Veteran Journalist Josรฉ Esteves Retires After 40+ Year Career
San Juan, โPuerto Rico – Esteves Montesino,โข a highly decorated journalist with Telemundo Puerto Rico, is retiring after more thanโข four decades covering pivotal events across theโค globe and on the island. His career has been marked by impactful reporting from conflict zones, public health crises, and important cultural moments.
Montesino’s work has earned him numerous accolades โคfrom the Overseas Press Club, the association of Journalists of Puerto rico โค(Asppro), and various civic andโค culturalโ organizations recognizing journalistic โฃexcellence in Puerto Rico. He reported from the front lines of the Gulf War โขin the Middle East, documented the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and covered the coup d’รฉtat in Venezuela, and also the plight of street children in Brazilโ and Colombia.
Beyond international assignments, โคMontesino provided extensive coverage of events closer to home, including the Pan American Games and preparations for Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba. He is currently featured on Telemundo Puerto โขRico as partโฃ of their 2026 programming โpresentation,alongside presenter Ivonne Orsini.