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Luz Nereida Vélez
Luz Nereida Vélez (born October 6, 1955) is a Puerto Rican television news reporter and anchorwoman on the WAPA-TV news show ''NotiCentro 4'', having worked since 1978. Early life and career Vélez grew up in the western Puerto Rico town of Mayagüez. There, she used to play with a tape recorder and microphone at her family's house. She would practice talking about news and play music with this recorder. Vélez excelled in school, becoming a member of a group for very intelligent students. She was accepted, at the young age of 15, to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, from where she hoped to graduate with a medical degree as a surgeon. It was while there that she got her first job as an anchorwoman, when she was hired by a local radio station, WOLE, which covered the areas of Mayagüez and Aguadilla. Television career Vélez lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a period. She wanted to enroll at Syracuse University, but decided, during a vacation trip to Puerto Rico, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. They may also be a working journalist, assisting in the collection of news material and may, in addition, provide commentary during the program. News presenters most often work from a television studio or radio studio, but may also present the news from remote locations in the field related to a particular major news event. History The role of the news presenter developed over time. Classically, the presenter would read the news from news "copy" which they may or may not have helped write with a news writer. This was often taken almost directly from wire services and then rewritten. Prior to the television era, radio-news broadcasts often mixed news with opinion and each presenter strove for a distinctive style. These presenters were r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keylla Hernandez
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is a follow-up to ''Ultra Q'', though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Eiji Tsuburaya's production company, Tsuburaya Productions, produced 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special) that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and its affiliate stations from July 17, 1966, to April 9, 1967. Its premiere topped the average rating set by ''Ultra Q'' and kept climbing each week, marking the show as a success. Although ''Ultraman'' is the first series to feature an Ultraman character, it is the second installment in the Ultra Series, following ''Ultra Q''. This is symbolised by the Japanese show opening with the ''Ultra Q'' logo exploding into the ''Ultraman'' logo. ''Ultraman'' and its titular hero became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan, generating dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitations, parodies and tributes. Ultraman went on to generate in merchandising revenue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avelino Muñoz Stevenson
Avelino Muñoz Stevenson (November 23, 1956 at San Juan, Puerto Rico – June 21, 2019 at Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican television sportscaster, newspaper reporter, actor, comedian, show host, emcee, television producer and musical promoter of Panamanian descent. He was, for many years, the main sportscaster and sports news director of Puerto Rico's channel 6's television news shows. Muňoz Stevenson was also the leader of the "Cabecitas Rapadas" foundation, which aims at helping cancer patients and their families with among other things, pharmacy, transportation and treatment costs. Biography Muňoz Stevenson was the son of the famed Panamanian musician Avelino Muñoz. He began his professional life at the age of 16, when he started out as a news reporter for one of the then three newspapers with a national reach in Puerto Rico, El Dia' Soon after, he moved on to working on Puerto Rican television and became friends with, among others, the former Baloncesto Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Francisco Ojeda
Luis Francisco Ojeda (born June 16, 1941) is a well-known Puerto Rican television, radio reporter and host, noted for his aggressive, uncompromising questioning. He spent 50 years on radio until his retirement in 2020. Early years Ojeda was born in Jayuya. He moved to Ponce when he was still a youngster. While studying in high school, he got his first opportunity to talk live in a daily show, becoming a newscaster for Ponce's WPAB radio station. Career as a newscaster Ojeda signed a contract with WAPA in 1960, and moved to San Juan. He worked at WAPA as newscaster (and occasional disc jockey) until 1968, moving on that year to work for rival WKAQ-Radio Reloj. While there, he had to cover the historic riots at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1971. In one of the incidents covered by Ojeda a shooting ensued, and Ojeda, in the middle of the shootout, rescued a police lieutenant who had been shot. Despite his efforts, the police officer died from his gunshot wound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Abrams
Juan Ramón Abrams Jr, better known as Junior Abrams (born April 25, 1956 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican television and radio sportscaster, actor and show host. Biography After years of radio broadcasting experience on WRAI AM with Harry Rexach's sports programs while still a student at Gabriela Mistral High School, Abrams first became well known to Puerto Rican television audiences during the late 1970s as the sports anchor of Canal 2's Telenoticias en Accion. He was the network's evening and nightly sports anchorman. As the network's only sportscaster, he competed in the same time-slot against WAPA TV's Luis Rigual, Rafael Bracero and Bobby Anglero. He covered several local and international sports events for decades at Telemundo Puerto Rico, including Olympic and Pan American Games, World Series, boxing fights and other events. During the 1990s, Junior Abrams sought to expand his career, becoming host of some Puerto Rican TV game shows, while continuing his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
