Sylvan Rodriguez
Encyclopedia
Sylvan Rodriguez was a television news personality in Texas
, United States
.
In 1977, Rodriguez moved to Houston; 10 years later he left Houston's KTRK-TV
for ABC News
' West Coast Bureau in Los Angeles
, but returned in 1988 when KHOU-TV
hired Rodriguez.
After a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer
, Rodriguez died at his home in Clear Lake
in 2000, aged 52, survived by his three children and his widow, Texas politician and physician Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
.
Sylvan Rodriguez was a founding member of the I Have a Dream Foundation.
The Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School in Houston was named after Rodriguez.
The Sylvan Rodriguez Scholarship Banquet was held in 2005 by the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals.
Dixie Friend Gay
designed the central plaza for the 111 acre (0.44920146 km²) Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Clear Lake near Ellington Field
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 1977, Rodriguez moved to Houston; 10 years later he left Houston's KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
for ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
' West Coast Bureau in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, but returned in 1988 when KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV
KHOU is the CBS affiliate television station in Houston, Texas. Serving Greater Houston, it is owned by the Belo Corporation and broadcasts on digital and PSIP channel 11...
hired Rodriguez.
After a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
, Rodriguez died at his home in Clear Lake
Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas
Clear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas, within the Bay Area of Greater Houston. It is the second-largest master-planned community in Houston — behind Kingwood...
in 2000, aged 52, survived by his three children and his widow, Texas politician and physician Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is a physician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing from November 13, 2006, until January 3, 2007. She has also served as a City Councilwoman in Houston, Texas for three terms...
.
Sylvan Rodriguez was a founding member of the I Have a Dream Foundation.
Memorials
The Sylvan Rodriguez Foundation was created for contributions made in his memory.The Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School in Houston was named after Rodriguez.
The Sylvan Rodriguez Scholarship Banquet was held in 2005 by the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals.
Dixie Friend Gay
Dixie Friend Gay
Dixie Friend Gay is a U.S. visual artist who works in a variety of media and is noted for work that explores the power of nature.She was born as Dixie Friend in Oklahoma and raised on a cattle ranch. She taught art for three years at a rural school before moving to the East Coast. In 1989 she...
designed the central plaza for the 111 acre (0.44920146 km²) Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Clear Lake near Ellington Field
Ellington Field
Ellington International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in the U.S. state of Texas within the city of Houston— southeast of Downtown. Established by the Army Air Service on 21 May 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when...
.
See also
- KENS-TVKENS-TVKENS is the CBS affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas owned and operated by The Belo Corporation. Prior to late April 2010, KENS also managed UPN, later The CW, affiliate station KCWX through a local marketing agreement...
, CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in San Antonio, Texas - KTRK-TVKTRK-TVKTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
, ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
station in Houston, Texas - KHOU-TVKHOU-TVKHOU is the CBS affiliate television station in Houston, Texas. Serving Greater Houston, it is owned by the Belo Corporation and broadcasts on digital and PSIP channel 11...
, CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in Houston, Texas - Houston Independent School DistrictHouston Independent School DistrictThe Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities...
- List of schools in Harris County, Texas
External links
- SO LONG TO SYLVAN RODRIGUEZ, ONE OF HOUSTON'S NATIVE SONS, United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
(April 11, 2000) - Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary