Luis Francisco Ojeda (June 16, 1941) is a well-known Puerto Rican
television, radio reporter and host, noted for his aggressive,
uncompromising questioning. He spent 50 years on radio until his
retirement in 2020.Ojeda was born in Jayuya. He moved to Ponce when he
was still a youngster. While studying in high school, he got his first
opportunity to talk live in a daily show, becoming a newscaster for
Ponce's WPAB radio station.Ojeda signed a contract with WAPA in 1960,
and moved to San Juan. He worked at WAPA as newscaster (and occasional
disc jockey) until 1968, moving on that year to work for rival
WKAQ-Radio Reloj. While there, he had to cover the historic riots at
the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1971. In one of the
incidents covered by Ojeda a shooting ensued, and Ojeda, in the middle
of the shootout, rescued a police lieutenant who had been shot.
Despite his efforts, the police officer died from his gunshot wounds
in the back of the remote unit truck while Ojeda was broadcasting his
and his driver's frantic rush to the nearest emergency room live.Ojeda
was later offered a job as the news director and anchorman of
Telemundo Puerto Rico's television news show. He decided, however, not
to take the job, opting instead to join then governor Rafael
Hernández Colón's staff, as a member of Puerto Rico's Communications
Office. Ojeda needed to work as a journalist, however, and, by 1973,
he decided to step in front of the television cameras for the first
time, working at channel 11's news show. Not long after Ojeda joined
channel 11, the channel's owner had died and the station went
bankrupt, so Ojeda signed on with WAPA-TV to work as a field reporter
at Noticentro 4.
television, radio reporter and host, noted for his aggressive,
uncompromising questioning. He spent 50 years on radio until his
retirement in 2020.Ojeda was born in Jayuya. He moved to Ponce when he
was still a youngster. While studying in high school, he got his first
opportunity to talk live in a daily show, becoming a newscaster for
Ponce's WPAB radio station.Ojeda signed a contract with WAPA in 1960,
and moved to San Juan. He worked at WAPA as newscaster (and occasional
disc jockey) until 1968, moving on that year to work for rival
WKAQ-Radio Reloj. While there, he had to cover the historic riots at
the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1971. In one of the
incidents covered by Ojeda a shooting ensued, and Ojeda, in the middle
of the shootout, rescued a police lieutenant who had been shot.
Despite his efforts, the police officer died from his gunshot wounds
in the back of the remote unit truck while Ojeda was broadcasting his
and his driver's frantic rush to the nearest emergency room live.Ojeda
was later offered a job as the news director and anchorman of
Telemundo Puerto Rico's television news show. He decided, however, not
to take the job, opting instead to join then governor Rafael
Hernández Colón's staff, as a member of Puerto Rico's Communications
Office. Ojeda needed to work as a journalist, however, and, by 1973,
he decided to step in front of the television cameras for the first
time, working at channel 11's news show. Not long after Ojeda joined
channel 11, the channel's owner had died and the station went
bankrupt, so Ojeda signed on with WAPA-TV to work as a field reporter
at Noticentro 4.
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