Cuban-American Rick Sanchez was a CNN correspondent from 2004 to 2010. Sanchez anchored the CNN Newsroom from 3-4 PM Eastern time on weekdays until inflammatory remarks he made on a radio show caused his termination from the news network.CNN Anchors/Reporters: Rick Sanchez Sanchez is an avid user of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to gather news, opinions and to communicate with the public.
Born in Cuba in 1958, Sanchez was born Ricardo Leon Sanchez de Reinaldo.http://www.mashceleb.com/celebs/rick-sanchez http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/rick-sanchez/ His Cuban heritage allowed him to report for CNN in both English and Spanish, and he reported from Cuba on several occasions. His long running series of reports titled, “When I Left Cuba,” earned him an Emmy award in 1983.http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/sanchez.rick.html
Twitter Hack
On January 5, 2009, Sanchez's Twitter account, along with the accounts of Britney Spears, Barack Obama and FOXNews, was hacked. Sanchez's account displayed tweets such as "i am high on crack right now might not be coming into work today" and other inappropriate statements not in line with Sanchez's normal correspondence. The hack occurred around the same time that a phishing scandal appeared on Twitter.http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10131251-2.html
Rick Sanchez Controversies
During Sanchez's April 8, 2009, broadcast, Sanchez blamed Fox News and right-wing radio for causing the April 4, 2009, shooting in Pittsburgh, which claimed the lives of three police officers. Sanchez claimed Fox convinced the shooter, Richard Poplawski, that President Barack Obama was going to take away his guns, causing Poplawski to panic and shoot the officers.http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2009/04/08/cnns-rick-sanchez-blames-fox-news-right-wing-radio-cop-killings
In September 2010, Sanchez appeared on "Stand Up! with Pete Dominick," a radio show on SiriusXM Radio and discussed Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central. During his remarks, he referred to Stewart as a bigot, downplaying Stewart's ability to relate to oppressed classes. When asked whether or not Stewart's Jewish religion made him a minority, Sanchez did not agree. Within days, he was fired from his post at CNN.http://www.accessatlanta.com/celebrities-tv/cnns-sanchez-fired-after-651165.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm
Sanchez on "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick"
This video contains the audio of Rick Sanchez’s September 2010 appearance on the radio show, “Stand Up! With Pete Dominick. The audio from the show includes Rick Sanchez referring to Jon Stewart as a bigot, speaking out against Stewart’s middle class, suburban childhood, and denying that Stewart, as a Jewish American, comes from an oppressed class of people.
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Born
July 3, 1958
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Birthplace
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Education
Attended University of Minnesota
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First anchor job
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Reported on the scene from the World Trade Center during 9-11
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Has reported from Cuba
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Awards
1 Emmy Award and a Peabody Award
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Worked for CNN from 2004-2010
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Ranked in the Top 20 Twitter users by twitter rank site Twitterholic in 2009
