Manolo Reyes, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Manolo Reyes

American journalist

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1924

Date of Death: 03-Jan-2008

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Manolo Reyes

  • Manolo de Jesus Reyes Xiques J.D.
  • (July 29, 1924 – January 3, 2008) was a Cuban-American Spanish-language television news broadcaster in Miami, Florida.
  • Reyes became a television news pioneer in the 1960s when he began one of South Florida's first Spanish-language newscasters.
  • His first 15-minute news show, News En Español, debuted on WTVJ on August 28, 1960 at 6:45 AM, at a time when Spanish-language broadcasts were rare in the Miami metropolitan area.
  • His original broadcasts were aimed at making news accessible to the growing Spanish-speaking, Miami-based Cuban exile community.

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