Enrique Gratas
Enrique Gratas | |
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| Born | Enrique O. Gratas November 25, 1944 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, journalist |
| Years active | 1966–2015 |
Enrique O. Gratas (born Gratás;
Biography
Born in Bahía Blanca, Gratas started working in Argentina as a radio speaker in 1966 and moved to television news a year later. He moved to the United States in 1971 and worked as a correspondent for Argentine television.
Later he joined the sport division of the
In 1989, he moved to
In October 2000, Gratas launched Última Hora on Univision, which successfully continued to be aired for 10 years. Gratas was laid off in March 2009 along with 300 other Univision employees.
Together with Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas, they are considered amongst the most respected Spanish-language television journalists in the United States and Latin America.
Enrique Gratas last worked as the news anchor of Noticiero con Enrique Gratas on Estrella TV.
Health issues and death
Late in September 2015, Gratas recorded a video message where he declared to the public that he had an undisclosed disease.[4] On October 8, 2015, Gratas died in Los Angeles at age 71.[5][6] The cause of death was cancer, according to the Chicago Tribune.[7]
Noted work
Among many others, Gratas interviewed:
- George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Colin Powell
- Jessica Lynch (first to interview her)
- Selena Quintanilla)
He has also covered a number of major events, such as:
- Every American president since Richard Nixon
- Events from 9-11 attacks in New York City
- Numerous Democratic and Republican conventions
- Anchored coverage of the new Millennium for the Univision Network
- Both wars in Iraq
- Luis Colosio's assassination (1994)
- Olympic bombing in Atlanta (1996)
- 2000 U.S. presidential elections
- Several hurricanes
- The political crises in Argentina and Venezuela
Recognitions
- 1996 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award
- Premio Paoli (Puerto Rico), for his commitment to journalism
- 1998 Señor Internacional
- Golden Globenominee for best News Anchor
- 2005 City of Hope Cancer Center Award
See also
References
- ^ "Falleció en Estados Unidos el periodista Oscar Enrique Gratás". La Nueva (in Spanish). 10 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Gratas' biography at Univision (Spanish)
- ^ Yo también veía…Ocurrió así
- ^ "Enrique Gratas está muy enfermo y pide que recen por él". La Prensa. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Arias-Polo, Arturo (9 October 2015). "Muere el periodista argentino Enrique Gratas". El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Enrique Gratas Dead At 71: Estrella TV News Anchor Dies After Serious Health Battle". latintimes.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Orozco, Gisela (8 October 2015). "Murió el periodista Enrique Gratas". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
External links
- Enrique Gratas at IMDb