Ricardo Celis

Last updated
Ricardo Celis
Ricardo Celis.jpg
Celis on June 14, 2012
Born
Ricardo Celis Flores

Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Occupation Sportscaster
Spouse
Silvia Couso-Celis
​
(m. 1997)​
ChildrenRicky, Sophia and Jessica
Parent(s)Maria Esther Flores and Fernando Celis Pascal

Ricardo Celis Flores (born August 24, 1962, in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a Mexican-American Spanish-language sportscaster. [1]

Contents

He was the host and commentator of all the Los Angeles Lakers Spanish TV shows for Time Warner Cable Deportes, [2] and he is also the Spanish TV voice of Chivas USA, [3] Los Angeles Sparks [4] and LA Galaxy [5] in-studio anchor.

During his career in broadcasting, Celis has covered a number of premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, the Olympics, Copa America, Pan American Games and World Boxing Bouts.

Early life

Ricardo Celis was born in Colonia Flores in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the son of Maria Esther Flores and Fernando Celis Pascal, a radiologist MD.

Following high school Celis was granted with a full scholarship to play football at Universidad del Noreste. He played four years with the Jaguars as tight end (TE) and quarterback (QB) his senior year. Celis majored in mass media communications. He attended Incarnate Word College in San Antonio, Texas; he is a masters candidate in television production.

Broadcasting career

Early career

Celis began his sports journalism career in 1984 when he served as a reporter and photographer for the El Sol de Tampico newspaper in Mexico. In this capacity, he covered the Tampico Madero soccer team. In 1986 he moved to San Antonio, Texas, as KEDA–1540AM news director and the official voice of the San Antonio Missions Triple A Baseball team and as a backupplay-by-play announcer for the San Antonio Spurs.

Univision

His career with Univision began in 1989, when he worked as the sports producer and reporter for KWEX-Channel 41, in San Antonio.

In 1990, he was promoted as the sports director in KVEA-TV Channel 52 in Los Angeles, California, doing play-by-play in Spanish for the National Football League Los Angeles Raiders.

He made a comeback as a sports anchor and TV show host at KWEX-Channel 41, in San Antonio from 1992 to 1994.

Telemundo

Celis relocated to Miami in 1994, hired by Telemundo Network to host the Spanish news magazine show "Alta Tensión" as news anchor. Months later he was transferred to "Boxeo Telemundo" as the play-by-play commentator, and the sports anchor of the TV news magazine Ocurrió Así .

In Boxeo Telemundo Celis called the action of many of the biggest boxing championship fights: Chavez vs De la Hoya, Chávez vs Meldrick Taylor, Tyson vs Holyfield, Carbajal vs González and Finito López vs Nene Sánchez, just to name a few.

In Ocurrió Así Celis had a segment called "Reto A Ricardo", where he traveled all over the world taking challenges, like skydiving in the Amazons River, Air combat in a World War II plane, Skip Barber Racing school, Reverse Bungee, Snowboarding, Water ski, Power Boats, Formula 3 car races.

In 1997, Celis was promoted to Noticiero Telemundo, as the sports anchor.

Later in 1999 he became sports anchor at Univision Channel 23 WLTV.

HBO Latinoamerica

From 2006 to 2010 Celis became a familiar voice and face for boxing fans, doing play by play with HBO Latinoamerica, calling the action in a large list of boxing championships fights.

Univision Network

Celis and Bernardo Osuna broadcasting a July 20, 2007, card from New Alhambra Arena for Solo boxeo Ricardo Celis and Bernardo Osuna broadcast boxing from New Alhambra Arena.jpg
Celis and Bernardo Osuna broadcasting a July 20, 2007, card from New Alhambra Arena for Solo boxeo

From 1999 to 2011, Celis joined Univision Deportes as a sports anchor on the TeleFutura Network nightly news show Contacto Deportivo [6] and as play-by-play announcer and co-host with Bernando Osuna of Solo boxeo , a weekly night live boxing series.

Solo boxeo debuted in 2000 as a one-hour Sunday afternoon show on Univision; in 2002 it was shifted to the sister network Telefutura in a two-hour Friday night time slot.

