Javier Olivares

Javier Olivares Avendaño (born 11 October 1987) is a journalist, radio and television presenter, and politician from Chile. He has developed an extensive career in the media in his country and the United States,^[1] and was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the 2026–2030 term.^[2]

Before beginning his political career, Olivares developed an extensive career in the media, standing out as a host of youth television programs in Chile, such as Tremendo choque on Chilevisión and Mekano on Mega.^[3] He later worked as a journalist abroad.^[4]

From his media profile, he accumulated social capital to promote a political career, emphasizing communication skills and positions critical of the political left.^[5] In this process, he found support in the Party of the People (PdG),^[2] a political group that brings together detractors opposed both to the right,^[6] and to the left itself.^[7][5]

He was born in Santiago de Chile, beginning his media career at the age of 12 when he debuted on the community radio station San Marcos.^[8]

In the early 2000s, he gained national recognition by joining the late-night programs of Los 40 Principales radio, later consolidating himself as one of the most recognized youth voices in Chilean radio broadcasting.^[8]

At the age of 16, he signed with FM Hit, a station belonging to the Iberoamerican Radio conglomerate, where he hosted high-audience programs such as Disco Inferno and Hitsteria Colectiva, which marked a shift in the format of youth radio in Chile.^[8]

In 2001, he participated in the youth television program Extra Jóvenes on Chilevisión. He later became the sole host of the daily program Tremendo choque,^[3] broadcast by the same network, with more than 300 episodes over two years, becoming one of the youngest television hosts in Chile.

In 2004, he participated as a public face of the Teletón charity campaign, traveling through various cities in the country. That same year, he hosted the program Conexxiones on the satellite channel Showbiz and, toward the end of that period, was invited by Mega to host the youth program Mekano, which he led for one year.^[3]

After a television hiatus, he returned in 2008 to UCV TV with the program GPS: Conexión Total. That same year, he ventured into music with the project De Fiesta con Javito, releasing the album Sácala a Bailar Vol. 1.^[9]

In 2007, he left FM Hit to join Radio Carolina (99.3 FM), where he became one of the station’s main voices until 2018.^[10] During this period, he moved to the United States, continuing his live radio broadcasts from Miami.

From 2015, he worked as a reporter for Telemundo 51 in Miami, and was later recruited by Univisión to host the Noticiero Nacional Edición Digital, broadcast nationwide and distributed across multiple platforms.^[11][10] He later served as a main news anchor on the same network until 2018.^[12]

In the 2025 parliamentary elections, Olivares ran for the 6th district as a member of the Party of the People, obtaining approximately 5.44% of the valid votes cast. As a result, he was elected as a deputy.^[13][14][15]

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