Nelson Castro

Nelson Alberto Castro (Born; April 5, 1955) is an Argentine television presenter, writer, neurologist and journalist. He is one of the journalists with the greatest coverage worldwide.

Currently on television he works as host of the news program Telenoche broadcast by El Trece and El Corresponsal on TN.

Biography

Birth and early life

He was born on April 5, 1955, in San Martín, a town located in the northern part of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

He is the son of Nelson Castro (Sr.) and Elsa Castro. Castro graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires with a Medical Degree with Honors and practiced neurology until 1993.
Career

Journalism

He studied journalism at the Grafotécnico Institute and the School of Sports Journalists, later earning a master's degree in political journalism in the U.S. He began in sports journalism but soon shifted to politics and international reporting.

In 1986, he received a World Press Institute scholarship and was the only Argentine journalist authorized to attend President Ronald Reagan’s press briefings. During the 1991 Gulf War, he reported from Buenos Aires and managed to speak with Allied soldiers. He also interviewed Nicaragua’s President Violeta Chamorro.

He was in New York during the 9/11 attacks, providing exclusive coverage. In 2016, he covered President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Cuba. In 2022, he traveled to Ukraine to report on the Russian invasion and returned in December to show how the holidays were experienced during wartime.

In 2023, he was confirmed as the host of Telenoche on El Trece, alongside Dominique Metzger.

2025 papal conclave

In 2025, he was assigned to cover the Papal Conclave on TN, and announced five days before that Leo XIV could be elected pope, as Pietro Parolin's popularity had weakened. Also on the same day of the announcement, an hour before, he had said that the white smoke would be given on the day.

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Category:Argentine journalists
Category:Argentine television presenters
Category:1955 births
Category:Living people