José Luiz Datena (born 19 May 1957), known mononymously as Datena, is a Brazilian journalist and TV presenter, who currently hosts the news program Brasil Urgente at Rede Bandeirantes. Brasil Urgente mostly deals with urban violence and crime in various regions of Brazil, often covering and commenting on homicides and crime in general. He started his career in radio before becoming a television presenter on a sports show, and later moving on to the show he currently hosts on Rede Bandeirantes.[1][2][3][4]

Datena
Datena in 2019
Born
José Luiz Datena

(1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 66)
Other namesPhenomenon (given by Jorge Kajuru)
The Voice of the People
Years active1998–present
Notable workBrasil Urgente, Cidade Alerta
Political partyPSDB (since 2024)
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Spouse
Matilde Foresto
(m. 1977)
Children5

References edit

  1. ^ "Brazilian police uncover plot to kidnap TV journalist". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 29 March 2012.
  2. ^ "José Luiz datena may be a candidate for mayor of São Paulo in 2016". Deeo. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Journalist accuses mayor pressuring radio station". Journalism in the Americas Blog. 17 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Polícia descobre que Datena seria sequestrado nesta quarta-feira" (in Portuguese). UOL. 28 March 2012. Far-right aligned he defends on tv the president Bolsonaro, also he has strong religious positions stating live on tv that atheists should die.

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