Héctor Benavides | |
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| Born | Jesús Héctor Benavides Fernández 12 January 1941
Monterrey,
Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | 13 November 2023 (aged 82) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Nuevo León |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Jesús Héctor Benavides Fernández (12 January 1941 – 13 November 2023), also known as Arquitecto Benavides, was a Mexican news anchor and radio personality whose journalistic career spanned over six decades in radio and 58 years on television, particularly in northeastern Mexico. [1] [2]
Shortly before his death he set two Guinness World Records: "longest career as a television news broadcaster (male)" and "longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme)". [3]
Biography
Benavides was born in Monterrey and received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL, 1964). [4]
Benavides died in Monterrey on 13 November 2023, at the age of 82. [5]
Books
- Monterrey: Ciudad noticia (1976)
- Los cuervos y la paloma (1979)
- El habla popular en Monterrey (1994)
- 45 años... Mi vida en radio y televisión (2005)
- 50 años en el mundo de la noticia (2010)
- La sexta pantalla (2012)
- Huracán Gilberto: 25 años después (2013)
- 45 años, 45 historias (2013)
- El hombre en la Luna: 50 Aniversario (2019)
- Casi 82 años... Archivo de un reportero (2022).
References
- ^ "Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, ícono de Multimedios, a los 82 años" (in Spanish). Milenio. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Murió el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, referente de los medios en Monterrey" (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme)". Guinness World Record. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Guadarrama, Armando (13 November 2023). "Quién era Héctor Benavides, el querido conductor de noticias que murió a los 82 años" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, Alejandro (13 November 2023). "Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, presentador de noticias, a los 82 años" (in Spanish). ABC Noticias. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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