What happened to Pablo Guzman? The legendary WCBS news anchor and former street gang founder reported dead aged 73. How he died, fortune, family, and more explored.
Pablo Guzmán had a successful career as an American TV personality.
He was famous for working as a reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City. He joined CBS 2 News in 1995 and was made a senior correspondent for the station.
The world learned about his passing in November 2023 and following that tributes have flooded social media as netizens and his colleague have shared their condolences family of the demise.
Here’s everything we know about CBS reporter Pablo Guzman, his cause of death, net worth, obituary, family, and more.
What was Pablo Guzman’s cause of death?
CBS reporter Pablo Guzman has been reported dead aged 73.
Guzman died on Sunday morning November 26, 2023, from a sudden heart attack as colleagues mourn the New York journalist‘s death.
Guzman’s former WCBS-TV colleague Tony Aiello mourned his death in an X, formerly Twitter, post: “Pablo Guzman packed 150 years worth of life into 73.
“His reporting pulsed with a vitality earned on the streets of El Bario. He covered historic events, and with the Young Lords he authored a unique chapter of NYC’s own history. Pablo was the real deal. Rest in Peace.”
Fox News anchor Rosanna Scotto said: “I’m so sorry to hear about Pablo. I enjoyed working with him at Ch 5. He always had a fun story to share. He will be missed #rip #pabloguzman.”
Who was Pablo Guzman?
A graduate of the State University of New York at Old Westbury on Long Island, Guzman founded the Young Lords, a political revolutionary party that fought for Puerto Rican and Latino rights.
Guzman and his team were influenced by the Young Lords Organization in Chicago, led by their leader “Cha Cha” Jimenez.
After their split from the Chicago-based group in 1970, the New York crew re-branded itself the Young Lords Party.
“Our rise foreshadowed the current ‘Latino explosion.’ Or ‘near-explosion,'” Guzman wrote in a 2016 Medium post.
“It still hasn’t quite detonated. It will. Perhaps that is one reason I am asked so much about the Lords.”
During his time with the Young Lords, Guzman was one of the party’s leading spokespersons, producing and hosting a twice-a-week show for the group on WBAI-FM radio.
He wrote for a number of publications, including the Villiage Voice, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and The New York Daily News, before ultimately becoming a television reporter.
Prior to joining WCBS-TV, the South Bronx native was a reporter for WNEW-TV from 1984 to 1992.
He conducted exclusive interviews with several Hollywood A-listers, including Sting, Carlos Santana, John Fogerty, Spike Lee, and Robert DeNiro.
During his time with WNBC-TV, Guzman was the recipient of an Emmy Award for his reporting on the murder of a New York City Police Department officer.
What was Pablo Guzmán’s net worth?
Iconic reporter Pablo Guzmán made a sizable fortune over the years when he was alive.
Per reports, he had an estimated net worth of between $800,000 and $1 million.
Who is Pablo Guzman’s wife?
Legendary reporter Pablo Guzman was a husband and father before he passed.
His wife is Debbie Guzman.
Pablo and Debbie’s love story, including how they met, when they got married, and how long they were together, is unknown.
How many children did Pablo Guzman have?
Pablo Guzman was a father of two at the time of his passing.
With his wife Debbie Guzmán, Pablo Guzmán had two children: a son named Daniel born in June 1997, and a daughter named Angela born in October 1991.
Guzman is survived by his wife, Debbi, his two kids, Angela and Daniel, and his mother, Sally.