Guillermo José Torres (born 1944 in

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

) is a retired Puerto Rican television reporter and news

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. Served with the

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as a Captain in the

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and later in the

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. He worked for WAPA-TV from 1969 until his retirement on August 5, 2013.

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certified he broke the record as the anchorman with the longest career in the same station after 43 years.Guillo dice “hasta pronto” y entra a Guinness: El Vocero
His son Guillermo Jose Torres, Jr. followed in his footsteps and started a career in WAPA TV as a news reporter. In November 2013, he returned to Wapa in "Ahí esta la verdad" for short voiceover work.

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1943 births Journalists from Ponce Living people Puerto Rican journalists Puerto Rican Army personnel Puerto Rican news anchors United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War United States Army officers World record holders {{PuertoRico-bio-stub

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