Pepe Eliaschev
| Pepe Eliaschev | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
José Ricardo Eliaschev 31 May 1945 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died |
18 November 2014 (aged 69) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
José Ricardo Eliaschev (31 May 1945 – 18 November 2014), better known as Pepe Eliaschev, was an Argentine journalist and writer.[1]
The author of ten books, he worked as a journalist and was well known for interviewing world figures such as Muhammad Ali, Ted Kennedy, Jorge Rafael Videla, Raúl Alfonsín, José Mujica, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ernesto Sabato and Augusto Roa Bastos. In addition, he was director of Municipal Radio of Buenos Aires from 1989-91. His last radio show was Esto que pasa.[2]
Personal life
Eliaschev was born on 31 May 1945 in Buenos Aires, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Podolia (present-day Ukraine) and Kishinev (present-day Moldova) who arrived to Argentina in the early 20th century fleeing Czarist pogroms.
He died on 18 November 2014, aged 69, of pancreatic cancer.[3]
References
- ↑ Clarín. "Pepe Eliaschev: hombre de buena palabra" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Eliaschev profile, audioblogs.cienradios.com.ar; accessed 18 November 2014.
- ↑ La Nación (18 November 2014). "Murió Pepe Eliaschev" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
