Pedro Rosa Nales (born July 12, 1954) is a Puerto Rican journalist and
a recognized martial artist. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he started
working at radio station WMDD at Fajardo when he was just 13. As a
journalist he has received over 20 awards.He served in the United
States Army as a parachutist from the 82nd Airborne Division, in the
7th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and the 101st Airborne (Air
Assault) Division. He was Press officer, Executive officer, Radio and
TV officer and Unit commander in the Puerto Rico National Guard. He
graduated with the rank of captain.As a television journalist, he was
recruited by the WAPA-TV channel 4 of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1981,
becoming the first black Puerto Rican to work as a TV reporter.During
his 32 years as a TV journalist, he had won more than 100 awards from
several organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States, including
awards for the coverage of hurricanes and investigative reports like
Red Alert 1 and 2, in which he uncovered the military use of the
Vieques island and the effects of army maneuvers on the population. He
also uncovered an incident of a nuclear bomb falling in waters near
the island in 1966, which the USA government had kept secret for 34
years. He is the only reporter who ever reached the remains of the
plane crash, where baseball star, Roberto Clemente, died at 180 ft
under the Atlantic Ocean around the beaches of San Juan.In the past
years, he has worked as a host (Anchor) on various editions of
Noticentro 4 on WAPA TV and in 2014 on "Noticentro America" for
viewers in the United States. In 2017, he anchored the 5 p.m. news
hour for Noticentro. In 2018, Noticentro Al Amanecer (Noticentro In
the Morning) celebrated eighteen years on air.
a recognized martial artist. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he started
working at radio station WMDD at Fajardo when he was just 13. As a
journalist he has received over 20 awards.He served in the United
States Army as a parachutist from the 82nd Airborne Division, in the
7th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and the 101st Airborne (Air
Assault) Division. He was Press officer, Executive officer, Radio and
TV officer and Unit commander in the Puerto Rico National Guard. He
graduated with the rank of captain.As a television journalist, he was
recruited by the WAPA-TV channel 4 of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1981,
becoming the first black Puerto Rican to work as a TV reporter.During
his 32 years as a TV journalist, he had won more than 100 awards from
several organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States, including
awards for the coverage of hurricanes and investigative reports like
Red Alert 1 and 2, in which he uncovered the military use of the
Vieques island and the effects of army maneuvers on the population. He
also uncovered an incident of a nuclear bomb falling in waters near
the island in 1966, which the USA government had kept secret for 34
years. He is the only reporter who ever reached the remains of the
plane crash, where baseball star, Roberto Clemente, died at 180 ft
under the Atlantic Ocean around the beaches of San Juan.In the past
years, he has worked as a host (Anchor) on various editions of
Noticentro 4 on WAPA TV and in 2014 on "Noticentro America" for
viewers in the United States. In 2017, he anchored the 5 p.m. news
hour for Noticentro. In 2018, Noticentro Al Amanecer (Noticentro In
the Morning) celebrated eighteen years on air.
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