Enrique Acevedo

Enrique Acevedo
Born (1978-03-06) March 6, 1978
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Alma mater Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Monterrey / Columbia University
Occupation News Anchor, Univision
Known for News Anchor at Univision News Correspondent Mexican Journalists Hispanic Journalists

He's been called one of the "Top Young Latinos in American Newsrooms" and a "Global Media Leader." Enrique Acevedo (born March 6, 1978) is the anchor of the award-winning Noticiero Univision late-night edition, and a special correspondent for The Fusion Media Group.[1] Acevedo has covered major news stories around the world for print, broadcast and online media, in English and Spanish, including the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[2] The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa,[3] the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and the drug wars in Mexico and Latin America. He co-moderated Univision's 2016 Democratic Debate. Acevedo has interviewed President Barack Obama, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Melinda Gates and Desmond Tutu, among other global leaders.[4]

Career

Acevedo joined Univision from NBC-Telemundo[5] where he served as special correspondent and anchor[6] in English and Spanish. Prior to that, he worked as a senior reporter on Televisa's special investigations unit and the network's investigative news magazine show: Los Reporteros.[7] He also hosted La Otra Agenda,[8] a daily news program on ForoTV, Televisa’s 24-hr cable news channel. Before joining Televisa, he was a national affairs reporter and special projects editor at Reforma one of the most influential newspapers in Latin America.[9] He writes a column for Univision.com and Fusion.net and is a frequent guest in some of the most popular radio shows in Mexico and the US.

Recognitions and studies

He has a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism [10] His work in Japan was featured as part of the Journalism School's centennial celebration in a book commemorating the best 100 stories in the last century. He's been awarded the National Journalism prize by Mexico's Press Club on two occasions[11] In 2014 Acevedo was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine category.

References

  1. ↑ Award-Winning Journalist Enrique Acevedo to Anchor Univision’s Late Evening News. Corporate.univision.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Video – Enrique Acevedo regresa de Sendai. Msnlatino.telemundo.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Video – Enrique Acevedo en Mozambique. noticias.univision.com
  4. ↑ Video – President Barack Obama sat down with Enrique Acevedo in Cartagena (complete interview)
  5. ↑ Telemundo adds talent to network news team. Mediamoves.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Telemundo hires top news talent. Diversity.nbcuni.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Los Reporteros. Esmas.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Un Foro para todos. publimetro.com.mx
  9. ↑ Un Día en la Montaña por Enrique Acevedo. Reforma.vlex.com.mx. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Columbia University Journalism School Alumni and Friends. Journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ Callejas, Juan. Club de Periodistas de mÉxico, A.c.. scribd.com

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