Galo Arellano
Galo Arellano | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1979 Quito, Ecuador |
| Alma mater | Politecnica Salesiana University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Awards | News and Documentary Emmy Awards (2022) |
Galo Mauricio Arellano Armijos (born January 19, 1979) is an Ecuadorian journalist based in the United States. He has worked on several programs for the television networks Univision and Telemundo, including Primer Impacto and Al rojo vivo. In September 2022, he received an Emmy in the News and Documentary Emmy Awards as part of the Noticiero Univision team.
Biography
Galo Mauricio Arellano Armijos completed his secondary education at the Colegio Spellman, where he was the president of the Journalism Club. He later enrolled at the Politecnica Salesiana University.[1] His first experience with the media was at the age of 15 with Radio Latina FM 88.[2] He later worked in radio stations such as Radio Majestad and HOT 106.[3]
Galo Arellano worked as a reporter for the television network Ecuavisa on the program Dentro y Fuera, which introduced him to people at the American television network Univision.[2] In 2000, he immigrated to the United States and began working as a media correspondent for Univision on the Primer Impacto program, for which he had already carried out some reporting while still in Ecuador. Among the events he covered during his time with the network include the September 11 attacks in 2001.[1]
Later, Galo Arellano moved to Telemundo and joined the team headed by journalist María Celeste Arrarás. He began working as a correspondent for the program Al Rojo vivo, and remained with the network for seven years.[3] In 2009, he created the program Ecuatorianos en el mundo for the Ecuavisa network, in which he brought out reports on the experiences of Ecuadorian migrants living in different foreign countries.[3][4] The show later moved to the public television network Ecuador TV.[5] In 2010, he returned to Univision and began working on the program Noticiero Univision.[3]
Galo Arellano received his first Emmy award nomination for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017, as part of the Noticiero Univision team.[3] On 22 September 2022, the team was declared as the winner of the category "Best Spanish News Program" in the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[6][7]
Personal life
In June 2021, Galo Arellano was the subject of a series of homophobic insults after a post on social media that included a photo of his husband, the Mexican architect Arturo Ochoa, with whom he had been married for four years.[8][9] Following the attacks, Galo Arellano received support from the Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study (Fundamedios).[8][10]
References
- 1 2 Cedeño, Roxana (12 June 2020). "Galo Arellano más de dos décadas de trayectoria en el periodismo y ahora en Univision desde Miami" [Galo Arellano: More than two decades of journalism experience and now at Univision from Miami]. Poder Latino USA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- 1 2 "Soy orgullosamente ecuatoriano" [I am proudly Ecuadorian]. Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Periodista ecuatoriano Galo Arellano, nominado al Emmy" [Ecuadorian journalist Galo Arellano, nominated for an Emmy]. El Universo (Ecuador) (in Spanish). 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "'Ecuatorianos en el mundo' celebra sus 5 años con los casos más extremos" ['Ecuadorians around the world' celebrates its 5 years with the most extreme cases]. El Comercio (Ecuador) (in Spanish). 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ Telégrafo, El (4 June 2014). "Galo Arellano: El mundo es mi hogar" [Galo Arellano: The world is my home]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Winners of the News Categories of the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 28 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ Escobar, Christian (15 February 2023). "El periodista ecuatoriano Galo Arellano ganó un premio Emmy en Estados Unidos y se lo dedicó a sus padres: Lo entregué a sus verdaderos dueños" [The Ecuadorian journalist Galo Arellano won an Emmy award in the United States and dedicated it to his parents: I gave it to its true owners]. Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- 1 2 "Periodista Galo Arellano recibió insultos y descalificaciones por su orientación sexual" [Journalist Galo Arellano received insults and disqualifications due to his sexual orientation]. Fundamedios (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Conoce a Arturo Ochoa, la pareja del periodista Galo Arellano, a quien aun critican por su tendencia sexual" [Meet Arturo Ochoa, journalist Galo Arellano's partner, still criticized for his sexual orientation]. ¡Qué Noticias! (in Spanish). 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "El periodista Galo Arellano defiende su orientación sexual" [Journalist Galo Arellano defends his sexual orientation]. Extra (Ecuador) (in Spanish). 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.