Efren Arroyo

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Angel Efren Arroyo (June 18, 1953 – September 2, 2021), better known as Efren Arroyo, was a Puerto Rican radio and television newscaster.

He was known as an investigative reporter for

Telenoticias en Accion and was a reporter for El Reportero, a Puerto Rican newspaper.[1]
Arroyo worked as a television journalist for a total of 40 years.

Biography

Arroyo was born in

WKAQ-AM
to work at their radio news department, before moving on to Televicentro Puerto Rico's (then known as WAPA-TV) television news show, Noticentro 4.

Death

Arroyo, who was not vaccinated against COVID-19, was feeling unwell for two weeks before his death on September 2, 2021. An autopsy revealed he had died of the virus.[3]

Reactions to his death

  • Former governor of Puerto Rico
    Alejandro Garcia Padilla said, among other things, that "Efren Arroyo told stories the way they deserved to be told. Present and future generations have, in his reports, an important reference to compliment written history and to have access to visuals that in other ways would be next to impossible for people to obtain".[4]
  • For his part, the current governor, Pedro Pierluisi, ordered flags to be flown at half mast for one day after learning of Arroyo's death. He declared that "Yesterday, we all found out about the death of a gentleman of journalism: Efren Arroyo. With his verbatim and way of presenting news, he is a man who has represented our historical memory and earned the respect and love of everyone who has, for more than 40 years, seen him through the small screen (of television)".[5]
  • Also, fellow newscaster and good friend Jorge Rivera Nieves made a dedication to Arroyo upon learning of his passing.[6]

See also

External links

  1. ^ "Fallece el compañero Efrén Arroyo". 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Dean Zayas anhelaba ver el regreso de Efrén Arroyo al teatro". 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ Confirman que el periodista Efrén Arroyo murió por COVID-19
  4. ^ "Alejandro García Padilla ensalza la figura del periodista Efrén Arroyo".
  5. ^ "Pedro Pierluisi decreta un día de duelo por el fallecimiento del periodista Efrén Arroyo". 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Jorge Rivera Nieves le dedica un acróstico a Efrén Arroyo". 7 September 2021.