Renowned journalist Jorge Ramos announced on Wednesday through his social networks that this Friday will be his last day in the Univision news department. In addition, this Sunday the last episode of ‘Al Punto’, the popular economic analysis program that he hosted for 17 years.
“This Friday is my last newscast on Univision after 38 years. And on Sunday the last episode of ‘Al Punto’ is broadcast after 17 years. Pure gratitude”wrote Ramos, who emigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1983.
Ramos, 66, leaves Univision after almost four decades of outstanding journalistic work that established him as one of the most influential voices in Hispanic journalism in the United States.
During his career, he interviewed an impressive list of world leaders, including American presidents such as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bushas well as international and media figures such as Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
Emblematic moments in Ramos’ work
Although many of his interviews were emblematic, He also faced tense situations with some of these leaders.
In February 2019, Nicolás Maduro ordered his expulsion from Venezuela after an interview that was abruptly interrupted. This moment will last in Ramos’s professional career.
Another key moment occurred in the summer of 2015, during a press conference for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, Ramos was temporarily expelled after trying to ask him a question about immigration, although he was later allowed to return.
Although Ramos has not revealed the specific reason for his departure, It was reported that it was the result of a mutual agreement not to renew his contract.
This occurs months after Ramos criticized the television station for an interview with Donald Trump, in November 2023. He assured that this, “it called into question the independence of the news department.”
Jorge Ramos has been more than a presenter; His journalistic work marked a milestone in Hispanic journalism in the United States.
Since his arrival at Univision in 1986, Ramos became a critical voice for the Latino community, standing out for his direct style and incisive questioning. His influence not only transcended borders, but also helped make visible the problems of the Hispanic community in the United States.
Throughout his career, he was recognized with numerous awards, including several Emmys and the prestigious Maria Moors Cabot Award. He was also included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015.
“I learned a lot”
Through a letter, published on the Univision portal, Ramos said goodbye after 38 years of work.
“I just finished my last newscast. It wasn’t easy. It is difficult to say goodbye to what you like to do most and that has given you so much in life,” he expressed in one of his first paragraphs.
“For a little more than 38 years I was hosting the Univision Newscast, broadcast on television for the United States and several Latin American countries. I estimate there were about 8 thousand newscasts. More or less”.
Ramos highlighted that he started his career very young and that he considered himself “inexperienced” at that time. “I started very young, at 28, and I was so inexperienced that a company executive suggested I dye my hair gray to improve my credibility. I didn’t pay attention to it, but life, very soon after, would reward me with completely gray hair.. “Sometimes I think that each gray hair has a name, it comes from a place or a moment that changed me.”
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