Career
Born in 1938 in Cuba, he later immigrated to the United States as an adult. In the position since 1971, Pineda surpassed Bill Beutel of WABC-television as the longest-serving anchor in New York television history. Foreign more than forty years, Pineda was the lead news anchor on WXTV. In 1988, he became host of the first Spanish-language local interview program in the tri-state area, Punto y Aparte until it ended a year later, in 1989.
He led Noticias 41 Nueva York to first place among New York"s Spanish language newscasts and was the first Spanish-speaking news anchor to interview both political figures and celebrities, such as Bill Clinton and Desi Arnaz.
On October 24, 2013, after 42 years on television as a journalist, Pineda announced during the 6 P.M. newscast his plans to retire on Friday, December 20, 2013.
