino remained as anchor until late-2006, when he resigned as anchor due to his
cancer treatment. On 26 March 2007 Hilario Pino returned, with a new look, to the anchor chair where it remained until late 2010. Since 10 January 2011, as result of the fusion between Prisa (
Cuatro's owner) and Mediaset (Telecinco), Hilario began anchoring the afternoon edition of
Noticias Cuatro. ==Awards and nominations==