Paul Guzman (August 17, 1950 – November 26, 2023), better known as Pablo Guzmán, was an American television personality who worked as a reporter for

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. He joined CBS 2 News in 1995 and was made a senior correspondent for the station. Before WCBS-TV, he was a reporter for Metromedia Channel 5 WNEW-TV (Now FOX 5 WNYW-TV) from 1984 to 1992 and at

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from 1992 to 1995. He won two regional

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Life and career

Pablo Guzmán was born to Raul Guzmán and Sally Guzmán (

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Palomino) in the

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, New York, where they lived in the Melrose Housing Projects. He graduated from the

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(class of 1968) and attended the

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. He was also one of the founders of the

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party. Guzmán worked as a journalist writing for publications such as the

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, ''

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, and the

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before becoming a television news reporter. He was also featured in the 1992 film, Juice. Guzmán was of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. He married Debbie Guzmán (

Corley) in September 1990. Together they have two children: a daughter Angela, born in 1991, and a son Daniel, born in 1997. In 2013, following severe blood clotting in his legs, Guzmán was diagnosed with normal pressure

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. Pablo Guzmán died in

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, on November 26, 2023, at the age of 73.

References

1950 births 2023 deaths American television journalists Television personalities from New York City American people of Cuban descent American journalists of Puerto Rican descent New York (state) television reporters State University of New York at Old Westbury alumni American male journalists Young Lords The Bronx High School of Science alumni {{US-tv-journalist-stub