Rick Sanchez
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Sanchez at Jeff Pulver's 140 Characters Conference – June 2009
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| Born |
Ricardo Sánchez July 3, 1958 Guanabacoa, Cuba |
| Occupation | anchor/correspondent |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | Official website of Rick Sanchez |
Ricardo "Rick" Sánchez (born July 2, 1958) is a Cuban-American journalist, radio host, and author. He is currently a FOX News contributor, a columnist for FOX News Latino, and a correspondent for Spanish language network Mundo Fox.
After years as the lead local anchor on Miami's WSVN, Sanchez moved to cable news, first as a daytime anchor at MSNBC and then later at CNN, where he began as a correspondent and ultimately rose to become an anchor. On CNN, he hosted his own show Rick's List and served as a contributor to Anderson Cooper 360° and CNN International, where he frequently reported and translated between English and Spanish. Sanchez was fired from CNN on October 1, 2010, following controversial remarks he made on a radio program. In July 2011, Sanchez was hired by Florida International University, to serve as a color commentator for radio broadcasts of the school's football team.
Sanchez began his broadcasting career at WCCO's satellite sister station KCMT (now KCCO-TV) in Alexandria, Minnesota, while still in college. He was hired at WSVN (formerly WCKT) in Miami in 1982 and became a weekend anchor shortly thereafter. He worked briefly for KHOU in Houston before returning to an afternoon anchor position with WSVN. Sanchez was hired at MSNBC in 2001.
In 2003, Sanchez left MSNBC to return to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale TV market, where he hosted a local talk show on WTVJ. Sanchez later anchored on then-WB affiliated WBZL (now WSFL) until he joined CNN in 2004. He won an Emmy Award in 1983 for his series titled When I left Cuba.
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