Héctor Benavides Explained

Héctor Benavides
Birth Name:Jesús Héctor Benavides Fernández
Birth Date:12 January 1941
Birth Place:Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Death Place:Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Occupation:Journalist
Alma Mater:Autonomous University of Nuevo León

Jesús Héctor Benavides Fernández (12 January 1941 – 13 November 2023), also known as Arquitecto Benavides, was a Mexican news anchor and radio personality whose journalistic career spanned over six decades in radio and 58 years on television, particularly in northeastern Mexico.[1] [2]

Shortly before his death he set two Guinness World Records: "longest career as a television news broadcaster (male)" and "longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme)".[3]

Biography

Benavides was born in Monterrey and received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL, 1964).[4]

Benavides died in Monterrey on 13 November 2023, at the age of 82.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, ícono de Multimedios, a los 82 años . 14 November 2023 . Milenio . 13 November 2023 . es.
  2. News: Murió el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, referente de los medios en Monterrey . 14 November 2023 . Aristegui Noticias . 13 November 2023 . es.
  3. Web site: Longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme) . Guinness World Record . 14 November 2023.
  4. News: Guadarrama . Armando . Quién era Héctor Benavides, el querido conductor de noticias que murió a los 82 años . 14 November 2023 . Infobae . 13 November 2023 . es.
  5. News: Rodríguez . Alejandro . Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, presentador de noticias, a los 82 años . 14 November 2023 . ABC Noticias . 13 November 2023 . es.