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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-02-0280Mar 08 02 11:34a Cc issioner Joe Sanchez 305-250-5386 P.2 UtTRICT 3 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIC . !§2 INTER -OFFICE MEMORA COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ TO: Carlos Gimenez DATE: March 6, 2002 FILE: City Manager suaJEcT: Agenda Item Carlos D'Mant Street FROM : Joe Sanchez REFERENCES Commissioner ENCLOSURF5' Radio and television personality, Carols D'Mant passed away on January 20, 2002. Mr. D'Mant's career evolved for over 30 years. His personal style of radio set him apart from other radio commentators. He brought several issues to the public and assisted in many humanitarian causes enlisting his listeners to participate and contribute. Carlos D'Mant was an integral part of the City of Miami, therefore, I respectfully request that SW 3rd Street from 27th Avenue to 37th Avenue be renamed after Carlos D'Mant. In addition, I respectfully request that To further discuss this issues, I request that this item be placed at the next City Commission meeting on March 14, 2002. Thank you for your attention in this matter. cc: Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney John Jackson, Public Works Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator 02- 280 Mar 08 02 11:34a co issioner Joe Sanchez 305-250-5386 P.3 liar -OB -D2 10:04 From -CITY O MI DIA RELATIONS +805-416-1441 0 T -52T P.OZIN F-976 Sm*y Carles D' itist. Jww 14, Y%i - Jnnr.y 20, 2002 Cat'los Caster F9nw1UZ Riv"Q, btU I=" C46"r, WMW. w" wiz{ in Havom, Cuba, 4n .!lace 14, 1948. The son of Carlos p?Mat bpd Rita Maria River%- C.rlitos was bora iAta a family of weft bm" Cubau aptatainerS. His fadwr, Carrs A'11 mt Sr. sttt4W in Caba's hmom Sau AWWAM An .Schaal; wore may of the iamus masw Chau paiars wo sculpt,asa gp# t#r tit#ipg, HC gaW bis etft�t c41rw as a UM80 siw a. QW10s D'IV mt 9T. hw4w a radia olttsacs, W worko for Cuba's fmuaus natumd mdjo & televmcta ggwcdk, CMQ. %.ate: ca. he hosted a 1W night U& show, aW beontue the aww of bis own radio ata = in Hlav=a, Mao Radio Cotiaz06. Carlitoe Mather. lata Mwria, is to 64 cloy a ;uwb beloved SMW; once CrowUO the QUM of radio in Cuba, ju 1942, As 4 a" Cats P' qt ofta appea W An cbildm's TV sbOws aAd wMG*Ps viOltod co his fathom's 1W WOW TV prate. Caditos oft= AdA10r said *4 dw maw ba bred radia so mwh was "becatw he had been con*vod b4W a dip cawwWC." -M f4*y left Cuba in 1962, iu the very early y of C4-Am"s rev+orintio9a.. They c=w to Muni % a $boort My and move4 to P*@M Rica, whm the ytt W Civios fiq shad his high whool aad carie days, lb fust vaaowW ima tt wcWW of Zdavisiml in puerto Rice:, for Cbanuel 11, }g tip late 60% with his participal im in a e sbaw cww "'iu Five Suess. With fust wife, Caridad and sots, C;I k* AV*M Carlos moves back to Miami and SWM in ft. early 70's as a Awa editor for WQHA 5' La I . " 1140 JAM. tmda the We F=-40 A4*=. Jmqum Rte. C=x%j bbfto& of QmwW 23, the oWy HispaAia W M004, tht, ia.UWUu aslead Car#os t+o }aitt its staff as a reporm Thm be Um becoe on mves"Pu" "Pomw MW W46 &May pvcp the paStum Af nwo difWW With Chaml 23, ho would iiF one of dw few-Cttb= jMMWjsts to #4vcl. for *9 fm time, back to Cuba. TWs would be the vM -fim wo0q;, sues the Of We in tbo exly hp's, 'b+atvvM a 9MV aft~W=-MWW Wd Fids CAM. mown We as "El Dialogo," this event bec."e ft fmw lir the- garindcma of t!m rw 0f dw Fwp Qf Ct p0li4w p rm i. Wltilta jpCuha,0wclps w0w- to visit la father's radio station, wham 0 Coo f=dy was now Uvmg, bttt wbm.bc was able W AWA Sill intact., mum OUMS attd MAO rocardilags of oris fath" and modem. , 02- 280 Mer- 08 02 11:340 Commissioner Joe Sanchez 5--250-5309 Mur -09-02 IO:aA Frm••CITY010 MBIA RELATION$ Oi-010.1411 T•317 F.0=/04 F ->1T6 Aber 9WVing Camel 23 ate' ddbrWCS wft the Stim mlmagemea, Coos d 0cm Radio. *0 no= wa fcn my as Ubipa R44io 14SO AM, lacaped oil Flamm Street seed 171h Ave:=, wWa the owmrship of Ran=� vu stated as buy canyiaces 1.ope� w W him b4a�wLh_u WmW be M31MM radio"'Char =40 00 el PtIl Ma"` a bW prop=. - i wwwM Thea kh UUM Radio, Cedes would wMw4we m rosary of cw= mum hwxy to Cuba. M •up&= �- , the MUMbow. A , Cates W,. b.