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  SLU News Don Francisco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Kreutzberger will be honored at the event with a presentation by Southeastern Interim President Randy Moffett of the university's "Friendship Oak," a special award given to visiting dignitaries, and the keys to the City of Kenner and an Honor Proclamation by Kenner Mayor Louis Congemi.
Kreutzberger's visit is being coordinated by Dr. Aristides R. Baraya, administrator of the university's Center for Ibero-American Cultures and Business Development, and Dr. Danilo Levy, director of the Center for Youth Leaders of the Americas.
Kreutzberger is a native of Chile and the son of German immigrants of Jewish origin who escaped from their native Germany prior to World War II.
www2.selu.edu /NewsEvents/PublicInfoOffice/donfrancisco.htm   (530 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - Don Francisco Is 'Gigante' in Spanish-Language TV
Kreutzberger traveled from his native Chile to New York in 1959 to study design; his father, a Jew who fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930s and settled in South America, wanted him to go into the clothing business.
Kreutzberger knew at that moment that he wanted a career in television, and he doggedly pursued one when he returned to Chile.
Kreutzberger, who has avoided politics throughout his career, convinced Pinochet's representatives that it would be inappropriate for a comic figure such as himself to make such a serious announcement.
tv.zap2it.com /news/tvnewsdaily.html?30450   (663 words)

  
 Floridian: Senor Saturday Night
Kreutzberger's mother obtained a visa that allowed her to enter a country on the other side of the world: Chile.
Mario Kreutzberger is a worrier, serious and superstitious to the point where, for good luck, he always has to keep a small, toothpicklike stick wedged in between his wedding ring and his finger.
Kreutzberger prefers the anonymous life, as much as he can have that kind of life in Miami, where he is constantly recognized by the city's vast Hispanic population.
sptimes.com /2005/08/21/news_pf/Floridian/Senor_Saturday_Night.shtml   (2780 words)

  
 Biography for Mario Kreutzberger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Three different versions are recorded: one in Chile and two in Miami (one for USA and the other for the rest of the world).
Mario Kreutzberger has visited more than 140 countries and has interviewed more than 50,000 people in throughout the world.
Convinced that his name would be hard to recall and pronounce, Mario Kreutzberger adopted the name of "Don Francisco" which came from one of the characters he had created and impersonated.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0471053/bio   (306 words)

  
 Perspectives in Health: Don Francisco Gives Back
Kreutzberger’s personal story, written with a ghostwriter’s help, is that of a bullied child with an artistic bent who went on to achieve stardom through hard work, a love of his medium and a determination not to miss any opportunities that presented themselves.
Kreutzberger is clearly proudest of the more serious uses to which he has put his fame and fortune.
Kreutzberger believes in what he terms "the communicator’s responsibility," that is, to use his talent for relating to people to promote positive messages, including love, tolerance, the value of family, a sense of community, Hispanic cultural pride, personal perseverance and honest hard work.
www.paho.org /english/dpi/Number15_article4_4.htm   (1650 words)

  
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Kreutzberger shows a much more serious side, explaining his efforts to promote health as a way of giving something back to the people who over the years have been so good to him.
Kreutzberger’s popularity and broad reach have led to interviews on his show with both presidential candidates in the last U.S. election, along with an engraved star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, a special issue in People magazine’s Spanish edition and an audience with Pope John Paul II.
In his Univision studio, Kreutzberger moves quickly, with a level of energy one might not expect from a middle-aged grandfather with diabetes, high blood pressure, a thyroid condition and arthritis.
www.paho.org /English/DPI/Number15_article4_2.htm   (529 words)

  
 National Television Academy - Cleveland Regional Chapter
The six to be honored are Jorge Ramos, Marie Celeste, Mario Kreutzberger, Veronica Castro, Andres Cantor and Ray Rodriguez.
Mario Kreutzberger is the host of “Sábado Gigante” (“Gigantic Saturday”), one of the most popular programs in television history.
Better known as “Don Francisco”, Kreutzberger was born in Chile the son of German-Jewish immigrants who escaped their native Germany during the Second World War.
www.ntacleveland.com /news/winter2005.html   (1688 words)

  
 MDA News | DON FRANCISCO ELECTED TO MDA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2000 - Mario Kreutzberger, also known as "Don Francisco," the most popular Spanish-language television host in the United States, has been elected to the national voluntary leadership of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Kreutzberger stars on the popular television show, "Sábado Gigante" or "Gigantic Saturday." The hit show, which began in Chile, has run continuously since 1962, and is now broadcast worldwide via the cable network Galavisión.
"MDA is very grateful to outstanding volunteers like Mario Kreutzberger for their leadership and dedication," MDA Senior Vice President and Executive Director Robert Ross said.
www.mdausa.org /news/001212kreutzberger.html   (256 words)

  
 Marketing Gigante Latin Trade - Find Articles
Mario Kreutzberger, the Chilean TV host better known as Don Francisco of Spanish language variety show Sabado Gigante, hopes his weight as a Hispanic cultural icon can turn millions of TV viewers into wine connoisseurs.
One hundred million viewers in 40 countries were first introduced to his wines--a cabernet sauvignon and a merlot that sell for US$5.99 and $8.99--during special segments of the hugely popular show.
Kreutzberger also represents Americatel, a unit of Chilean telecommunications company Entel, promoting long-distance service from the United States to the region.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_12_11/ai_111851482   (261 words)

  
 Sabado Gigante Keeps On Rolling, Lee Cowan On TV's Longest Running Weekly Entertainment Show - CBS News
Don Francisco's real name is Mario Kreutzberger, the son of German Jews who fled to Chile during World War II.
He immigrated to New York to become a tailor but caught the TV bug instead and is now living the American dream.
His real name is Mario Kreutzberger, the son of German Jews who fled to Chile during World War II.
cbsnews.com /stories/2006/08/16/eveningnews/main1898538.shtml?...   (698 words)

