Alberto Federico Ravell
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Alberto Federico Ravell | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Center of Communications of Venezuela | |
| Assumed office 23 April 2019 | |
| President | Juan Guaidó (disputed) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Federico Ravell Arreaza January 14, 1946 |
| Children | Juan Andrés Ravell |
| Occupation | Journalist, Lawyer, Owner |
| Known for | Co-founder of Globovisión |
Alberto Federico Ravell Arreaza is a Venezuelan journalist, former CEO and co-founder of the news channel, Globovisión. Since 2019 and as of 2020, Ravell served as the director of the National Center of Communications of Venezuela for disputed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó.[1][2]
Between 1968–1969, Ravell created Angostura Radio and Radio Canaima. In 1973 he was appointed director of the media campaign belonging to Carlos Andrés Pérez. In 1974, when Pérez won the presidency, he was appointed director of the Central Information Office of the National Government.
In 1978 he was appointed director of the media election campaign of Piñerúa Luis Ordaz. In 1980, Ravell created advertising agency Eighth Art. In 1984 during the government of Jaime Lusinchi, he was named the director of Channel 8, Venezolana de Television.