Manuel Adolfo Varas, journalist
Manuel Adolfo Varas Varas ‑ an Ecuadorian broadcaster, sports journalist and lawyer – died on March 30, 2020 from Covid-19.
Varas, who co-founded Radio Caravana 750 AM and reported from the station for 39 years, was considered a pioneer of sports journalism in Ecuador and one of the country's best known sports journalists.
Varas was a lawyer by training, but spent more than 55 years as a sports journalist and commentator. His career began on the América radio station in 1964. He broadcast from the 1966 Copa Libertadores games. He then worked at a series of stations and radio shows focused on athletics, including Sucesos, Bolívar, Mambo (as a guest commentator), Noticia, and La Fabulosa. He also wrote for El Universo.
In 1985, Varas joined with colleagues to found a...