Juan Manuel Benitez Fernel (born 1974 in Badajoz

Badajoz

Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257....

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

), is a reporter and host of NY1 Noticias, a 24-hour local news Spanish-language station in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. NY1 Noticias is the Spanish-language version of NY1 News.

Benitez covers politics, and produces and hosts a weekly political talk-show, Pura Política - Voces de la Ciudad on NY1 Noticias

NY1 Noticias

NY1 Noticias is a 24-hour Spanish language cable news television channel, serving New York City's five boroughs. It is available to customers on channels 95 and 801 on Time Warner Cable DTV: Digital Television and DTV en Español and first went on the air at 8:01pm on June 30, 2003.NY1 Noticias...

, and is a guest host for Viva Voz, a talk-show on V-me

V-me

V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...

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Benitez co-writes política pop, a Spanish-language blog on politics and culture.

External links

• juanmanuelbenitez.com