Nelson Castro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nelson Castro
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1955(1955-04-05)
Age	69
Birthplace	San Martín
Country	Argentina
Birth City	Mendoza
Horoscope	Aries

Nelson Castro Biography

Nelson Castro is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on April 5, 1955 in San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina. Castro was born in San Martin, Buenos Aires province to Elsa Castro and Nelson Manuel Castro on 5 April 1955. He attended Nuestra senora de Lujan school as a child. From 1961 to 1973, he completed both elementary and high school. He was five months old when he was diagnosed as having gangrenous skin disease. He almost died after he had to have his face redone seven times. Castro said that this was a “real challenge”.

He was also hired by Radio El Mundo in 1988. He was also the first Latin American journalist who announced the victory of George Herbert Walker Bush during the U.S. Presidential Elections in 1988. This event was covered by Voice of America.

In 1993, he ventured into television, starting with the “En la mira” TV-show, which was broadcast by CableVisión Noticias. This TV program lasted until March 1998, where he resigned his contract with the network. That same year, he was hired by cable TV-news channel Todo Noticias (TN) to host “Juego limpio” political debate show.

He exercised the profession for ten years, alongside his journalistic career. He stopped exercising medicine in 1993. According to Castro himself, he decided to leave medicine because it wasn’t “ethic” to continue exercising it, as patients often visited his medical office, however, not to have treatment but “to see the man who appeared on TV”.

He was a student at the UBA college in Buenos Aires, which he attended since 1974. On 2 April 1980, he received a Doctorate in Medicine with Honors. He was a neurologist and he traveled to the United States in 1986 to receive a scholarship to Northwestern University.

Nelson Castro Net Worth

Nelson Castro is one of the richest Journalist from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nelson Castro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nelson Alberto Castro, a journalist, doctor, and writer from Argentina, was born 5 April 1955 in San Martin (Province of Buenos Aires). He hosts political debate show “El Juego Limpio” (English: Fair Game) on Todo Noticias (TN), Thursday nights.

In 1974, he graduated as a journalist from Grafotecnico. He started out as a color commentator and a sports reporter. This job continued for more than ten years until 1984 when he joined Radio Municipal in Buenos Aires. Here he began to take up political commentary. He was awarded a scholarship by the World Press Institute (WPI) for his coverage of the Irangate. This award was a competition between 1500 journalists around the globe. He studied economic and political analysis at Harvard. He eventually earned a master’s in political journalism. He was also an intern at National Public Radio and National Broadcasting Company during his time in the U.S.A., as part the W.P.I. plan.

In 1991, he was chosen to cover the Persian Gulf War by the same radio station. Castro there communicated (Via telephone) with U.S. Air Force captain Ralph Scott, warning him that President Bush had ordered to make the final attack by ground over the Iraqi troops. As the result of this, he was selected by the local U.S. embassy to participate at the Worldnet conference with U.S. State Department officials and government authorities.

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Nelson Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Nelson Castro celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.