Ernesto McCausland
Ernesto McCausland Sojo | |
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McCausland at the 18th International Book Fair | |
| Born | January 4, 1961 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Died | November 21, 2012 (aged 51)[1] |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1982–2012 |
| Awards | India Catalina Award; Simón Bolívar Award; Postobón Award |
Ernesto McCausland Sojo (January 4, 1961 – November 21, 2012[2]) was a Colombian journalist, writer, and filmmaker.
Career
McCausland began his journalism career in 1982 as a crime reporter for his hometown newspaper, El Heraldo.
He later worked in narrative journalism across print, radio, and television. He hosted Mundo Costeño, a narrative journalism program on the regional channel Telecaribe that focused on everyday life and cultural practices in Colombia’s Caribbean region.
In the mid-1990s, McCausland worked as a news anchor for QAP Noticias. From 2007, he hosted A las 11, an interview program on Telecaribe. Beginning in 2008, he served as a co-anchor of El Radar on Canal Caracol.[3] He also served as a presenter at the Vallenato Legend Festival on multiple occasions.
McCausland contributed articles to the Colombian magazine SoHo and the Spanish magazine Interviú, and wrote columns for El Heraldo.
In 1998, he founded the production studio La Esquina del Cine, where he produced audiovisual projects based in Colombia’s Caribbean region.
Over the course of his career, McCausland received several journalism awards.
Books
Examples of McCausland’s work in narrative journalism were collected in his book Las crónicas de McCausland (Espasa, 1996). His writing has also been included in anthologies such as Antología de grandes reportajes colombianos and Antología de grandes crónicas colombianas (both Alfaguara), edited by Daniel Samper.
He published two novels: Febrero escarlata (Planeta, 2004) and El alma del acordeón (Intermedio, 2006).
Filmography
McCausland directed three feature films: El último carnaval, Champeta Paradise, and Siniestro. Siniestro received the award for Best Colombian Film in 2000. He also directed 14 short films and several documentaries.
Awards
- Simón Bolívar Award, Urrá, los costos del retraso – El Heraldo, 1983
- Simón Bolívar Award, De la calle a la gloria – Mundo Costeño, Telecaribe, 1987
- India Catalina Award, Best Telecaribe Program – Mundo Costeño, 1988
- Postobón Award, Didí en Medellín – Mundo Costeño, 1989
- Gama Award, Best Telecaribe Program – Mundo Costeño, 1989
- CPB Award, Dos vidas, un mineral – Mundo Costeño, 1991
- Simón Bolívar Award, La promesa del campeón – Mundo Costeño, 1993
- Simón Bolívar Award, Efraín Camargo – QAP Noticias, 1996
- Ministry of Culture Award, Siniestro – Colombia, 2000–2001
- India Catalina TV Award, Toda una vida, 2004[4]
References
- ^ "Murió el periodista barranquillero Ernesto McCausland". El Tiempo. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ León, Juanita; Uribe de los Ríos, Carlos (2001). Años de Fuego. Bogotá: Planeta. p. 229. ISBN 978-958-42-0218-5. OCLC 250113959.
- ^ "El Radar. Sinopsis". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ El Tiempo, India Catalina Awards 2004 (in Spanish)
External links
- Ernesto McCausland at IMDb
- Semana. Aniversario revista Plataforma Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Ernesto McCausland at Biblioteca Digital Héctor Rojas Herazo
- Telecaribe. Ernesto McCausland Presenta “A las 11″
- La Esquina del Cine
- YouTube: Relatos de la juglaría