Enrique Gratas

Enrique G. Gratas (born Gratás;[1] November 25, 1944 – October 8, 2015) was an Argentinian journalist and television personality known for being the original host of Ocurrio Asi on Telemundo, and the former anchor of Univision's Última Hora (Last Hour), the second most popular Spanish newscast in the United States.[2]

Enrique Gratas
Born
Enrique G. Gratas

(1944-11-25)November 25, 1944
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedOctober 8, 2015(2015-10-08) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationTelevision personality, journalist
Years active1966–2015

Biography

Born in Bahía Blanca, Gratas started working in Argentina as a radio speaker in 1966 and moved to television news a year later. He moved to the United States in 1971 and worked as a correspondent for the Argentine television.

Later he joined the sport division of the Los Angeles KWHY-TV station. In 1978 he conducted the first Spanish-language sports program from Los Angeles station KMEX-TV. From 1981 to 1985 he was the news director of the New Jersey WXTV.

In 1990, he moved to Miami where Executive Producer Fran Mires brought him in to anchor Telemundo's flagship show, the network's first daily investigative news magazine Ocurrio asi ("It happened like this"). When Gratas left Telemundo Network in 1999, Pedro Sevcec took over the show temporarily before being replaced by Ana Patricia Candiani the following year.[3]

In October 1999, Gratas launched Última Hora on Univision, which successfully continued to be aired for 10 years. Gratas was laid off in March 2009 along with 300 other Univision employees.

Together with Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas, they are considered amongst the most respected Spanish-language television journalists in the United States and Latin America.

Enrique Gratas last worked as the news anchor of Noticiero con Enrique Gratas on Estrella TV.

Health issues and death

Late in September 2015, Gratas recorded a video message where he declared to the public that he had an undisclosed disease.[4] On October 8, 2015, Gratas died in Los Angeles at age 71.[5][6] The cause of death was cancer, according to the Chicago Tribune.[7]

Noted work

Among many others, Gratas interviewed:

He has also covered a number of major events, such as:

Recognitions
  • 1996 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award
  • Premio Paoli (Puerto Rico), for his commitment to journalism
  • 1998 Señor Internacional
  • Golden Globe nominee for best News Anchor
  • 2005 City of Hope Cancer Center Award
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See also

References
  1. "Falleció en Estados Unidos el periodista Oscar Enrique Gratás". La Nueva (in Spanish). 10 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. Gratas' biography at Univision (Spanish)
  3. Yo también veía…Ocurrió así
  4. "Enrique Gratas está muy enfermo y pide que recen por él". La Prensa. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. Arias-Polo, Arturo (9 October 2015). "Muere el periodista argentino Enrique Gratas". El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. "Enrique Gratas Dead At 71: Estrella TV News Anchor Dies After Serious Health Battle". latintimes.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. Orozco, Gisela (8 October 2015). "Murió el periodista Enrique Gratas". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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