2020RockyMountainEmmyProgram

THE 43RD ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY® AWARDS
SILVER CIRCLE SOCIETY INDUCTEE
Felipe CORRAL
KNOWN AS “EL SEÑOR DE LOS DEPORTES,”
FELIPE CORRAL HAS BEEN A FIXTURE at
Univision Arizona for almost 27 years. During that
time, he has covered many of the major sporting
events in Arizona and Mexico, including the Super
Bowl, the NBA Playoffs, and the World Series. “I
strongly believe what makes Felipe Corral, ‘El Señor
de Los Deportes’ so well known and loved amongst
his viewers, is that he is a simple, kind, generous and
humble human being,” says long-time coworker
Gina Santiago. “He travels all over the state covering
children playing sports, interviewing not only the
players, but their coaches and parents.”
But it is Corral’s work covering young athletes
that sets him apart. “Felipe is a true believer
that through his microphone he can support
and motivate young athletes to keep fighting
for their dreams,” says Univision Arizona anchor
Heidi Renpenning. “He has used his microphone
to motivate hundreds of young athletes. More than 20 years ago, he created the
segment called ‘Promesas del Futuro,’ or ‘Future Promises,’ where he interviews
young athletes and then follows them through their careers and some of them
have made it all the way to the NFL, NBA, the Olympics and other national and
international championships.”
One of those young athletes featured on “Promesas del Futuro” is now nationally
ranked Taekwondo fighter Jenny Quezada, who was then a freshman at Arizona
State and is currently training to be a part of the 2021 U.S Olympic Team. Former
Arizona Cardinals player Rolando Cantú, who is now the Cardinals’ manager of
International Business Relations, remembers meeting Corral at training camp
with the Cardinals in June 2004. “Felipe is a pioneer for Arizona Spanish broadcast
television. While playing for the Arizona Cardinals as a professional player, I began to
see opportunities in broadcast communication, watching people like Felipe for when
it came time to retire from the NFL in hopes these doors would be open for me.”
“Who doesn’t know Felipe Corral?’ asks Univision anchor Leon Felipe Gonzalez,
rhetorically. “Going out with him on the street, he takes the time to greet everyone
who recognizes him and asks for a photo or an autograph. He pays the same
attention to both a janitor and the owner of an important Arizona sports team.”
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