| 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]
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]
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.