Two years later, at 17, he completed his higher education —5th, 6th, and COU— at Jaime Balmes Institute in Barcelona, self-financing himself as an employee of El Corte Inglés selling fans, giving math and gymnastics classes, working as a waiter, DJ, footballer, etc.
He went for military service, and during his stay at the Berga barracks in Barcelona, he hitchhiked clandestinely in the afternoons, covering the 50 kilometers that separated him from Manresa.
In January 1975, upon returning from military service, he directed, produced, and presented "Hora 13" on Radio Sabadell, a daily music program.
In November 1975, he joined EAJ1 Radio Barcelona, Cadena SER, where he presented "Bienvenidos a casa", a program that aired every Sunday after Carrusel Deportivo.
Every day, once finished, at 8:30, the programs "El Despertador" and "Matinal Cadena Ser" on Radio Barcelona, he moved the 20 km that separated Barcelona from Sabadell to present "Viva la Radio" at 9:30, receiving several awards and special recognition for the live broadcast, in a children's morning show, of the screening of the movie "The Jungle Book".
In the summer of 1981, each regional center of RNE designated a representative to participate in the program "La Radio rueda", which aired nationwide.
During this time, he co-presented with Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" and Ricardo Montalbán, the 24-hour Telemarathon "Por México" broadcast live from Los Angeles to all Spanish-speaking countries.
In 1989, Pepe Navarro returned to Spain to host the weekly show "Por fin es viernes" on Canal Sur Television in Andalusia.
In the fall of 1989, he returned to TVE and directed and presented the morning show "El día por delante", a four-hour daily program from 10 am to 2 pm, which marked the television debut of Javier Bardem, Santi Millán, Santiago Urrialde, Nuria González, and José Corbacho.
He brought back González and introduced Carlos Iglesias, Maribel Ripoll, Ferrán Botifoll, Dani Delacámara, and Aitor Mazo to television.
However, Antena 3 TV commissioned Pepe Navarro to host the second edition of "El gran juego de la oca", the prime-time leader on Saturdays from January to June 1995.
In the Ondas Awards ceremony, he won in 1996, the jury president, Carlos Abad, announced it as follows: "Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi presents a new concept of entertainment, extends prime time into the night, establishes a new format in our country, and has become an important social phenomenon.
In July 1997, he signed again with Antena 3 and, following the success of "Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi," he produced, directed, and presented "La sonrisa del pelícano" from September, which was removed on December 1 of that same year.