António Mega Ferreira

ANTÓNIO MEGA FERREIRA nasceu em Lisboa, a 25 de Março de 1949. Estudou no Liceu Pedro Nunes e licenciou-se em Direito, pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa. Estudou Comunicação Social na Universidade de Manchester.

Iniciou-se no jornalismo em 1968 no Comércio do Funchal, tendo sido profissional a partir de 1975, no Jornal Novo, Expresso, ANOP e RTP, onde chefiou a redação do 2º canal e foi apresentador do Informação/2. Autor e apresentador de programas de televisão, foi ainda redator de O Jornal e chefe de redação do JL, Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias. Diretor Editorial do Círculo de Leitores entre 1986 e 1988, fundou e foi o primeiro diretor da revista Ler.

Membro da Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimento

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