Eduardo J. Corso Explained

Eduardo J. Corso
Birth Name:Jesús Eduardo Corso Crispino
Birth Date:1 September 1920
Birth Place:San Ramón, Canelones Department, Uruguay
Occupation:agricultural journalist, lawyer, writer

Jesús Eduardo Corso Crispino, popularly known as Eduardo J. Corso (1 September 1920 – 5 December 2012), was a Uruguayan lawyer, agricultural journalist and writer. Articles he wrote were published in magazines and newspapers such as El País and Marcha, and he was a conservative. According to El País, Corso was known for his "brutal" use of language, which earned him some friends and enemies.[1]

Biography

Corso was born on 1 September 1920 in San Ramón, Canelones Department, Uruguay. He was a supporter of the Civic Union, a small Uruguayan political party.[2] He was the successor of Salvador García Pintos for the "Field Journal" radio station in 1949, and later worked for Radio Rural, Sarandí, Oriental, and El Espectador.[1]

Corso was a mainstay of the agricultural radio sector for over 50 years.[2] Corso was also a journalist: his articles were published in El País, La Mañana, El Diario, Últimas Noticias and Marcha.[1] Corso was a devout Catholic[3] and his Christian faith bore the stamp of clear conservatism. In 2009, Corso had spent a total of sixty years as a radio journalist and he left the radio station he spent the past thirty years with.[2]

According to El País, Corso often used "brutal" language, which earned him friends and enemies.[1] During his career, despite his conservative stance, he never hesitated to express his opinions, which caused some criticism.[1] When democracy returned in 1985, Corso protested against the amnesty granted by Julio María Sanguinetti (which had the backing of most political parties) to the Tupamaros.[4]

He died on 5 December 2012. He is buried at San Ramón Cemetery.[1]

Family

His brother Antonio Corso (1916—1985) was a bishop[1] [5] of Punta del Este.

Married to María Barreto, he had three children: Eduardo, María Cecilia and Ana Rosa.

He had six grandchildren: Magdalena, Lucía, María, Juan, Sofía and Pablo.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murió el periodista agropecuario Eduardo J. Corso - Diario EL PAIS - Montevideo - Uruguay . Elpais.com.uy . 2012-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215111703/http://www.elpais.com.uy/121205/ultmo-679893/ultimomomento/muri%C3%B3-el-periodista-agropecuario-eduardo-j-corso/ . 2012-12-15 .
  2. Web site: Murió Eduardo J. Corso . https://archive.today/20130422000908/http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/238655/murio-eduardo-j-corso/ . dead . 2013-04-22 . Elobservador.com.uy . 2012-12-09 .
  3. Web site: MuriцЁ Eduardo J. Corso, un referente de la patria agropecuaria — Subrayado HD — Portal . Subrayado.com.uy . 2012-12-09.
  4. Book: Eduardo J. Corso. Entre la espada y la nada. 2004. Ediciones de la Plaza. 978-9974-48-075-9.
  5. Web site: Obituarios — Avisos Fъnebres — Diario EL PAIS — Montevideo — Uruguay . Elpais.com.uy . 2012-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209044306/http://www.elpais.com.uy/12/12/06/obituario.asp . 2012-12-09 .