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Mexican journalist (1941–2023) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benavides and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Héctor Benavides
Benavides circa 2020
BornJesús Héctor Benavides Fernández
(1941-01-12)12 January 1941
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died13 November 2023(2023-11-13) (aged 82)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Alma materAutonomous University of Nuevo León
OccupationJournalist

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.

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)".

Biography

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

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

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).

References

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