Jorge Ramos (news anchor)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramos and the second or maternal family name is Ávalos.

Jorge Ramos
Ramos speaker for NASA's Hispanic Education Campaign, January 2010
Born
Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos

(1958-03-16) March 16, 1958 (age 66)
Mexico City, Mexico
CitizenshipAmerican, Mexican[1][2][3]
EducationIbero-American University (BA)
University of Miami (MA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, activist
EmployerUnivision
Notable credit(s)Noticiero Univision co-anchor (1987–present)
Al Punto host (2007–present)
Fusion host (2013–2021)
Spouses
Gina Montaner
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(divorced)​
Lisa Bolivar
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(divorced)​
Chiquinquirá Delgado (2014–)
Children2, including Paola Ramos
WebsiteOfficial website

Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe ˈramos]; born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican-American journalist and author. Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States of America,[4] he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite of Latin America".[5][6] Based in Miami, Florida, he anchors the Univision news television program Noticiero Univision, the Univision Sunday-morning political news program Al Punto, and the Fusion TV English-language program America with Jorge Ramos. He has covered five wars, and events ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall[7] to the War in Afghanistan.[8]

Ramos has won ten Emmy Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for excellence in journalism.[9][10] He has also been included on Time magazine's list of "The World's Most Influential People".[11]

  1. ^ "Jorge Ramos". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. ^ James, Meg (June 3, 2013). "Univision's Jorge Ramos a powerful voice on immigration". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Romero, Angie (August 26, 2015). "Jorge Ramos on Trump: 'I Have a Right as a U.S. Citizen, Immigrant & Reporter' to Ask Questions". Billboard.
  4. ^ Hartmann, Margaret (August 26, 2015). "'Go Back to Univision': Trump Boots Journalist Jorge Ramos From Press Conference". New York.
  5. ^ Calmes, Jackie (January 23, 2015). "Jorge Ramos, Voice of Latino Voters on Univision, Sends Shiver Through G.O.P.". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Riboberto (February 2, 2015). "Journalist Jorge Ramos Takes On Obama, Republicans". NPR.
  7. ^ Sharp, Michael D. (January 2005). Popular Contemporary Writers, Volume 9. Marshall Cavendish Corporation, pp. 1174–75. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  8. ^ Ingram, Matthew (August 26, 2015). "Who is Jorge Ramos and why is Donald Trump so mad at him?". Fortune.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference CPJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Univision's Award-Winning Journalists Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Business Wire. October 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Amanpour, Christiane (April 15, 2015). "Jorge Ramos: America's News Anchor". Time. Retrieved August 11, 2015.