He Cuban journalist Alejandro CondisReporter and presenter of the Univisión network, was awarded six awards during the 66th Annual New York Emmy Awards Ceremony which took place this Saturday at the luxurious New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
“Last night I won 6 NY EMMYS in important categories! “I am shocked because winning an Emmy for a journalist is the same as winning an Oscar for an actor or a Grammy for a musician,” Condis wrote on his social networks.
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The categories Cuban won were: Best News Reporter (for the second year in a row), Investigative Reporter, Chronicles Reporter, Live Reporter, Best News Report and Chronicles Report, the release said.
In addition to taking the stage to accept the statuettes presented to him by New York’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Condis also introduced several award categories at the ceremony.
The Cuban journalist was clearly pleased with the photos he published from the event and also reflected on the meaning of such recognitions.
“What a night for this Cuban who crossed the border into Mexico 10 years ago with only a backpackand from his balcony at the age of 12 he dreamed of becoming a reporter in NY (New York)!” he confessed.
The journalist also remembered his beginnings in the working world. “And to think that in my first job in Cuba I only made $14 a month! Thank you to my wonderful family at Univisión NY for allowing me to have the best years of my life!” he concluded.
Condis was also there in 2022 Earned three awards at the 65th Annual New York Emmy Awards Gala. As part of this event, the presenter received statuettes in the categories “Best Team Reporting”, “Best Multimedia Reporter” and “Best Commercial”.
“When extraordinary things happen to me, I know it’s not just about me. So many wonderful people who share these awards with me. And most of all, I know that someone is watching me, perhaps younger or not, and that today they will be convinced that there is hope, that they will say that this is the same child who once thought he was worthless, that it “It wasn’t enough. The qualifications for studying journalism at university were not sufficient,” Condis wrote on Instagram at the time.
Exactly, in one Publication in early 2022, now a Univision reporter, shared how he got into journalism. “I didn’t get the required score on the college entrance tests and I’m not ashamed to say that. Instead, I studied art history and vowed to build a bright future and pursue journalism one day.”
With the awards, presented on the evening of October 28, Condis surpasses last year’s record and adds more statuettes to the collection that began in the year June 2020when he was a reporter for Telemundo Las Vegas.