Mario Alvarez Dugan
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Mario Alvarez Dugan was a Dominican
editor
and journalist
who served as the head editor of Hoy, a newspaper published in Santo Domingo
, from 1988 until his death in 2008.
Dugan began his career as a sports commentator
and announcer
. He became the general editor of Deportes in 1958. Additionally, Dugan founded and managed two now defunct Dominican equestrian
magazines, Handicap and El Enllave.
Dugan joined the staff of the El Caribe in 1966, later serving as the newspaper's chief editor during the 1970s. Dugan also worked within the management of the El Nacional
, but left that particular paper in 1988 to become editor of Hoy. He remained editor of Hoy
until his death in 2008.
He was inducted into the Dominican sports hall of fame
in 1993. Dugan authored several sports related books on administrative corruption in athletics, sports anecdotes and the history of baseball
in the Dominican Republic.
Dugan died at a hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on December 13, 2008, just days after he was admitted suffering from heart problems. He was 77 years old. He was survived by his wife, Altagracia Soto, and the couple's three children, including Dominican tennis
player, Mario Alvarez Soto.
Leonel Fernández
, the President of the Dominican Republic, attended Dugan's funeral. Fernandez paid tribute to Dugan saying, "Don Mario Alvarez Dugan contributed to influence the spirit of Dominicans as a society", and said that Dugan influenced public opinion
with balance, good sense and wisdom.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who served as the head editor of Hoy, a newspaper published in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, from 1988 until his death in 2008.
Dugan began his career as a sports commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
and announcer
Announcer
An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
. He became the general editor of Deportes in 1958. Additionally, Dugan founded and managed two now defunct Dominican equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
magazines, Handicap and El Enllave.
Dugan joined the staff of the El Caribe in 1966, later serving as the newspaper's chief editor during the 1970s. Dugan also worked within the management of the El Nacional
El Nacional
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of...
, but left that particular paper in 1988 to become editor of Hoy. He remained editor of Hoy
Hoy
Hoy is an island in Orkney, Scotland. With an area of it is the second largest in the archipelago after the Mainland. It is connected by a causeway called The Ayre to South Walls...
until his death in 2008.
He was inducted into the Dominican sports hall of fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
in 1993. Dugan authored several sports related books on administrative corruption in athletics, sports anecdotes and the history of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
in the Dominican Republic.
Dugan died at a hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on December 13, 2008, just days after he was admitted suffering from heart problems. He was 77 years old. He was survived by his wife, Altagracia Soto, and the couple's three children, including Dominican tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player, Mario Alvarez Soto.
Leonel Fernández
Leonel Fernández
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and the current President of the Dominican Republic since 2004. He held the same office from 1996 to 2000...
, the President of the Dominican Republic, attended Dugan's funeral. Fernandez paid tribute to Dugan saying, "Don Mario Alvarez Dugan contributed to influence the spirit of Dominicans as a society", and said that Dugan influenced public opinion
Public opinion
Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population. Public opinion can also be defined as the complex collection of opinions of many different people and the sum of all their views....
with balance, good sense and wisdom.