Silvia Corzo

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name = Silvia Corzo


birthname = Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto
birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|10|30
birth_place = Bucaramanga, Santander
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occupation = lawyer, journalist, news presenter
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gender = Female
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credits = "Séptimo día" presenter (2007-present),
"Noticias Caracol" presenter (2002-present)
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Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto (born October 30, 1973 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian lawyer, journalist and news presenter for Caracol TV.

Biography

Her parents are Mario Corzo and Irene Pinto. [es "El Frente", [http://silviacorzo.blogspot.com/2005/12/prensa-candidatas-concurso-seorita.html Candidatas Concurso Señorita Santander 1995] , 14 September 1995] 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. [es "Vanguardia Liberal", [http://silviacorzo.blogspot.com/2005/11/prensa-silvia-es-la-princesa.html Silvia es la Princesa*] , 18 September 1995] 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. [es Silvia Corzo Fan Club [http://silviacorzo.blogspot.com/2005/09/entrevista-exclusiva-con-silvia-corzo.html Entrevista exclusiva con Silvia Corzo] , 28 September 2005]

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. [es "El Tiempo (Colombia)", [http://silviacorzo.blogspot.com/2005/08/prensa-una-mujer-con-suerte-el-tiempo.html "Una mujer con suerte"] , 14 January 2003]

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 news presenters 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 [es "Censura TV", [http://censuratv.blogspot.com/2008/03/silvia-corzo-mas-cotizada-que-nunca.html Silvia Corzo, más cotizada que nunca] , 12 March 2008] , 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 broadcast by the Caracol TV-owned, 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.

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", [es [http://web.archive.org/web/20070214030216/http://www.premiointe.com/fichatecnica.shtml?IDCand=34886&Link=av/NominadosInte04/SilviaCorzo INTE Awards Official Website] ] 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" [es "El Tiempo", [http://www.gda.com/consulta_noticias.php?idArticulo=435178 Cinco premios Simón Bolívar a EL TIEMPO] , 10 October 2007] . In November 2007, Corzo shared, with psychiatrist Lucrecia Ramírez, marine biologist Sandra Bessudo, and golfer María José Uribe, a TAG Heuer-sponsored acknowledgement [es "TAG Heuer", [http://www.tagheuer.com/the-news/events/index.lbl?uh=2F3AFFF6-7093-466D-BAF2-6DBF3927D358&lang=en Colombia eligió a las 4 Mujeres TAG Heuer] , November 2007] [es "Capital Club", [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:dm0c7lmbg9kJ:www.capitalclub.com.co/web/content/blogcategory/23/113 Colombia eligió a las cuatro mujeres TAG Heuer] , November 2007] .

Personal life

Ms Corzo divorced her first husband; she re-married in December 2006 [es "Caracol TV" [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29388_confirmado-silvia-corzo-se-caso_news Se casó Silvia Corzo] (video), 30 January 2007] . She divorced again in June 2008 [es "Aló", [http://www.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/alo/originales25julio/ARTICULO-WEB-PLANTILLA_NOTA_INTERIOR-4397408.html La separación de Silvia Corzo] , 25 July 2008] . She lives with her son Pablo in Bogotá.

In 2007 Silvia joined a campaign to raise breast cancer awareness, with another Colombian television personalities [es "Liga Colombiana contra el Cáncer", [http://web.archive.org/web/20071023225432/http://www.ligacancercolombia.org/noticia_octubre.html En el "Partido por la vida" el gran perdedor fue el cáncer de mama] , October 2007] . In two interviews, Corzo said she joined the campaign because three of her relatives had suffered it [es "Caracol Radio", [http://caracol.com.co/llevar.aspx?id=486287 Silvia Corso (sic) cuenta detalles del partido de futbol de mujeres para apoyar la lucha contra el cancer de seno] , 28 September 2007] [es Sandra Cardona, "Revista Nueva", [http://www.micolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/R/r_nueva_portada_oct21_2007/r_nueva_portada_oct21_2007.asp?CodSeccion=70 Silvia Corzo: una santandereana... todo terreno] , 20 October 2007] .

Corzo stated in an interview that she left "Noticias Caracol" early 2008 because her son asked her to spend more time with him, and that the network was understanding and supportive of her decision [es Manuel Rincón Prada, "El Tiempo", [http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-2834160 Pablito, su hijo, le dio la vuelta a la vida de Silvia] , 21 February 2008 (free registration needed)] . She stays with the network as a legal adviser / lawyer, presents the "Noticias Caracol" 22:30 newscast on weeknights and continues co-hosting "Séptimo día".

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*es icon [http://canalcaracol.com/produccion.aspx?id_prod=297&id_prod_plant=122&id_per=112 Profile - "Séptimo día"]
*es icon [http://silviacorzo.blogspot.com/ Silvia Corzo Fan Club]

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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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