Jacobo Zabludovsky — journalist (tv anchor) with roots in the Russian Empire
Jacobo Zabludovsky was a Mexican television journalist and news anchor who dominated Mexican broadcast journalism for four decades as the anchor of 24 Horas, Televisa's flagship news programme. He was one of the most influential — and controversial — media figures in Latin American history, closely associated with the PRI government.
Tracing the roots — Poland / Russia
His father David Zabludovsky emigrated from Poland (Russian Empire) as part of the Eastern European Jewish emigration to Mexico. Jacobo grew up in Mexico City's Jewish immigrant community and became its most prominent media figure, wielding influence that stretched from the presidential palace to every Mexican living room.
Poland / Russia. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"The journalist's job is to inform, not to please."