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Diego Bustos

Diego Bustos works for CNN en Espanol as its senior sports anchor. He also hosts the show Deportes CNN, which is a prime time sports show. It is telecast daily for thirty minutes. The golf program of the network, Vive el Golf is also anchored by him. He also reports on various major sporting events across the globe, besides his anchoring work at the network.

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Personal

Deigo Bustos was born in Marma Juana, Argentina. He graduated from the Instituto Superior para la Enseqanza de la Radiofusisn. He received a degree in announcing there. Bustos is fluent in many languages including French, Spanish, Italian, and English. His multilingual skills have helped him travel widely and report on key events related to both sports as well as major news stories all over the world.

Profession

Deigo Bustos began his career in RT6 FM as Buenos Aires correspondent in Maria Juana, Argentina. He later joined Telefe as anchor for its news and sports shows. He also filled the role of an announcer and reporter over there. Bustos joined CNN en Espanol in the year 1997. He has interviewed many high profile leaders and sports persons during his international reporting career. Some of them include Diego Maradona, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Eduardo Romero (Senior PGA Tour Champion), Pele, NBA player Manu Ginobili, Dennis Martinez (major league baseball player), Felix Tito Trinidad and Oscar de la Hoya (world champion boxers) and popular NASCAR racer Juan Pablo Montoya.

Achievements

Bustos career in international journalism spans over twenty years. He has received two awards in recognition of his work as news reporter and anchor from the National Television of Argentina. He has covered major sports events globally such as the world cup soccer in the year 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. He has also covered the Olympic Games held at Beijing and Athens, and Copa America Peru in the year 2004 and Copa America Venezuela in the year 2007. The 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games held in Winnipeg and Santo Domingo respectively were also covered by him.

Deigo Bustos is mainly a sports anchor and reporter covering various sports events including football, basketball, baseball, tennis, super bowl, formula one, and golf tournaments all over the world. He has covered significant sports events like the debacle of Argentina in the hands of Nigeria during the Atlanta Olympic Games in the year 1996. He also reported on the AMIA terror attacks at the Israeli embassy present in Buenos Aires.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 20 Mar, 1971
Age: 49 yrs
Occupations: Journalist
Citizenship: Argentina
Birth Place: María Juana
Gender: Male
Description: Argentine journalist
Twitter Id: DiegoBustosTV
Spouse: Carolina Escobar
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Last Modified: Jun 21 2020
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