William Córdova Chirino
William Córdova Chirino | |
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| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the San Juan district | |
| In office 1945–1948 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from at-large district | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1903 Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico |
| Died | March 12, 1984 (aged 81) Woodbridge, Virginia |
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William Córdova Chirino (January 11, 1903-March 12, 1984) was a Producer, radio Producer, author and former senator.
Broadcasting career
Along with his brothers Jacobo and Luis, William produced and hosted the program 'Industrias Nativas' through the stations WKAQ, WIAC, and WAPA. In 1922, on the occasion of the inauguration of the first radio station in Puerto Rico, WKAQ, Maestro Ladí played the cuatro on his program 'Industrias Nativas.' It was the first time that the Puerto Rican people could hear a cuatro on the radio. Additionally, Córdova worked alongside his brothers as a news announcer on the morning program of Wapa Radio.[1][2]
Politics
Was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico by the Popular Democratic Party in the 1944 elections. In the four-year term from 1945 to 1948, he presided over the Commission of Printed Materials and Registered Laws. In 1945, he was one of the legislators of the Popular Democratic Party who supported the Tydings project that offered independence to Puerto Rico.
Later in the four-year term, he disaffiliated from the Popular Party and was one of the collaborators of Gilberto Concepción de Gracia in the founding of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, to which he joined from that moment. Once in the Independent Party, he was elected to the Senate by Accumulation in the 1952 Elections.
After politics he went back to the entertainment and publicity business.
Death
William Córdova Chirino died on March 12, 1984 at an nursing home in Woodbridge, Virginia at the age of 81.