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'''Walter Martinez''' is a ] award-winning ], originally from ].
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'''Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez''' (born 1941) is a Venezuelan award-winning journalist, originally from ]. Martínez's career spans over three decades in ], ] and the ]. He is best known for his work in ], and also for using a ] in his right eye, due to a home plumbing accident.
He was a ] during the 1980s and 1990s.


== Career ==
Until 2005 he worked for the state-owned ] TV channel, where he hosted and produced his half hour-long program "Dossier" every night at ten. Additionally, he hosted a radio version of "Dossier" on "Radio Nacional de Venezuela", also state-owned. Martínez was a ] during the 1980s and 1990s. He worked for the Venezuelan state television channel, ], until 2005, where he hosted and produced his one-hour-long program ''Dossier'' every night at ten. Additionally, he hosted a radio version of that program on ], also state-owned.


''Dossier'' returned to the air on 15 September 2008 when the program was given the same time slot on Venezolana de Televisión live on weekdays at night.<ref> , May 27, 2008 (Retrieved on February 23, 2009)</ref> The program is broadcast a few hours later on ].
On September 15 and 16, 2005, Martínez claimed in their program that he had information about officials involved in corruption and that he had proofs.


Martínez is famous for the ] "''nuestra querida, contaminada y única nave espacial''" ({{langx|en|our beloved, polluted and sole spaceship}}), referring to planet ]. He would begin every radio and TV address with the phrase. And "Acontecimientos en pleno desarrollo" referring to the events taking place.
As of November 2005 "Dossier" hadn't returned to the air, until September 15th 2008, when the program was given a new
time slot in TeleSur channel. Now, "Dossier" is shown on a daily basis, in the 22:30 Venezuelan time slot, with Mr.
Walter Martinez as its host.


In April 2016, Walter Martinez received the Felix Elmuza Medal, top award given by the Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) to national and foreign professionals in the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiorebelde.cu/english/news/venezuelan-journalist-walter-martinez-presented-with-medal-in-havana-20140416/|title=Venezuelan Journalist Walter Martinez Presented with Medal in Havana|website=www.radiorebelde.cu|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref>
Walter is famous for the ] "nuestra única y contaminada nave espacial," which translates to ''our sole and polluted spaceship'' (referring to ]). He would begin every radio and TV address with the phrase.


== References ==
Walter Martinez is a Venezuelan award-winning journalist, originally from Uruguay. Martínez's career spans over three decades in radio, television and the press. He is best known for his work in International Relations.
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He was a war correspondent during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Until 2005 he worked for the state-owned Venezolana de Televisión TV channel, where he hosted and produced his half hour-long program "Dossier" every night at ten. Additionally, he hosted a radio version of "Dossier" on "Radio Nacional de Venezuela", also state-owned.

On September 15 and 16, 2005, Martínez claimed in their program that he had information about officials involved in corruption and that he had proofs.

As of November 2005 "Dossier" hadn't returned to the air, until September 15th 2008, when the program was given a new time slot in TeleSur channel. Now, "Dossier" is shown on a daily basis, in the 22:30 Venezuelan time slot, with Mr. Walter Martinez as its host.

Walter is famous for the coin phrase "nuestra querida, contaminada y única nave espacial,"<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXh6BLTsuNQ&eurl=http://www.aporrea.org/internacionales/n121279.html</ref> which translates to our dear, polluted and only spaceship (referring to Earth). He would begin every radio and TV address with the phrase.

In September of 2008 he restarted his show.
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"Dossier" will be shown in TeleSUR channel - September 15th, 2008 (Spanish speaking Links)
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Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez (born 1941) is a Venezuelan award-winning journalist, originally from Uruguay. Martínez's career spans over three decades in radio, television and the press. He is best known for his work in international relations, and also for using a patch in his right eye, due to a home plumbing accident.

Career

Martínez was a war correspondent during the 1980s and 1990s. He worked for the Venezuelan state television channel, Venezolana de Televisión, until 2005, where he hosted and produced his one-hour-long program Dossier every night at ten. Additionally, he hosted a radio version of that program on Radio Nacional de Venezuela, also state-owned.

Dossier returned to the air on 15 September 2008 when the program was given the same time slot on Venezolana de Televisión live on weekdays at night. The program is broadcast a few hours later on TeleSUR.

Martínez is famous for the catchphrase "nuestra querida, contaminada y única nave espacial" (English: our beloved, polluted and sole spaceship), referring to planet Earth. He would begin every radio and TV address with the phrase. And "Acontecimientos en pleno desarrollo" referring to the events taking place.

In April 2016, Walter Martinez received the Felix Elmuza Medal, top award given by the Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) to national and foreign professionals in the field.

References

  1. "Programa Dossier volverá a la pantalla de televisión venezolana" Bolivarian News Agency, May 27, 2008 (Retrieved on February 23, 2009)
  2. "Venezuelan Journalist Walter Martinez Presented with Medal in Havana". www.radiorebelde.cu. Retrieved 2019-04-01.

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