  
 IKF Celebrity- Sabado Gigante host Don Francisco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Born Mario Kreutzberger in Chile to Jewish immigrants who escaped Germany prior to World War II, he was hosting his own show by the age of 21.
In 2000, he was elected National Vice President of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association, and was named by the Pan-American Health Organization as a Champion of Health of the Americas in recognition of his contributions.
As the founding International Celebrity Chairman for IKF, Mario “Don Francisco” Kreutzberger continues his life-long campaign to unite our world community with the common goal of saving its children.
www.internationalkidsfund.org /stars_for_kids/details/don_francisco.cfm   (217 words)

  
 Jorge Ramos
Yes, Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco, host of the “Sábado Gigante” [Gigantic Saturday] variety show—the longest-running program in television history worldwide.
“Sábado Gigante” in an entertainment program allows people to let their hair down, and there is meaning in that,” Mario Kreutzberger told me, who was composed and relaxing in his office at the Univision station in Miami.
“My job is partly social work,” Mario told me before heading to make-up prior to the show.
www.jorgeramos.com /english/english102604.htm   (690 words)

  
 Hispanic Business - Don Francisco to Receive Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
LOS ANGELES, California - As Spanish-language show Sabado Gigante celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, its host Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco) is on schedule to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Kreutzberger will be presented with his star on June 8.
The festivities will include a reception and a fl tie gala, which will be attended by Celia Cruz, Emilio Estefan, Cheech Marin and Christian De La Fuente, among other personalities.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=4401   (190 words)

  
 » Blog Archive » Casablanca Duet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Host Mario Kreutzberger, known as Don Francisco, interviewed the president in Washington and Kerry in Scranton, Pa., the network said.
EDT will be devoted to the American presidential campaign.
“Sabado Gigante'’ began in Kreutzberger’s native Chile in 1962 and has aired in the United States since 1986.
www.bbayne.com /?p=197   (178 words)

  
 Southeastern Louisiana University - Campus Notices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Thursday night (September 13) appearance of Mario Kreutzberger B., better
Kreutzberger's planned visit was to be sponsored by the Institute for
Southeastern and Kreutzberger hope to reschedule the visit at a later date.
www2.selu.edu /notices/message_188.html   (130 words)

  
 AARP - Segunda Juventud - Table of Contents April/May 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Described by The San Francisco Chronicle as a cross between Regis, Jerry Lewis, and John Madden, Don Francisco has hosted Sábado Gigante for 43 years and reaches an audience of around 100 million in 40 countries.
Meet Mario Kreutzberger, the man behind the persona.
Increasing numbers of retirees are dividing the year between homes in Mexico and the United States, living their dreams of returning home while maintaining close ties to their children and grandchildren.
www.segundajuventud.org /english/toc/05AM_toc.html   (346 words)

  
 Mosse Bibliography
“The Influence of the Völkisch Idea on German Jewry,” in Studies of the Leo Baeck Institute, Edited by Max Kreutzberger, New York, Frederik Unger, 1967, pp.
Con note di Gianni Baget Bozzo, Mario Medici, Dalmazio Mongillo e un intervento di George L. Mosse, a cura della Fondazione Aldo Moro, Milan, Garzanti, 1979, pp.
“Gli ebrei e la religione civica del nazionalismo,” in Stato nazionale ed emanicipazione ebraica, A cura di Francesca Sofia e Mario Toscano, Rome, Bonacci, 1992, pp.
mosseprogram.wisc.edu /bio.html   (6313 words)

  
 American Renaissance News: Bush, Kerry Hit Latin America’s Biggest TV Show
In what is becoming a quadrennial tradition, the candidates appeared on the Spanish-language variety show Sábado Gigante—Giant Saturday—talking to grandfatherly host Don Francisco in separate, prerecorded interviews about immigration, faith and family.
He spoke of raising the minimum wage, increasing access to education and health care, and reforming immigration.
Bush, who received Kreutzberger at the White House, spoke of the Hispanic “culture of family and faith,” and touted education and a proposed guest-worker program.
www.amren.com /mtnews/archives/2004/11/bush_kerry_hit.php   (543 words)

  
 Bush: Sabado Gigante or BET? Decisions, decisions... - bimmerfest - BMW Forums
, 10/26/2004 12:51:00 PM President George W. Bush couldn't make time for an interview with Black Entertainment Television, but he did sit down last week in the White House's Map Room with Mario Kreutzberger, also known as "Don Francisco," host of Univision's variety show,
Kreutzberger interviewed Bush and then-candidate Al Gore in 2000.
Hotties on those show, I don't need to understand Spanish to appreciate the talent.
www.bimmerfest.com /forums/showthread.php?p=940991   (1642 words)

  
 Hispanic TV Hosts Get Emmys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The National Television Academy has named six leading Hispanics in U.S. Spanish-language television that it will honor with Emmy Awards on June 3, the first time that the Academy has held a ceremony to exclusively celebrate Spanish-language TV.
The awards will go to Noticiero Univision anchor Jorge Ramos; host of Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo; Maria Celeste-Arraras; host of Univision's Sabado Gigante Mario Kreutzberger (aka Don Francisco); Telemundo sports announcer Andres Cantor; president and COO of Univision Communications Ray Rodriguez; and Televisa TV personallity Veronica Castro.
The ceremony will be held at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, and will be hosted by Carlos Ponce.
www.adweek.com /aw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000936298   (113 words)

  
 Mario Kreutzberger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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