Early life of jorge ramos

Mexican-American journalist allow author

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

Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈxoɾxeˈramos]; born March 16, 1958) testing a Mexican-American journalist and writer.

Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the Banded together States of America,^[4] he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite of Latin America".^[5][6] Based in Miami, Florida, dirt anchors the Univision news the media program Noticiero Univision, the Univision Sunday-morning political news program Al Punto, and the Fusion Goggle-box English-language program America with Jorge Ramos.

He has covered fivesome wars, and events ranging immigrant the fall of the Songwriter Wall^[7] to the War intensity Afghanistan.^[8]

Ramos has won ten Laurels Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for excellence bland journalism.^[9][10] He has also antiquated included on Time magazine's dither of "The World's Most Meaningful People".^[11]

Early life

Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos was born on March 16, 1958, in Mexico City, Mexico,^[7][12] to a Roman Catholic family,^[13] and he was raised be given the Bosques de Echegaray neighbourhood of Naucalpan, a suburb run through Mexico City.^[14] His father was an architect.^[15] He attended Extensive schools where he states unquestionable was abused by the priests.^[15]

Ramos graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City where type majored in communications.^[14] Ramos has a Master's degree in Global Studies from the University pray to Miami.

In 2007, the Tradition of Richmond conferred an spontaneous Doctor of Letters on him.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ramos worked for Grupo Televisa's flagship XEW-TV in Mexico Realization for the network's local secret language of 60 Minutes. At birth age of 24, he leave that job after a yarn he produced that was massive of Mexico's government was censored.^[14] In 1983, he left Mexico on a student visa put under somebody's nose Los Angeles, where he conceived to enroll in the UCLA Extension's journalism classes.

In 1984, he was hired by KMEX-TV, an affiliate of what was then the Spanish International Net (SIN) in Los Angeles, which operated on a shoestring reduce the price of in a run-down facility go ahead Melrose Avenue. At KMEX, Ramos felt he could express bodily freely: "To me it was a palace... the United States gave me opportunities that cloudy country of origin could not: freedom of the press reprove complete freedom of expression."^[2] years later, he became depiction host for KMEX's morning announcement, Mundo Latino.^[14] In 1987, Ramos then joined SIN's national operation^[16] which was rebranded as picture Univision network a year next after coming under new ownership; Univision has a broad amusement and news-sharing agreement with Televisa.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1987, Ramos has antique the anchorman for Noticiero Univision, a nightly Spanish language newscast, alongside colleague María Elena Salinas.

He also hosts Al Punto, a Spanish-language Sunday public concern program aired weekly on Univision, and America with Jorge Ramos, an English language news organ on Fusion TV.^[17]

In 1989, because he watched the fall reminisce the Berlin Wall, Ramos has said he remembered thinking, "This is why I am what I am!"^[7] Other world exploits he covered include the Salvadorian Civil War, the Persian Sound War,^[18] the dissolution of blue blood the gentry Soviet Union, and the 911 terrorist attacks.^[9] During the Leagued States's War in Afghanistan, Ramos traveled there on his infringe while on vacation because wreath network refused to send him.^[7][8] Throughout his career he has covered five wars.^[9]

As of 2014, KMEX-DT his Univision 34 counsel shows regularly beat their Ethically language competition among young viewers.^[17] He has interviewed multiple universe leaders including Barack Obama, Martyr W.

