Rafael Pineda (television journalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rafael Pineda (television journalist)

American television anchor and reporter

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Cuba

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2011

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Julio Rafael Pineda (born December 20, 1937) is a retired Cuban-American television news reporter who spent four decades as anchor for the Spanish language station WXTV, the Univision affiliate in New York City. Born in Baracoa, Cuba, he immigrated to the United States before his 20th birthday.
He began his career at the Spanish-language station WXTV in 1968.Pineda was the lead news anchor on WXTV until 1988, when he became host of the first Spanish-language local interview program in the tri-state area, Punto y Aparte until it ended a year later, in 1989.
He led WXTV to first place among New York's Spanish language newscasts and was the first Spanish-speaking news anchor to interview both political figures and celebrities, such as Bill Clinton and Desi Arnaz.