"Although the show is one of the network's most popular series, it is one of its most costly and will end its run in December". [7]

Solo boxeo aired more than 400 fight cards; the show was terminated in 2008 with Celis and Osuna hosting the show, but Celis remained as a sports anchor in Contacto Deportivo and as a boxing expert. [8]

Celis provided the play-by-play for different sports such as soccer, basketball (men's and women's), baseball and football, and was the main anchor for Contacto Deportivo during the 2006 World Cup in Germany and 2010 World Cup in South Africa. [9]

He front-lined Super Bowl XLV broadcasts for Univisión and Contacto Deportivo. [10]

In 2011, he was the main anchor for Contacto Deportivo during Copa América 2011 in Argentina. [11]

He also has been co-host of several network shows like Despierta America, Escandalo TV and Republica Deportiva . In Contacto Deportivo, Celis showed his skills as a reporter and taking part of the action in a segment called "Contacto Extremo". [12]

Grupo Latino de Radio

He accepted the position of sports director/ anchor at Grupo Latino de Radio Networks. [13] - Radio Grupo Prisa from 2012 to 2013.

Time Warner Cable Deportes

In August 2012 Ricardo Celis joined Time Warner Cable Deportes [14] as a sports anchor and host of the Lakers Show. [15] [16]

In September 2015, Celis along with 30 employees were fired from the three Southern California Time Warner Cable sports channels due to low ratings. [17] [18]

Career timeline

Awards

Celis has won two Emmy Awards. First time in 1992 as a host in KVEA-TV Channel 52 in Los Angeles, California, second in 2012 for his coverage of Live Special Events as the Lakers Show Host.

He was named Sports Anchor of the year in 2010 by Miami Life Awards, and in 2003 he was recipient of the Excellence in Television award from the World Boxing Organization.

Signature calls

Related Research Articles

UniMás is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which is aimed at Hispanic Americans in the 18–34 age range, includes telenovelas and other serialized drama series, sports, sitcoms, reruns of imported series previously aired on parent network Univision, reality and variety series, and theatrically released feature films.

Martin Roberto Zúñiga Hernandez, better known as "El Pulpo" Zúñiga, is a Mexican professional soccer game analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper. He is most recognized for his involvement in 1st division Mexican Soccer or Liga MX and MLS. He was capped with the Mexico national football team. Martin retired from the league in 2005 after consecutive knee injuries. He is sought after for his expert MLS analytics, currently serving as an analyst and host for Fox Deportes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telemundo Deportes</span> Sports programming division of Telemundo

Telemundo Deportes is the programming division of NBC Sports Group, owned by NBCUniversal, that is responsible for the production of sports events and magazine programs that air on NBCUniversal's Spanish language television networks Telemundo and Universo and the streaming service Peacock. Originating as the former's sports division Deportes Telemundo from 1999 to 2015, it broadcasts an array of sports events, including the soccer matches from various international soccer leagues and the Olympic Games, among others.

Adriana Cataño is an American actress, businesswoman and television host. She has acted in Latin soap operas and has hosted programs on Univision Telemundo, TV Azteca, Fox Sports Americas and Telefutura.

Primer Impacto is a Spanish-language television news program broadcast by Univision weekdays at 5pm ET//4pm CT. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department, leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TelevisaUnivision</span> Mexican-American media company

TelevisaUnivision is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in New York and Mexico City that owns American Spanish language broadcast network Univision and free-to-air channels in Mexico such as Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Foro, and NU9VE alongside a collection of specialty television channels and production studios. 45% of the company is held by the Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company Grupo Televisa, which was a major programming partner for Univision until the company sold their content assets to Univision in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telemundo</span> American Spanish-language television network

Telemundo is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content nationally with programming syndicated worldwide to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

Contacto Deportivo is an American Spanish-language sports news program. Previously airing on UniMas, the program airs nightly at midnight on Univision and Univision Deportes Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Garcia Marquez</span> American sportscaster

Adrian Garcia Marquez is an American sportscaster who works for Fox Deportes as a play-by-play announcer, narrator, and host. He also serves as one of the international voices of the NBA calling action on the NBA League Pass. Prior to joining Fox and the NBA, he was with the Los Angeles Lakers for 6 seasons serving as the team's Spanish TV play-by-play announcer on Time Warner Cable Deportes later becoming Spectrum Deportes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Univision</span> American Spanish-language free-to-air television network

Univision is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida.

Toonturama is an American children's programming block that airs on the Spanish-language television network UniMás which debuted on January 15, 2002 and January 19, 2002. The four-hour block—which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Pacific Time—features live action and animated series aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 14. It was the network's attempt to have a Saturday morning block.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Estrella TV</span> American Spanish-language television network

Estrella TV is an American Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by the Estrella Media subsidiary of HPS Investment Partners, LLC. The network primarily features programs, the vast majority of which are produced by the network itself, aimed at Hispanic and Latino American audiences – featuring a mix of entertainment series, reality television series, drama series, news, sports, and imported Mexican-produced feature films.