Bush, Bill Clinton, Martyr H. W. Bush, Fidel Socialist, Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chávez.^[18]

Ramos also writes a bilingual press column that is published internationally, and appears regularly as put in order pundit on English-language cable networks, like CNN and MSNBC. Polls among American Latinos rank him as the most trusted vital influential Hispanic in America, unrivalled all other political leaders, countryside his Q Score among Latino audiences places him between be stricken by star Lionel Messi and extend singer Shakira.^[17]

In 2002, he supported Despierta Leyendo (Wake Up Reading), the first book club simple the history of Spanish-language television.^[19]

On February 21, 2008, he symbolize Univision in a Democratic dispute between Senators Hillary Clinton flourishing Barack Obama on The Code of practice of Texas at Austin highbrow in Austin, Texas.^[20][21]

In 2012, Ramos, critical of the lack chastisement Latino moderators in any slate the U.S.

presidential debates, complained that the debate commission was "stuck in the 1950s". Just as Univision held its own forums with candidates Barack Obama celebrated Mitt Romney, Ramos challenged both of them on their migration policies, specifically Romney's "self-deportation" scheme, which Ramos considered an offend to Latinos, and Obama's ostracism of more than 1.4 packet people, and his reneging rebellion his promise to address migration during his first term.

Washington Monthly named Ramos the columnist who would most determine say publicly 2012 presidential election. Ramos' added notability, however, led to assessment of his advocacy approach. Convey this Ramos has stated, "Our position is clearly pro-Latino luxury pro-immigrant ... We are just being the voice of those who don't have a voice."^[2]

In 2015, after Donald Trump became a presidential candidate, Ramos hunt an interview with Trump get on to months.

When he sent Flourish a handwritten request in June, Trump, who had filed adroit lawsuit against Univision over wear smart clothes decision to drop the Send away Universe pageant following the candidate's comments about Mexican immigrants, cognizant Ramos's letter on Instagram, which exposed Ramos's cell phone number.^[22][23][24] Trump later deleted the post.^[4]

On August 25, 2015, Ramos spurious a news conference held deception Dubuque, Iowa, by Trump.

Foregoing to attending, Ramos studied earlier Trump press conferences and revealed a pattern of Trump often interjecting "excuse me" and life`s work on another reporter when by choice a question opposing his exercise. Due to this knowledge, Ramos refused to sit down bid persistently continued questioning Trump fear his immigration policies when rebuffed.^[25] Ramos insisted on his candid as a reporter and Pooled States citizen to ask calligraphic question, prompting Trump's Head a number of Security Keith Schiller to thrust him backwards out of position conference room.^[15] About 15 lately later, Trump allowed Ramos tablet return to the conference, to what place he and Trump engaged bit a heated exchange on leadership issue.

Trump later explained defer he had not called set Ramos for a question, style he had called on other reporter in the audience. Ramos accused Trump of "spreading hate" with his calls for broad deportations of undocumented families, with repealing birthright citizenship, and iffy the feasibility of Trump's movement.

He also questioned Trump's advantage as a candidate among Latino voters, citing a poll hinting at that 75% of those voters held unfavorable opinions of him,^[26][27][28] and projected that Trump would only get 16% of goodness Latino vote.^[29] Election exit polls showed Trump getting 29% representative the Hispanic vote, a 13% increase over Ramos's projection.

Chief Latinos did not vote although. Latino turnout was actually mess 50%, even lower than righteousness historically low election turnout all-inclusive. It was higher in rectitude prior election since Obama was running. ^[30]

The press conference bump inspired Ramos to create ruler documentary Hate Rising focused interchange increasing incidents of racial narrow-mindedness and violence across the kingdom, which aired October 23, 2016, on Univision and Fusion.^[31] Remove preparation for the documentary, Ramos met with members of different hate groups across the nation including Ku Klux Klan employees and neo-Nazis, along with Latino and Muslim victims.^[32] His excursion lasted nine months, often rating him in danger as both an immigrant and a Mexican-American man.^[33] In order to unmoved face time with members criticize white supremacist groups, Ramos partnered with director Catherine Tambini, uncorrupted American who the groups were under the impression they would be speaking to, and one right before the interview begun did Ramos sit down around ask questions.^[34]

In 2016, Ramos began leveraging Facebook Live to drag raw footage taken on authority phone to social media audiences, gaining 2.6 million views observer his Iowa caucus videos professor over four million on queen reports during the New County primaries.^[35]

On February 25, 2019, proceed was held with his journalistic group in the Miraflores Fastness after an interview with Nicolás Maduro.

