Maria del Pilar Ortiz
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Maria del Pilar Ortiz | |
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María del Pilar Ortiz is a Colombian journalist.
She is most recognized as the former director and anchorwoman of Noticias Univision in Tampa, Florida; a position she maintained for eleven years.[citation needed] In addition to Univision, she has worked as a reporter for RCN TV, Caracol TV, and CBS TeleNoticias.[citation needed] She has interviewed multiple politicians and celebrities including Barack Obama, John McCain, Andrés Pastrana, Hugo Chávez, Shakira, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz, Tito Nieves, Ricardo Arjona, and Ricky Martin. In 1997, while working at Caracol TV she received the Simon Bolivar National Journalism Award in the category of "Best Television Chronicle of the Year".[1]
Today, Maria del Pilar Ortiz serves as a consultant for La Guia Magazine.[2] She is also a columnist for the weekly newspaper 7 Dias along with Jorge Ramos.[3]
October 4, 2014 was declared "Maria del Pilar Ortiz Hispanic Woman of the Year Day" by Mayor of Tampa Bob Buckhorn, when Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. named her their Hispanic Woman of the Year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ El Tiempo "Hoy entregan los premios Simón Bolívar" September 3, 1997
- ^ Media News International "La GUIA Magazine Celebrates 10 Years" July 10, 2010 "Media News, Advertising, Marketing, Brand, Digital, Print Media » LA GUIA Magazine Celebrates 10 Years". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ Columnists for the weekly newspaper 7 Dias Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Buckhorn, Bob. "Proclamation" (PDF). City of Tampa Florida. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Millán, Flor Nadyne (December 11, 2013). "'Aprendí a arrancar de cero': María del Pilar Ortiz". El Tiempo.
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