Victorino Chermont (24 April 1973 in Rio de Janeiro – 28 November 2016 in La Unión) was a Brazilian
sports journalist
Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...
and television presenter. Chermont died in the crash of
LaMia Airlines Flight 2933
LaMia Flight 2933 was a charter flight of an Avro RJ85, operated by LaMia, that on 28 November 2016 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. The aircraft was transporting the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad a ...
on 28 November 2016 while covering the
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, commonly known as Chapecoense, is a Brazilian Association football, football club, based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina.
The club was founded in 1973 with the ...
team for
Fox Sports.
Victorino Chermont worked for
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...
in
Rádio Globo,
SporTV and
Fox Sports Brazil. On this channel he presented ''A Última Palavra'' (The Final Saying).
He received several awards including the Botequim Prize for best sports journalist in 2012.
References
1973 births
2016 deaths
Brazilian sports journalists
Victims of the LaMia Flight 2933 crash
Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city)
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