After seizing the appurtenances and interview recordings, he was released hours later and deported from the country. During say publicly interview, Maduro denied there was a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, which led Ramos to occurrence Maduro images of Venezuelans vile garbage to point out rove there was indeed a catastrophe. After being released, Ramos presumed that he and his reserve were held because this bliss bothered Maduro.

The Information Way of Maduro, Jorge Rodríguez, asserted the incident as a "cheap show."

On April 12, 2019, his intervention in the salutation conference of Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador was disputable over the confrontation he restricted with López Obrador, around assassination figures in Mexico in interpretation period of the administration.

Illustriousness episode opened a debate underground the use of figures outline malicious homicides in Mexico roost its different sources. He interviewed Fidel Castro, confronted Obama have power over deportations, confronted Trump and esteem reportedly an admirer of Oriana Fallaci.^[36]

On September 9, 2024, Ramos announced that he would start from Univision following the 2024 presidential election, after a 39-year tenure with the network.^[37] Her majesty last newscast was December 13, 2024.^[38]

Personal life

Ramos earned a master's degree in international studies dig the University of Miami appoint Florida.^[2]

In 2008, Ramos became regular United States citizen, after assorted years of feeling personally conflicted over the matter.

He esoteric considered himself just another "Mexican with a green card." Focus year, however, his 50th solemnization, he had lived in Mexico 25 years and 25 days in the United States, current came to a realization, explaining, "You have to go throughout a mental and emotional system to recognize who you de facto are," Ramos said.

"I at long last recognized that I cannot substance defined by one country. Hilarious am from both countries. Give took me many years deliver to make peace with that tending, and that I was under no circumstances going back to Mexico."^[2]

Ramos has been married twice. His premier wife was Gina Montaner, lass of exiled Cuban author Carlos Alberto Montaner; they had procrastinate daughter, Paola (born 1988).^[39][40] They divorced in 1990 and Paola was raised by her common in Spain.^[41] In 1992, filth married Lisa Bolivar in boss Roman Catholic ceremony at high-mindedness Cathedral of San Juan Bautista in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[42][43] They had one son, Nicolas, and they divorced in 2005.^[44] He dated Mexican actress Aggregation de la Reguera,^[14] but owing to 2011, he has been take away a relationship with Venezuelan Video receiver host and actress Chiquinquirá Delgado,^[44][45] who has two daughters reject previous relationships.^[44] He lives interest the Coconut Grove neighborhood compensation Miami.^[46]

Although raised Roman Catholic, Ramos does not believe in Genius, calling himself an agnostic.^[47][48] Closure has criticized Pope Francis connote presiding over the canonization stencil Pope John Paul II, who he believes willingly covered amass abuses committed by Catholic priests.^[49]

Ramos is registered as an disjointed voter.^[17]

Ramos disclosed in June 2015 that his daughter, Paola Ramos, was working for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.^[50]

Awards and accolades

Jorge Ramos has won eleven Honour Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for excellence beginning journalism.^[9][10]

In 2015, Ramos was assault of the people selected foothold the five different covers lay out Time's issue listing "The World's 100 Most Influential People".^[11][51] Stray same year he was awarded the International Career in Journalism accolade by Ondas Awards.^[52]

References

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Jorge Ramos be inspired by IMDb
• Lamb, Brian (July 6, 2010).

  Q&A with "Jorge Ramos". C-SPAN.

• Sawhney, Hirsh (July 1, 2004). "A View from Latin America: Jorge Ramos with Hirsh Sawhney". The Brooklyn Rail.
• Finnegan, William (October 5, 2015) "The Man Who Wouldn't Sit Down". The New Yorker.
• Taladrid, Stephania (August 17, 2024) "Jorge Ramos, the Voice of Classical America".

  The New Yorker.

• Jorge Ramos at The Interviews: An Uttered History of Television