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Oscar Yanes
Oscar Armando Yanes González (25 April 1927 Caracas – 21 October 2013) was a Venezuelan journalist and bestselling author, considered a pioneer in Venezuelan broadcast journalism. He was awarded by three times with the National Prize for Journalism. Biography As a child he attended the Zamora School . The idol of where he lived, at that time, was a boxer named Armando Best. Pompeyo Márquez and Eloy Torres also studied at that school. Later on, Yanes went to the University and studied as a journalist, after seeing a notice from the newspaper. He entered the first school of journalism that existed in Venezuela, at the Free University "Augusteo", founded in October 1941 by Monsignor Rafael Lovera, at the time of the General Isaías Medina Angarita. Press freedom given by General Medina Angarita allowed the circulation of 3 newspapers that made history: Últimas Noticias (Venezuela), Últimas Noticias, El Nacional (Venezuela), El Nacional and El Morrocoy Blue. Yanes signed up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
