Pedro Rosa Nales

Pedro Rosa Nales is a Puerto Rican journalist and a recognized martial artist. Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he started working at radio station WMDD at Fajardo when he was just 13. As a journalist he has received over 20 awards.

Army career

He served in the United States Army as a parachutist from the 82nd Airborne Division, in the 7th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. He was Press officer, Executive officer, Radio and TV officer and Unit commander in the National Guard. He graduated with the rank of captain.

Journalism

As a television journalist, he was recruited by the WAPA-TV channel 4 of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1981, becoming the first black Puerto Rican to work as a TV reporter. During his 32 years as a TV journalist, he had won more than 100 awards from several organizations in Puerto Rico and the United States, including awards for the coverage of hurricanes and investigative reports like Red Alert 1 and 2, in which he uncovered the military use of the Vieques island and the effects of army maneuvers on the population. He also uncovered an incident of a nuclear bomb falling in waters near the island in 1966, which the USA government had kept secret for 34 years. He is the only reporter who ever reached the remains of the plane crash, where baseball star, Roberto Clemente, died at 180 ft under the Atlantic Ocean around the beaches of San Juan.

In the past years, he has worked as a host(Anchor) on various editions of Noticentro 4.WAPA TV P:R: and WAPA America.

References

www.biography.com/people/bruce-lee-9542095