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Héctor Benavides

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Héctor Benavides
Benavides circa 2020
Born
Jesús Héctor Benavides Fernández

(1941-01-12)12 January 1941
Died13 November 2023(2023-11-13) (aged 82)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Alma materAutonomous University of Nuevo León
OccupationJournalist

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

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, ícono de Multimedios, a los 82 años" (in Spanish). Milenio. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Murió el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, referente de los medios en Monterrey" (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme)". Guinness World Record. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.