Enrique Cerna is retiring after 23 years as panel host, interviewer, candidate debate referee, documentary producer, and something called “Director of Community Partnerships” at KCTS-TV public television.
The retirement of the Wapato, Wash., native ends a 42-year career in Seattle broadcast journalism. Cerna began work in 1975 as a news reporter and anchor at KOMO Radio, and then moved to KOMO-TV and KING-TV before going to KCTS.
“I’ve had the opportunity to cover the important issues facing our region, to meet people from all walks of life and to tell their stories,” Cerna said in announcing his retirement. February 9 will be his last day at KCTS.
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Cerna is known for producing quality work on a shoestring, exemplified by his deeply personal 2013 documentary “Latinos: The Changing Face of Washington.” It embraced the migration of his parents from Mexico in 1946, with reporting on how immigrants have pursued and realized the American dream.
In recent months, he has hosted interviews with Attorney General Bob Ferguson on the state’s legal challenges to Trump administration Muslim travel bans, and increasingly press-shy Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert.
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Stable and classy guy. He’ll be missed on the broadcasting scene. Happy retirement!
Bill
Agreed!
Did not see a lot of him but he always seemed like a nice man.
It always struck me that he could have been a Great Lecturer of any subject.
Of course I know nothing about Radio or TV Programming but Mr. Cerna seemed to me to be a perfect fit for the PBS Audience.
Enjoy Your Retirement Sir!