Blog Post 7: An expert in my field who I admire

Hi everyone,

A person that I admired in my "field" was Felipe Camiroaga.

Felipe camiroaga was born on October 8, 1966 in Santiago and died on October 2, 2011 in a tragic plane crash in Archipelago Juan Fernández.

He was an animator on several iconic Chilean television programs. Some examples are "Animal Nocturno" and the "Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar". One of the most important in his career, the morning show "Buenos días a todos." Years ago, this television program was the favorite and always led in views by viewers.

Felipe Camiroaga was not a journalist by profession. But when animating the morning show, he had a unique charisma. I admire him for his ability to cheer up and emotionally move people through a screen.

When I was a child I always saw it with my mother on television and they were my first approaches to journalism. At that time I was playing at being a journalist and I was inspired to want to host a morning show or one day lead the "Festival de Viña". (Girl dreams that I already left in the past haha)

This person marked many citizens in the country. He helped foundations and did social work (often in secret). Also, years ago it was not common to talk about politics or defend positions in morning programs. Felipe Camiroaga was one of the few drivers who raised their voices. He supported the "Penguin Revolution" and faced ministerial authorities live.