* fig- T he d QCs ova 3��ept drat b to Mi�ati ager 10(),00() as the *, his wq�jE in to Aftammob dt1Ys• ow to fty lops p,�s std of umel was lacy in amaing amy builics raimit3e with tbew loved ants_ Trw to his �ato" style, he wbmn he =and m&o 7D •'over dre aitWav+es "with the City o#' 'g off Suet P� Cigg Faciiay The c+h of Ctaios"s daily � bmu*t stba o to 1141 govgi of 69 Pwkmg MMS. UUM Radio's frac" sidewalk tam Hens. aidm+alic �dt °eh' `'ri10te1' ming she y"" -L,„ C4606 11"UM created it %Vwwr. P=MW slyle of rMm dw Sas fioaa an odw rads � 4. His Oft=CdW0v, direct w* of i rvaewmL his swift Iliad offthe cw4gSVV=% w or milky to Y llws 'moms and ww them to any cease, wpa� pwpcat � radio - him a Pity, ptx aasdy ieair�ed. iais q ', Carlon, JOWed dale stWaf4We w Mi4 mops u pmdum• Jib ProamymA `iia NftM am cmi s D-unt" appeamd in Radio Strlsve 126aAK C"=Amd 1 550A anti RP40, Fe 670AM, the station naw lrnom as La PO4OPM4 670AM. VWiU8 f Yt , Carlos': radio pmupm mrd Uyle e*OtVease e a * poli" and IWW 40 E aSews CVRM c�pQt�. with a heavy dd ' aggtte eon C>ulas tom," Wed P u ' to dm so= s� "Ll Ham ate, 4:00 * 6:00 au. dmlY ac l,.a � 67©AM, dtiviag P Alw>� the imwvttta. Cama bl ake the timid aCub" M& with a bear 4=Mbad as a "do* radion" blad afad c aadiag btubs wi#h the casters, �, and a � ofd �S that becelac Part of mus pi+a rmtr. Tt>le imittrt tai parsgsq 9M and prat TV Cin Persansrliries. mast fnuaans bgpg �xadms Yert Hca,•, sate o Ficial Castro kwm as K_n 02- 280 Mar 08 02 11:34a Cor» tssioner Joe Sanchez 305-250-5386 p.5 Mar -09-02 10:05 From -CITY OF MADI A RELATIONS +305-410-9441 ST -527 P 04/04 F -97B He also gave it new twist to radio advertising with lus clients bwoming pw of the show olid perso Oties m their own right, Duriag the 80's, with the and of mend wife, Crimea, Carlos emba*s an a telavisicm career. "EI Show de Carlos D'Maat" beca a the first Hispanic talk show, acing an cable television through HIT Tv. His emly *owe muchad what was rhea very provocative and WWOM discussed topics, werviewwo the fist His we case of AIDS is Miami, members of sheet Mp. a v=svgW iu search of.au opomtiom etc. His show "Esta Naclbe con -Cates D11M4u" also a>ade it to salads te}evisirm, a mix of local politics and satire, wlmrc no stow WAS unturned artd ltis water- pistol becoming the sh"ow"s trad=uwk. Moving au to Tekmiami Cable TY, Carlos starred in oth4' shows, tike "Couto" and "l ift rese,,, a tni"Y ShOW whom Carlos advertisad his clients' restaurants by re8ularlY eating hutch on the air, dAasang paella to piz, to the delight (and 4trtaMM04) of his viewers. Still, ftoughout lis years of radio and television career, Carlos was St H able to eupw hims} if in yet another medium, cam* out with a local commuuity newspaper C4W-lulpacto." Yet, Carlos WMant will be sigtuficantlY attd alwgys mmmbered by the may humanitarian causes arc so eotnpassitely misted himself and requested that his lis uors.becontc pari of Its radio prop= would alwos be at tM service of ow omanunity and ilia peoplo hr need of help. He will•be remembered by r'ai s M0412Y at'i pion radio, for little Ronnie De &WW's liver mmsplm operatim His catapa Rachitrg for gad becoming so papular, drat even Ronald /tea t., Pmident of the United States, donated .$1.000 from his personal account. Aad fto4o his oforts, for Lucinda Brown`s liver tett, the first *ne in Miauu a Hispanic radio station, Union Radio, and a black radio amfic t, W ,,road fomes to raise =my for the little girl's operadou. And more recently, at Lai gyrosa, W CWstiau Cmols operation, the child that hived tram Cuba whose halfoofft bead and face had caved is frons an accideut. And tl"agh the years, so momy ears, maybe not well-known, where Carlps helped mwe may to pay for utilities bills, fimemb, and even a car to get someone to work. Carlos D'Mallt passed away, In his slit, cute to ltdart 64 re, an .unwary 20, 2002. He will be remomb cd by bis cor►Rovmial, li st and lit ag axle of raft, a lover of his country, Cuba and all *AuV Urban, a lave' of tris saastud bome, Miaati and ibis community. and above all a. man of weat casitep4mian fix his fellow hmm beings. 02— 280