Andrés Cantor is an Argentine-American sportscaster and pundit who works in the United States providing Spanish-language commentary and analysis in sports. Cantor is well known among both Spanish- and English speakers for his narration of association football matches, and shouting "¡Gooooooooooool!" when one is scored. Outside of football commentary, he covers other sports as well. Cantor has dual citizenship with Argentina and the United States.

Spectrum SportsNet, formerly Time Warner Cable SportsNet, is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016, with the Los Angeles Lakers maintaining editorial control over the content, including team-assigned reporters and anchors, as well as team-related programming. The network is based near the Lakers' team headquarters in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, California.

TUDN is a sports programming division of Univision, a Spanish language broadcast television network owned by TelevisaUnivision, that is responsible for the production of televised coverage of sports events and magazine programs that air on the parent Univision network and sister network UniMás, and cable channels Galavisión and TUDN TV channel. The division's premier sports properties are its broadcast rights to Liga MX, select matches involving the Mexico and United States men's national soccer teams, tournament matches from the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América. The division's headquarters are at TelevisaUnivision's South Florida headquarters in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida.

Spectrum SportsNet LA and Spectrum Deportes LA is an American regional sports network jointly owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team and Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016. The channel's programming is devoted completely to the Dodgers, and includes coverage of all Dodgers games not being exclusively televised by MLB's national television partners, along with news, interview, and documentary programming focusing on the team.

Rafael Bello, is a Dominican television and radio personality based in New York City. Bello, a two-time Emmy award winner, currently serves as the News Anchor for Noticias Univisión 41 "Al Despertar", WXTV-DT, Univision 41 New York after being the former early morning and midday anchor. Bello is also the host and executive producer of his radio show "El Locker Room 1050 con Rafael Bello, on 1050 AM ESPN Deportes Radio New York. Bello formerly served as the traffic and entertainment anchor on WNJU Telemundo 47 in "Noticiero 47 Primera Edicion" and also hosted feature and entertainment segments including his Emmy Award winner for best entertainment segment under the name "Pa la Calle con Rafa".

Lindsay Casinelli is a Venezuelan journalist. Casinelli is currently the host of the weekly sports show República Deportiva and co-host of Contacto Deportivo weeknights on Univision.

Jessi Losada is an American sportscaster of Cuban descent. For 36 years, Losada worked on Spanish television networks in the United States, broadcasting various different sports events and sports shows.

Noticias Telemundo is the news division of Telemundo, an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal. The news division is based out of the network's facilities in the Miami suburb of Hialeah, Florida.

References

  1. ↑ Sarabia, Martha (October 16, 2012). "Time Warner Cable lanza nuevo canal de deportes en español". La Opinion . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ TWC (October 1, 2012). "Presentador de los Lakers para Time Warner Cable Deportes". TWC . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Twcdeportes.com (May 27, 2014). "Time Warner Cable Deportes se agrega como socio de emisión de Chivas USA". TWC . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ WNBA (May 8, 2014). "Los Angeles Sparks and Time Warner Cable Announce 2014 Sparks Programming Schedule". WNBA . Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Latinowire (February 26, 2013). "Time Warner Cable Deportes Announces Comprehensive Coverage and Original Programs Dedicated to the LA Galaxy". La Opinion . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Contacto Deportivo/Telefutura (July 20, 2009). "El 'Dr. Z' y Ricardo Celis analizaron la lista de Javier Aguirre en Contacto". Telefutura . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ Rafael, Dan (November 8, 2008). "Slumping economy behind cancellation of Telefutura's 'Solo Boxeo'". ESPN . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Telefutura (September 19, 2011). "Ricardo Celis analiza la polémica victoria de Mayweather sobre Ortiz". Telefutura . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Telefutura (December 28, 2010). "Los expertos de Contacto Deportivo analizaron Sudáfrica 2010". Univision . Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  10. ↑ Telefutura (February 11, 2011). "Entrevista a Brady Poppinga jugador de Packers". Univision . Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ Telefutura (July 8, 2011). "Los celestes sin pies ni cabeza en la Copa América". Univision . Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  12. ↑ Contacto Deportivo/Telefutura (March 4, 2010). "El conductor de Contacto Deportivo manejó un Monster Truck". Univision . Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ RadioInk (June 19, 2012). "Zambrano and Celis Join GLR". RadioInk . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ TWC (August 17, 2012). "Time Warner Cable Deportes announces on-air talent". TWC . Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ TWC Deportes (July 29, 2014). "Las expectativs de Byron Scott". TWC Deportes . Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  16. ↑ TWC Deportes (July 24, 2014). "Lin está listo para jugar". TWC Deportes . Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  17. ↑ "La cadena en español TWC Deportes despide personal". 17 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Time Warner Cable cuts sports programs, lays off about 30 people". Los Angeles Times . 18 September 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.