Antonio Guillen immigrated to San Antonio from Los Mochis Sinaloa, Mexico in 1988. His passion for journalism began at an early age. His father, Mr. Antonio Guillen, spent his entire career working for newspapers in Mexico. He instilled a strong work ethic in Antonio, and he has carried his father’s legacy with him to this day.
From age six, Antonio spent his summer vacations running around newsrooms and tagging along with reporters, covering everything from crime stories to sports events. The newsroom was Tony’s playground. Antonio graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Jalisco school of journalism, where he was also the president of the school’s student body, a sign of what was to come for this inspiring student.
He worked for the university’s newspaper and spent two years teaching at the American School Foundation of Guadalajara before migrating to the United States.
Antonio Guillen started his career in 1988 at Univision channel 41 in San Antonio, where he quickly adapted and thrived in a whole new atmosphere—the perfect setting to hone his craft. Antonio has taken on many roles since he arrived. He worked several years as anchor of the 10 p.m. newscast and co-anchored the 5 p.m. newscast with Monica Navarro.
Tony possessed an immense knowledge of politics. He was also named host of the award-winning weekly political show Tu Capitolio, which aired statewide on Univision. Antonio had an exclusive interview with then-candidate Barack Obama during his visit to San Antonio. He was also granted interviews with Hillary Clinton and with then-Republican candidate the late Senator John McCain.
Tony uses every piece of equipment in his arsenal, including his favorite DSLR camera, a GoPro camera and a smartphone, to get the whole story. Antonio’s work has evolved from telling the story solely with moving images to his recent additions and compelling still photographs. Antonio believes that adding still photography enhances the journalistic view of the news and adds a different perspective.
He has also been featured in art galleries, where his work is on display. Antonio has been awarded five EMMY’s, received eight Emmy nominations, and received two Telly Awards for excellence in journalism.
Antonio was a pioneer in using his phone to produce news stories. He began using his tool for news gathering with the iPhone 4. He believes that this little gold two device has revolutionized the industry forever. Antonio covers politics, organized crime, border and immigration issues, and investigative reporting.