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HONOREE
When the Leaders of Spanish-Language Television Awards are presented this week in New York by the National Television Academy, one of the six honorees will be Telemundo sports anchor Jessi Losada.
"I'm extremely proud to he selected because it's an extremely important award. It's not just for one thing I've done, it's for everytiling I've clone in a career that spans 30 years in Hispanic broadcasting," Mr. Losada said. "I'm also happy that I'm only the second sports anchor to win this award, the other person being Andrés Cantor, who is my friend and co-worker." In fact, Mr. Cantor, Telemnndo's soccer analyst who became world famous for his iconic "Gooooaaaal!" call, will present Mr. Losada with the award.
Having started in broadcasting when he was just a teenager. Mr. Losada recalled that it was his father who first influenced his career. "I was following in my Pad's footsteps," he said. "I used to go with him to work at Univision, the former Spanish International Network. I did odd jobs until I finally got a chance to work in sports. The whole industry at that point was just starting out. That's why I had the opportunity to work in the business from the ground up, and...