Louis Juan Aguirre (born November 12, 1966) is an American news anchor currently at
WPLG
WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by Berkshire Hathaway as its sole broadcast property. WPLG's studios are located on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke ...
Local 10 News Miami. Former anchor covering the entertainment field for ''
The Insider''. His previous job was the co-anchor of ''Deco Drive'', a weeknight entertainment show on
WSVN
WSVN (channel 7) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is the flagship station of locally based Sunbeam Television. WSVN's studios are located on 79th Street Causeway ( SR 934) in North ...
in Miami, FL.
Early life
Aguirre was born Louis Juan Aguirre in
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
, Florida on November 12, 1966 to mother Aida and father Louis Juan Aguirre, who is an engineer. Aguirre graduated from
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is a private, Catholic, all-male, preparatory school run by the Antilles Province of the Society of Jesus in Tamiami, Page 1anPage 2/ref> unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, operated by the Society of Je ...
in 1984 and later attended the
University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...
and the Université de Paris at La Sorbonne.
[WSVN-TV News Team Biography of Louis Aguirre ] He graduated from the University of Miami with a
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
in Communications and a
Bachelor of Arts
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in French.
Career
Louis began his TV career at
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
in 1989 as a Spanish language reporter, where he received his first
Emmy Award
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nomination for a series chronicling the AIDS Crisis in America.
In 1990, Aguirre joined South Florida’s ABC station,
WPLG
WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by Berkshire Hathaway as its sole broadcast property. WPLG's studios are located on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke ...
as a reporter later becoming weekend anchor after scoring a coveted interview with Cuban president
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...
. In 1994, Aguirre left South Florida for
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
to become a correspondent for
Extra
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Arts, entertainment and media Film
* ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film
* ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film
Literature
* ''Extra'' (newspaper), a Brazilian newspaper
* ''Extra!'', an American me ...
that led to a spot as a lead correspondent for
A Current Affair
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* ''A Current Affair'' (Australian TV program), 1971–present Australian current affairs program that airs on Nine Network
* ''A Current Affair'' (American TV program), a 1986–1998 American television news ...
and was later appointed as the first co-host for
Fox News Channel
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's morning newscast
Fox & Friends
''Fox & Friends'' is an American daily morning news and talk program that airs on Fox News. It premiered on February 1, 1998, and is currently hosted by Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade on weekdays. Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Du ...
.
Louis voiced
Cortez/Manny Chavez and the minor character Adrian in Funcom's
The Longest Journey
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The game was a ...
adventure game, released in 1999.
He returned to
South Florida
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in 2003 as WSVN's entertainment reporter and anchor for ''Deco Drive'', the station's wildly popular entertainment show. In 2004 he won his first
Emmy Award
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for his special report, “Miracles in the Making”.
In 2005, ''People en Español'' magazine named Aguirre one of 25 most sexy bachelors, and was selected as South Florida’s ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'' insider since 2004 for his insight and commentary during each ''American Idol'' season.
On August 22, 2014 Louis announced on Deco Drive with his co-host Lynn Martinez, he will be leaving the show and heading to Los Angeles, California to further his career. On September 9, 2014, he replaced Kevin Frazier as co-host of ''The Insider'' alongside Thea Andrews.
That assignment ended in September 2017 when the show was cancelled after a 13-year run. Aguirre quickly relocated back to South Florida, returning to
WPLG
WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by Berkshire Hathaway as its sole broadcast property. WPLG's studios are located on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke ...
to anchor the 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. newscasts and serve as a reporter for the 11 p.m. shows.
[ ]
Personal
He appeared in numerous commercials and guest starred on hit shows such as ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...
'', ''
JAG'', ''
Burn Notice
''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...
'', ''
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...
'' and ''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...
''.
On August 3, 2009, Aguirre co-hosted with
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa (; born October 2, 1970) is an American actress and talk show host. Since 2001, she has been the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show '' Live! with Kelly and Ryan'' in various formats.
As an actress, Ripa's best known roles ...
on ''
Live with Regis and Kelly
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'' as part of a contest, speaking with guests
Siena Miller
Sienna Rosie Diana Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-British actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career as a photography model, appearing in the pages of Italian ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' and for th ...
and
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...
.
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1966 births
Television anchors from Miami
Living people
University of Miami alumni
Daytime Emmy Award winners