Miami Connection
Sanchez revolutionized local Miami news coverage during the 1980s and '90s, becoming one of the first Cuban-Americans to achieve prominence in television broadcasting at a time when Miami was dealing with race riots, the Mariel boatlift, and the cocaine epidemic. His aggressive, energetic reporting style set him apart and helped establish him as a defining voice in South Florida journalism. He maintained ties to South Florida throughout his career, working as a color commentator for Florida International University football and broadcasting from RT's Southern bureau on Brickell Avenue.
About
Rick Sanchez (Ricardo León Sánchez de Reinaldo) was born in Cuba and emigrated to Miami at age two, growing up in Hialeah. He became a pioneering Cuban-American television anchor, first gaining prominence as the lead local anchor at Miami's WSVN during the city's most turbulent era in the 1980s-90s. He later moved to national cable news, serving as a correspondent and anchor at MSNBC and CNN, where he covered major events including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. He was honored with a Peabody Award, a 1,000 Points of Light award from President George Bush, and the title of Florida Broadcast Journalist of the Year. Sanchez has also worked in radio and for Fox News Latino before joining RT in 2019, eventually relocating to Moscow in 2025.