Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros


Pablo Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros Rueda is an Ecuadorian news anchor and vice-president of news of Ecuavisa in Quito. He holds the Guinness World Record for "Longest career as Television News broadcaster".

Early life

Espinosa de los Monteros was born on December, 24th, 1941 in Ibarra, Ecuador.

Career

He worked for different radio stations in the cities of Ibarra and Guayaquil until 1962. In 1963 he was news director for Radio La Prensa. He began in Ecuavisa in 1967, the year of its foundation, as the first news anchor of the station. He was News Director for almost three decades. He hosted the Ecuadorian version of "Who wants to be millionaire". He received the “Honorato Vázquez” medal from the Ecuadorian government in 1992.

Legacy

In August, 2014 he obtained the Guinness World Record for "Longest career as Television News broadcaster”.