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Manuel Adolfo Varas Varas (April 2, 1943 – March 30, 2020) was an Ecuadorian broadcaster, sports journalist and lawyer. Varas, who co-founded Radio Caravana 750 AM and reported from the station for 39 years, was considered a pioneer of sports journalism in Ecuador and one of the country's best known sports journalists.

Varas was a lawyer by training, but spent more than 55 years as a sports journalist and commentator. His career began on the América radio station in 1964. He broadcast from the 1966 Copa Libertadores games. He then worked at a series of stations and radio shows focused on athletics, including Sucesos, Bolívar, Mambo (as a guest commentator), Noticia, and La Fabulosa. He also wrote for El Universo.

In 1985, Varas joined with colleagues to found and launch Radio Caravana 750 AM in Guayaquil, where he worked for more than 30 years. He hosted the sports show, Los Comentaristas, until his retirement from the show in April 2017.

Varas died from complications of COVID-19 on March 30, 2020, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the age of 76.

References

1. ^ "Manuel Adolfo Varas un Legenderoio del Periodismo Deportivo Fallecio". Info Cancha. 2020-03-30. Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
2. ^ "La jocosidad y experiencia deportiva atrapan a oyentes de Manuel Adolfo Varas". El Universo. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
3. "Periodismo de luto: fallece el abogado Manuel Adolfo Varas". La Hora. 2020-03-30. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-04-06.

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