Manuel Teodoro
Encyclopedia
Manuel Teodoro is a Filipino
-Colombia
n journalist, born 1963 in New Orleans.
His father is a Filipino and his mother was born in Cartagena de Indias. Teodoro majored in journalism
from the University of Miami
and started his career in 1984 as an editorial assistant for CBS News
. Later he moved to Univision
as a reporter and producer and became their correspondent in the Philippines. While staying in that country, he also anchored the evening news program "Newswatch" of the RPN television network.
After that he became the Hispanic New York
based-correspondent for CNN
. In 1994 he went to Colombia as correspondent for CNN and presenter of Noticiero CM&. Two years later he moved to Caracol TV
, where he directed and hosted the 60 Minutes
-like Séptimo día
("Seventh day") newsmagazine
, which, despite of its success, was cancelled in 2000 because of the large amount of sues against the show, all of them eventually won by Caracol TV. He then returned to CM&.
In 2007 Teodoro moved back for Caracol TV to direct and co-host, with Silvia Corzo
, a new season of Séptimo día, which premiered 10 June 2007.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
-Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n journalist, born 1963 in New Orleans.
His father is a Filipino and his mother was born in Cartagena de Indias. Teodoro majored in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and started his career in 1984 as an editorial assistant for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
. Later he moved to Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
as a reporter and producer and became their correspondent in the Philippines. While staying in that country, he also anchored the evening news program "Newswatch" of the RPN television network.
After that he became the Hispanic New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based-correspondent for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. In 1994 he went to Colombia as correspondent for CNN and presenter of Noticiero CM&. Two years later he moved to Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
, where he directed and hosted the 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
-like Séptimo día
Séptimo día
Séptimo día is a Colombian television newsmagazine broadcast by Caracol TV on Sunday evenings. It proclaims itself as "a weapon against injustice"....
("Seventh day") newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
, which, despite of its success, was cancelled in 2000 because of the large amount of sues against the show, all of them eventually won by Caracol TV. He then returned to CM&.
In 2007 Teodoro moved back for Caracol TV to direct and co-host, with Silvia Corzo
Silvia Corzo
Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto is a Colombian lawyer, journalist and presenter of Noticias Uno newscast.-Biography:...
, a new season of Séptimo día, which premiered 10 June 2007.
External links
Manuel Teodoro (Caracol TV's Séptimo día) Manuel Teodoro at ColArte A 2000 interview following the first cancellation of Séptimo día- Bettina Teodoro, Journalists in hot spots: Manuel Teodoro, Thunderbird Online Magazine, University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...