Silvia Corzo

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Silvia Corzo
Birth name Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto
Born October 30, 1973 (1973-10-30) (age 34)
Birth place Flag of Colombia Bucaramanga, Santander
Circumstances
Occupation lawyer, journalist, news presenter
Spouse Andrés Mora
Notable credit(s) Séptimo día presenter (2007-present),
Noticias Caracol presenter (2002-present)

Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto (born October 30, 1973 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian lawyer, journalist and news presenter for Caracol TV.

[edit] Biography

Her parents are Mario Corzo and Irene Pinto.[1] After finishing high school, Silvia studied at the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, where she majored in Law. In 1995, during her fifth and final year of college, her family signed her up for the Señorita Santander ("Miss Santander") beauty contest, where she was the second runner-up.[2] She considers that if she had won, she would not have finished her college studies, but would have become a model, an actress or a housewife.[3]

According to her, she has always fancied working in the media and, although she has worked as a lawyer, she prefers human rights issues because she does not consider herself good at litigating.[4]

[edit] Media career

After graduating from college, Silvia hosted a radio show about human rights on the Universidad Industrial de Santander station, while working at the Bucaramanga branch of the Defensoría del Pueblo (namely the Ombudsman office). In 1997, she was offered to host a television show at the brand new TRO local station.

She moved to Cali, after getting married. There, she worked at the Contraloría (State Comptroller office) of that city. At the same time, she hosted the Noticiero del Pacífico at Telepacífico on weekends. A new transfer of her then husband took her to Bogotá.

Since 16 December 2002, she has been one of the newspresenters at Noticias Caracol (at the time Caracol Noticias) newscast. At Noticias Caracol, Silvia managed –until early 2007– its health segments (previously in charge by Claudia Palacios, who left for CNN en Español in 2004), and between May 2007 and February 2008, presented the weather forecast at the 07:00 newscast. Corzo left Noticias Caracol for five weeks, but returned on 12 March 2008 at the 22:00 newscast. She was to leave because her son asked her to spend more time with him (see Personal life below), but according to one source[5], the network was flooded with calls from viewers asking for her return.

On late 2006 she co-hosted the Noticiero Internacional, produced in Colombia and broadcasted by the Key West, Florida-based WGEN-TV station.

Since 10 June 2007, Corzo co-hosts the 60 Minutes-like newsmagazine Séptimo día, with Manuel Teodoro. She also works as a legal adviser for Caracol TV.

[edit] Awards and acknowledgements

In 2004 she was nominated as the Female News Personality of the Year at the Premio INTE, because of her "warmness and reliability",[6] and in 2005 she was awarded with the Premio Canal Caracol to the best female newscaster. In December 2006 she received the Orquídea award to the best female newsreader in Miami.

In October 2007 she won a "special mention" in the category for best TV feature or report at the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar[7]. In November 2007, Corzo shared, with psychiatrist Lucrecia Ramírez, marine biologist Sandra Bessudo, and golfer María José Uribe, a TAG Heuer-sponsored acknowledgement[8][9].

[edit] Personal life

Ms. Corzo divorced her first husband and re-married in December 2006[10]. She lives with her son Pablo in Bogotá.

In 2007 Silvia joined a campaign to raise breast cancer awareness, with another Colombian television personalities[11]. In two interviews, Corzo said she joined the campaign because three of her relatives had suffered it[12][13].

Corzo stated in an interview that she left Noticias Caracol because her son asked her to spend more time with him, and that the network was understanding and supportive of her decision[14]. She stays with the network as a legal adviser / lawyer, presents the Noticias Caracol 22:00 newscast on weeknights and continues co-hosting Séptimo día.

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Spanish) El Frente, Candidatas Concurso Señorita Santander 1995, 14 September 1995
  2. ^ (Spanish) Vanguardia Liberal, Silvia es la Princesa*, 18 September 1995
  3. ^ (Spanish) Silvia Corzo Fan Club Entrevista exclusiva con Silvia Corzo, 28 September 2005
  4. ^ (Spanish) El Tiempo (Colombia), "Una mujer con suerte", 14 January 2003
  5. ^ (Spanish) Censura TV, Silvia Corzo, más cotizada que nunca, 12 March 2008
  6. ^ (Spanish) INTE Awards Official Website
  7. ^ (Spanish) El Tiempo, Cinco premios Simón Bolívar a EL TIEMPO, 10 October 2007
  8. ^ (Spanish) TAG Heuer, Colombia eligió a las 4 Mujeres TAG Heuer, November 2007
  9. ^ (Spanish) Capital Club, Colombia eligió a las cuatro mujeres TAG Heuer, November 2007
  10. ^ (Spanish) Caracol TV Se casó Silvia Corzo (video), 30 January 2007
  11. ^ (Spanish) Liga Colombiana contra el Cáncer, En el "Partido por la vida" el gran perdedor fue el cáncer de mama, October 2007
  12. ^ (Spanish) Caracol Radio, Silvia Corso (sic) cuenta detalles del partido de futbol de mujeres para apoyar la lucha contra el cancer de seno, 28 September 2007
  13. ^ (Spanish) Sandra Cardona, Revista Nueva, Silvia Corzo: una santandereana... todo terreno, 20 October 2007
  14. ^ (Spanish) Manuel Rincón Prada, El Tiempo, Pablito, su hijo, le dio la vuelta a la vida de Silvia, 21 February 2008

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SHORT DESCRIPTION Silvia Corzo is a Colombian lawyer, journalist and news presenter for Caracol TV.
DATE OF BIRTH 30 October 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia
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