Benes @ Telemundo WNJU-TV In New York.
June 15, 2002
Alejandro (Alex) Benes has been named News Director for Noticiero 47 En Acción, it was announced by Vice President an General Manager Ramon Pineda. In this capacity, Benes will directly supervise the news department and will report direct to him.
Benes comes from WNBC where he was Executive Producer of Investigative and Enterprise Reporting following a year’s stint as News Director at WXTV, Channel 41 (Univision) and two years developing an international communications business. Benes was also co-founder and Managing Director of the Center For Public Integrity, an investigative journalism watchdog group in Washington DC.
A consummate media professional, Benes spent 5 years at NBC network, as News Manager, Director of News, and Producer during the 1990’s. Benes worked for ABC News for eight years, beginning in Washington, and later moving to El Salvador as the network’s Bureau Chief for Latin America.
