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]
Books
- Monterrey: Ciudad noticia (1976)
- Los cuervos y la paloma (1979)
- El habla popular en Monterrey (1994)
- 45 años... Mi vida en radio y televisión (2005)
- 50 años en el mundo de la noticia (2010)
- La sexta pantalla (2012)
- Huracán Gilberto: 25 años después (2013)
- 45 años, 45 historias (2013)
- El hombre en la Luna: 50 Aniversario (2019)
- Casi 82 años... Archivo de un reportero (2022).
Notes and References
- News: Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, ícono de Multimedios, a los 82 años . 14 November 2023 . Milenio . 13 November 2023 . es.
- News: Murió el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, referente de los medios en Monterrey . 14 November 2023 . Aristegui Noticias . 13 November 2023 . es.
- Web site: Longest career as a television news broadcaster (same programme) . Guinness World Record . 14 November 2023.
- 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.
- News: Rodríguez . Alejandro . Muere el arquitecto Héctor Benavides, presentador de noticias, a los 82 años . 14 November 2023 . ABC Noticias . 13 November 2023 . es.
