Jorge Gestoso
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Jorge Gestoso is a Uruguayan journalist who was born in Montevideo
. For 16 years, he was the Principal Anchor and symbol of CNN en Espanol, also Senior Washington Correspondent with that television network that reaches all the Americas and the Caribbean and is one of the networks of CNN, the Cable News Network with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
In June 2004 he founded his own production company of television contents, called GTN (Gestoso Television News) holding the title of President, with headquarters in Washington DC, where he lives.
Gestoso hosts the program JGI “Jorge Gestoso Investiga” that investigates the most relevant subjects of our times and airs on V-me, with headquarters in New York, the Spanish Network in association with Public Television that reaches 40 cities and 80% of the Hispanic Market according to Nielsen.
Starting on 2004 from GTN Gestoso produces and hosts the program Jorge Gestoso" a weekly show interviewing the Hispanic newsmakers and distributed in Latin America, parts of Europe and Asia.
Gestoso has presented many TV programs through GTN, newsbriefs, interviews and reports in Spanish. He produced and hosted "Viva Voz con Jorge Gestoso" (Aloud with Jorge Gestoso) since March 2007 until April 2010. This program was broadcasted through V-me.
Also GTN has produced reports on the Environment and the key subjects of the reality of Central America
for the Alliance of Communicators COM+, integrated, among others, by BBC
, Reuters
and the World Bank
. His reports were broadcast in Costa Rica
, El Salvador
, Guatemala
, Honduras
, Nicaragua
and Panama
.
Gestoso has been invited to act as Master of Ceremony in several International Events -among them - the World Congress on Communication for Development organized jointly by FAO, The World Bank and The Communication Initiative Network in Rome, Italy, and BUPA's Annual Convention in Bangkok, Thailand in April 2010. In August 2009 he gave the Seminar "Panorama of the Americas" hosted by the Managers Association of Guatemala. In March 2011 at George Washington University he gave the Seminar "The rol of Media on electoral campaigns"
, Uruguay
. Later he attended graduate school at Willow Glen, San Jose, California
. In addition to his native Spanish
, he also speaks English
and French
.
. He has received several awards, like the historic DuPont's silver batton for excellence in investigative journalism, granted by the New Yorker University of Columbia for his work on “En busca de la doble desaparecida” on CNN en Espanol
(In search of the double missing) and it was the first- language program abroad (other than English) in obtaining this award. This program also received INTE award and the International Emmy nominations for best documentary of the year. Also, he was distinguished as the best presenter of news by the three American organizations of Hispanic critics: ACE, ACC and ACRIN. He was also awarded as “the personality of news of the year” by the INTE (Industry of Television in Spanish). In addition, he was given the prizes “Jean Cartier” in Argentina
and “Tabaré de Oro” in Uruguay
. On the other hand, the Technological University of El Salvador
named him “Professor Meritísimo”.
, Uruguay
.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. For 16 years, he was the Principal Anchor and symbol of CNN en Espanol, also Senior Washington Correspondent with that television network that reaches all the Americas and the Caribbean and is one of the networks of CNN, the Cable News Network with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
In June 2004 he founded his own production company of television contents, called GTN (Gestoso Television News) holding the title of President, with headquarters in Washington DC, where he lives.
Gestoso hosts the program JGI “Jorge Gestoso Investiga” that investigates the most relevant subjects of our times and airs on V-me, with headquarters in New York, the Spanish Network in association with Public Television that reaches 40 cities and 80% of the Hispanic Market according to Nielsen.
Starting on 2004 from GTN Gestoso produces and hosts the program Jorge Gestoso" a weekly show interviewing the Hispanic newsmakers and distributed in Latin America, parts of Europe and Asia.
Gestoso has presented many TV programs through GTN, newsbriefs, interviews and reports in Spanish. He produced and hosted "Viva Voz con Jorge Gestoso" (Aloud with Jorge Gestoso) since March 2007 until April 2010. This program was broadcasted through V-me.
