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House honors WIPR anchor David Reyes Vázquez for 40 years in public broadcasting
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The House of Representatives on Nov. 3 recognized David Reyes Vázquez for 40 years with the Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública, WIPR.
The House of Representatives on Nov. 3 recognized David Reyes Vázquez for 40 years with the Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública, WIPR, citing his service as a news anchor and his current role as executive vice president of the public broadcaster.
Members of multiple delegations delivered tributes highlighting Reyes’s longevity at WIPR, his reported work at Notiseis and other programs, and his role in public broadcasting. Luis A. Rodríguez Díaz, president of WIPR, told the chamber that Reyes had been “a voice of confidence and credibility” and a key figure in recent management efforts at the network.
Reyes accepted the recognition, recounted beginning at WIPR on Nov. 1, 1985, and thanked family members and colleagues present. He described WIPR as “a heritage of information, education and culture” and invited representatives to visit station facilities and to support the corporation’s ongoing funding and operations.
The motion read into the record cited Reyes’s career milestones, awards and service; the body adopted the recognition during a special session that later continued into legislative business.
