Carlos Lopez: From Venezuelan roots to voice of Vamos Vols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The month of September marks Hispanic Heritage Month, and WBIR is highlighting neighbors across East Tennessee making a difference.

You might know him for his energy — or by the way he rolls his r’s — but before the microphone and the color orange, Carlos Lopez was a young boy living in Caracas, Venezuela.

“But my childhood was so special, my mother was always there. I grew up playing sports,” Lopez said…

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