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JORGE HERNANDEZ
Name: Jorge Hernandez
What is your Profession?
News Anchor/Reporter
Your Pais: Colombia
Hometown: Barranquilla
Latin Times: How did you get
started in your career?
Jorge Hernandez: Doing
voice overs and announcer for
Telemundo in Chicago
Latin Times: What do you
enjoy most about you what
you do?
Jorge Hernandez: Connecting
with our viewers and trying to
have on a daily basis news
people can use.
Latin Times: Please tell us
about your biggest obstacles,
and how you have overcome
them.
Jorge Hernandez: My biggest
obstacle in this country is being
an undocumented immigrant
for 7 years, it feels like you are
in a prison, always looking over
your shoulder and not trusting
anyone, I became a legal
resident in 1997 and a citizen
in 2007.
Latin Times: Many years ago
you lived in Tampa, Florida
and you were the anchor for
Univision-Tampa, and now
you are in Miami as anchor for
Univision – what is the biggest
differences between Tampa
and Miami, Florida?
Jorge Hernandez:
Demographics is the big
difference…I went from being
in an area heavily influenced
by Boricuas to one heavily
influenced by Cubans, but we
are all Latinos.
Latin Times: You are
scheduled to be a VIP/Celebrity
Judge at the South Florida,
Semi-Finals Smackdown for
the Cuban Sandwich Festival.
You have had both the Tampa
Cuban and the Miami Cuban
- How do you like your Cuban
Sandwich?
Jorge Hernandez: I’m
addicted to say the least,
I prefer the media noche
because of the sweet bread.
Latin Times: Tell us about
your family
Jorge Hernandez: My
father Milciades Hernandez
is the head of our family he
is 85 years old and lives in
Barranquilla, Colombia, I have
a sister “the baby” Marina
an accountant and an older
brother, John here in Miami
he is a Teacher, my younger
Brother Carlos lives in Tampa
since 1998, he is a very
successful financial adviser
with Valic.
Latin Times: Who is a hero/
role model that you admire
(Living or deceased) and why
do you admire them?
Jorge Hernandez: My role
model is Desi Arnaz, most
people don’t know that I’m
a professional actor, I also
studied TV Production, so I
always admired the fact that
he was an excellent actor,
very funny but also a very
successful business man..
Name: Julie Carrión
What is your Profession?
Campus Director, Career Tech
Your Pais: Puerto Rico
Hometown: Humacao
Latin Times: How did you get
started in your career?
Julie Carrion: I have been
working in the community
service and education fields
for over 25 years now. After
receiving my Master Degree
in Psychology, I wanted
to work helping people. I
worked for ASPIRA of Florida,
Inc., as Miami-Dade County
Director, then for el Sistema
Universitario Ana G. Méndez
as the Academic Director for
the Miramar Campus and I
now work for Career Tech in
Hialeah. I believe that there is
always H