In the 1980’s, young reporter Eliott Rodriguez was already showing that he had style and substance.
He cut his journalistic teeth as a newspaper reporter at the old Miami News. His reporting on the scandal involving then school superintendent Johnny Jones caught the eye of WTVJ, which put the kid on the air.
Before long, Rodriguez was covering some of Miami’s most explosive stories, like the riots following the death of Black motorist Arthur McDuffie. He also covered some of its most notorious characters, like drug dealer Willie Falcone…