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José Suárez, president and GM of Telemundo 31, 49 and Ft. Myers dies in helicopter crash

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

Journalist José Alberto Suárez, president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers–Naples, died this Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Suárez was 55 and was one of four Americans killed in the crash in Samburu County, in northeastern Kenya.

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  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    José Suárez, president and GM of Telemundo 31, 49 and Ft. Myers dies in helicopter crash (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Journalist José Alberto Suárez, president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers–Naples, died this Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Suárez was 55 and was one of four Americans killed in the crash in Samburu County, in northeastern Kenya.

  2. Miami New Times

    BREAKING: José Suárez, longtime Telemundo executive, dies in Kenya helicopter crash (opens Miami New Times)

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    The veteran South Florida media leader was among seven people killed when a sightseeing helicopter crashed in northern Kenya.

  3. Variety

    Telemundo Executive José Suárez Dies in Helicopter Crash at 55 (opens Variety)

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    José Alberto Suárez, president and general manager of Telemundo’s TV stations in Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers-Naples, Florida, died Wednesday in a helicopter crash, according to the NBCUniversal-owned broadcaster. He was 55.

  4. Deadline

    José Suárez Dies: Telemundo Executive Was 55 (opens Deadline)

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    José Suárez, president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers–Naples, died. He was 55. The Telemundo executive died on Wednesday, August 19, following a helicopter crash in Kenya, NBC6 reports.

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