Also GTN has produced reports on the Environment and the key subjects of the reality of Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
for the Alliance of Communicators COM+, integrated, among others, by BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
. His reports were broadcast in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.
Gestoso has been invited to act as Master of Ceremony in several International Events -among them - the World Congress on Communication for Development organized jointly by FAO, The World Bank and The Communication Initiative Network in Rome, Italy, and BUPA's Annual Convention in Bangkok, Thailand in April 2010. In August 2009 he gave the Seminar "Panorama of the Americas" hosted by the Managers Association of Guatemala. In March 2011 at George Washington University he gave the Seminar "The rol of Media on electoral campaigns"
Education
Gestoso attended his studies in the University of the Republic, in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. Later he attended graduate school at Willow Glen, San Jose, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. In addition to his native Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, he also speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Career
He has been declared one of the one hundred more influential Hispanic journalists in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He has received several awards, like the historic DuPont's silver batton for excellence in investigative journalism, granted by the New Yorker University of Columbia for his work on “En busca de la doble desaparecida” on CNN en Espanol
CNN en Español
CNN en Español is CNN's Spanish language news channel. On March 17, 1997, CNN launched CNN en Español, a 24-hour Spanish-language news network for the Hispanic American and United States marketplace.-Mexico programming:...
(In search of the double missing) and it was the first- language program abroad (other than English) in obtaining this award. This program also received INTE award and the International Emmy nominations for best documentary of the year. Also, he was distinguished as the best presenter of news by the three American organizations of Hispanic critics: ACE, ACC and ACRIN. He was also awarded as “the personality of news of the year” by the INTE (Industry of Television in Spanish). In addition, he was given the prizes “Jean Cartier” in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and “Tabaré de Oro” in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. On the other hand, the Technological University of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
named him “Professor Meritísimo”.
Personal life
Gestoso lives in Washington DC along with his wife Caroline Guichard – of French nationality. His parents and brother live in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
Interviews
Gestoso has interviewed many political, cultural, artistic, among others figures. The most outstanding interviews throughout his career are:- Fidel CastroFidel CastroFidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
, President of CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... - Hugo ChávezHugo ChávezHugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
President of VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... - Antonio SacaAntonio SacaElías Antonio Saca González is a Salvadoran politician and was the President of El Salvador. He was elected President in 2004 to serve a five-year term that ended in 2009....
, President of El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... - Elian Karp de Toledo, First Lady of PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
- Enrique BolanosEnrique BolañosEnrique José Bolaños Geyer was the President of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007. President Bolaños is of Spanish and German heritage and was born in Masaya ....
, President of NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... - Gonzalo Sanchez de LozadaGonzalo Sánchez de LozadaGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada y Sánchez de Bustamante , familiarly known as "Goni", is a Bolivian politician, businessman, and former President of Bolivia. A lifelong member of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario , he is credited for using "shock therapy", the economic theory championed by then...
, Former President of BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
- José Miguel InsulzaJosé Miguel InsulzaJosé Miguel Insulza Salinas is a Chilean politician and statesman. He is currently the Secretary General of the Organization of American States. He is nicknamed El Panzer, for his tank-like drive and reputation due to his ability to take political heat with little apparent damage...
, General Secretary of OEA - Miguel Ángel RodríguezMiguel Ángel RodríguezMiguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States in 2004, before stepping down and returning to his country to face...
, Former General Secretary of OEA - Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, First Lady of PanamáPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
- Marcelo TinelliMarcelo TinelliMarcelo Hugo Tinelli is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13...
, TV host, entrepreneur and Argentinian producer of Television and Radio - Cecilia Bolocco, Former Miss Universe
External links
- Sitio oficial de Jorge Gestoso
- Vme - Jorge Gestoso Investiga
- Jorge Gestoso, la "cara" más visible de los noticieros de la cnn en español, después de dejar su trabajo para la cadena norteamericana
- GTNNEWS.COM
- Jorge gestoso renunció a CNN - lanaacion.com
- Hugo Chávez, Entrevista con Jorge Gestoso. Tema: declaraciónn de la OEA - analítica.com