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Sergio Gorzy
Sergio Gorzyczanski Jones (born 14 June 1958) is a Uruguayan sports journalist, sportscaster and television presenter. With an extensive career, since the mid-1970s Gorzy has hosted numerous sports and variety shows on radio and television, including ''Pasión'', ''La Hora de los Deportes'' and ''Cámara Celeste''. As a sports journalist he has covered every edition of the FIFA World Cup since 1978. He has also ventured into acting. From 2014 to 2016 he served as president of the Central Israelite Committee of Uruguay, the main organization of the country's Jewish community. Early life Sergio Gorzyczanski Jones was born on June 14, 1965, at the Italian Hospital in Montevideo, the son of Berta Jones and Israel "Julio" Gorzyczanski, both hoteliers and travel agents. From a Jewish family, his father —a Polish Jew— was born in Warsaw, and emigrated to Uruguay as a baby in 1930 with his parents. His mother was the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants who arrived in the country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish people, Spanish-Portuguese people, Portuguese dispute over the La Plata Basin, platine region. It was also under brief British invasions of the Río de la Plata, British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Award (Uruguay)
The Iris Awards ( es, Premios Iris), created by the newspaper ''El País'', are given for achievements in Uruguayan radio, television and social networks. History The first edition of the awards was in 1983, although they were not given again until 1995. Since then they have been delivered annually. There are more than 30 categories, among which the Golden Iris ( es, Premio Iris de Oro) is most prominent. The awards are given by the newspaper ''El País'' and disseminated by its entertainment supplement ''Sábado Show''. The trophy's shape is based on a human figure holding an eye with a square iris. Depending on the profession of the person who won it, a different silhouette appears under the figure's feet – a film reel, musical note, etc. Since 2010, the ceremony has been broadcast live on television throughout Uruguay. Currently some categories can be voted on by the public. Television broadcast Golden Iris Award Other awards 2016 The following categories were awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Television Presenters
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Sports Journalists
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherer, hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese first established Colonia del Sacramento, Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
