Jaime Clara
{{Short description|Uruguayan writer and journalist (born 1965)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Clara|Caputi|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jaime Clara
| birth_name = Aníbal Jaime Clara Caputi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|03|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = San José de Mayo, Uruguay
| alma_mater = Catholic University of Uruguay
| occupation = Journalist, newsreader, television presenter, writer
| employer = Channel 4
}}
Aníbal Jaime Clara Caputi (born 5 March 1965) is an Uruguayan journalist, television presenter, writer and newsreader. He is the anchor of the Telenoche newscast of Channel 4 since 2023.{{Cite web |title=Quién es Jaime Clara, el periodista polifacético y caricaturista que reemplaza a Daniel Castro en Telenoche |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/quien-es-jaime-clara-el-periodista-polifacetico-y-caricaturista-que-reemplaza-a-daniel-castro-en-telenoche-2022119162323 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=El Observador}}
Early life and education
Aníbal Jaime Clara Caputi was born on 5 March 1965 in San José de Mayo, the capital city of the San José Department, to Aníbal Clara, a school teacher and his wife, also a school teacher.{{Cite web |title=Jaime Clara about his father |url=https://twitter.com/jaimeclara/status/957726726938873858 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Twitter |language=en}} He has two sisters: Isabel and Mercedes, a writer who was seen as a potential running mate for Daniel Martinez for the 2019 general election.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-04 |title=Mercedes Clara: la escritora a la que Martínez le propuso formar parte de la fórmula del FA |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/mercedes-clara-la-escritora-a-la-que-martinez-le-propuso-formar-parte-de-la-formula-del-fa |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} He attended Primary School No. 45, where he was president of the institute's Red Cross.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title=La anécdota de Jaime Clara sobre una dura experiencia en su época de escolar |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/personajes/la-anecdota-de-jaime-clara-sobre-una-dura-experiencia-en-su-epoca-de-escolar |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}
He attended the Institute of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, which would later be the Catholic University of Uruguay, to study journalism; he graduated with a Licentiate in Social Communication.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-25 |title=Jaime Clara C. {{!}} PlanetadeLibros |url=https://www.planetadelibros.com.uy/autor/jaime-clara-c/000044656 |access-date=2023-01-19 |archive-date=2021-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025140555/https://www.planetadelibros.com.uy/autor/jaime-clara-c/000044656 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Career
He ventured into radio at the age of eight, when he won an award at CW 41 Broadcasting station in San José de Mayo and began helping answer phone calls.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-28 |title=CX36 Radio Centenario |url=https://www.radio36.com.uy/entrevistas/2019/09/16/clara.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |archive-date=2019-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028180838/https://www.radio36.com.uy/entrevistas/2019/09/16/clara.html |url-status=bot: unknown }} In 1975, at the age of ten, he made his debut on the air with the program Casos, cosas de todo un poco, and five years later, when he was already a radio operator, he premiered the Sunday program Panorama, el programa distinto de la Radio San José, which was on the air almost three years.{{Cite web |title=Jaime Clara: "Acá hay amiguismos; hay chacras políticas, artísticas e ideológicas" |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Jaime-Clara--Aca-hay-amiguismos-hay-chacras-politicas-artisticas-e-ideologicas--uc842950 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Montevideo Portal |language=es}}
When he left the radio in his hometown to move to Montevideo to study journalism, he was hired by the Federated Agrarian Cooperatives to take care of the communication area. He worked there during 10 years, and then was employed by the Press Office of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=Jaime Clara se multiplica: "La rutina es valiosa para ordenar la vida" |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/domingo/jaime-clara-se-multiplica-la-rutina-es-valiosa-para-ordenar-la-vida |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} In 1996 he was summoned by Sarandí 690 to serve as producer of the program En vivo y en directo and in 2001 he began to present the cultural program Sábado Sarandí, one of the most listened to on the station.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Jaime Clara celebra 20 años de Sábado Sarandí: "La cultura también se escucha" |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/sabado-show/jaime-clara-celebra-20-anos-de-sabado-sarandi-la-cultura-tambien-se-escucha |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} On April 5, 2004, he premiered the radio program Al pan pan, as co-host with Sergio Puglia.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-05 |title=Al Pan Pan cumple 15 años y lo empezó a celebrar con amigos |url=https://www.sarandi690.com.uy/2019/04/05/al-pan-pan-15-anos/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Radio Sarandí 690 AM |language=es}}
In May 2021 it was announced that Clara would leave the Al pan pan, being replaced by Ana María Mizrahi.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-31 |title=Jaime Clara deja "Al pan, pan" y se incorpora Ana María Mizrahi |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/personajes/jaime-clara-deja-al-pan-pan-y-se-incorpora-ana-maria-mizrahi |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} In March 2022, he replaced Claudia García as host of the morning show Buen Día produced by Channel 4.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title="Buen día" tiene nuevo conductor: se suma Jaime Clara a las mañanas de Canal 4 |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/tv/buen-dia-tiene-nuevo-conductor-se-suma-jaime-clara-a-las-mananas-de-canal-4 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} On November 9, 2022, it was announced that Clara would replace Daniel Castro as news anchor on Channel 4's Telenoche newscast.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Canal 4 encontró al sucesor de Daniel Castro: Jaime Clara conducirá "Telenoche" |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/tvshow/tv/canal-4-encontro-al-sucesor-de-daniel-castro-jaime-clara-conducira-telenoche |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} He began reading the news with Viviana Ruggiero and Emilio Izaguirre on January 16, 2023, in a renewal of the newscast.{{Cite web |title=Telenoche presentó sus cambios en el informativo con la conducción de Jaime Clara, Viviana Ruggiero y Emilio Izaguirre |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/telenoche-presento-sus-cambios-en-el-informativo-con-la-conduccion-de-jaime-clara-viviana-ruggiero-y-emilio-izaguirre-2023116193458 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=El Observador}}
Bibliography
- Sin pecado un adorno (1999)
- En campaña, una mirada sobre propaganda y marketing político (2009)
- Es inmensa la noche (2011)
- La terrible presión de la nada (2015)
- Otra forma de silencio (2018)
- No todo está dicho, cultura y política en caricaturas (2020)
- En la larga noche (2021)
Personal life
Clara is married to the Spanish resident in Uruguay Alva Sueiras.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-02 |title=Almorzando en radio: Jaime Clara y Alva Sueiras, pareja, arte y comunicación |url=https://www.sarandi690.com.uy/2019/04/02/jaime-clara-y-alva-sueiras-pareja-arte-y-comunicacion/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Radio Sarandí 690 AM |language=es}} Both run [https://delicatessen.uy/ Delicatessen.uy], a blog dedicated to gastronomy, culture and travel.{{Cite web |title=Jaime Clara y Alva Sueiras descubren el maridaje perfecto entre cine y gastronomía |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/jaime-clara-y-alva-sueiras-descubren-el-maridaje-perfecto-entre-cine-y-gastronomia-2018102919150 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=El Observador}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|id=jaimeclara|name={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
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Category:Uruguayan television journalists
Category:Uruguayan television presenters
Category:Uruguayan caricaturists
Category:Uruguayan radio journalists