Age, Biography and Wiki
Yamid Amat was born on 2 December, 1941 in Colombia, is a Colombian journalist (born 1941). Discover Yamid Amat's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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journalist |
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82 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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2 December 1941 |
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2 December |
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Colombia
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Yamid Amat Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, Yamid Amat height not available right now. We will update Yamid Amat's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Yamid Amat Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yamid Amat worth at the age of 82 years old? Yamid Amat’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from Colombia. We have estimated Yamid Amat's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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journalist |
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Timeline
José Yamid Amat Ruiz is a Colombian journalist.
His basic education took place at Colegio Salesiano in Tunja.
He studied at the Airlie Institute in Virginia, United States.
His journalistic debut was at Emisora Monserrate in the 1960s.
He would later join Radiosucesos newscast on RCN Radio, and the T. V. Sucesos newscast on television.
He directed El Bogotano newspaper —where he was responsible for its infamous main headline published in the 2 January 1974 issue reading Maremoto en Bolivia ("Seaquake in Bolivia")—, worked for EFE news agency and was in charge of a column in El Espacio.
In the 1980s he directed Contrapunto T. V., a current affairs television show, and join Caracol Radio, becoming its news director until 1990.
While at Caracol Radio, he hosted morning news show 6 A. M. – 9 A. M. (known as 6 AM Hoy por Hoy since Caracol Radio was acquired by PRISA).
In the late 1980s he presented and directed Caracol TV's Reportajes Caracol, as well as Los derechos de la gente, produced by Coestrellas.
In 1991 he co-founded the CM& newscast, broadcast on weeknights on Canal Uno.
He was his director until 1998 and then again since 2002.
Amat also created RadioNet, a 24-hour news radio network, which would be later absorbed by Caracol Radio.
Meanwhile, he directed Caracol Noticias.
Besides his work at CM&, he keeps a weekly column in El Tiempo newspaper.
Amat tried to force Cathy Beckerman, a Colombian Jewish journalist and anchor of a daily TV newscast to cross herself on air.
When she refused, he asked for her resignation.
Israel's ambassador to Colombia, Marco Sermoneta, tweeted that the case was a "serious anti-Semitic incident", and urged that "anti-Semitism is everybody’s problem".
According to Publimetro news, Amat issued an apology on the channel's website, in which he expressed remorse for having "affected her religious convictions without that being my purpose".
He added: "May the Jewish community and other religious organizations always receive a respectful treatment from me".
