Mario Cálix, Founding Member of Honduras Press College, Dies at 76

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 12, 2026 · Originally reported November 12, 2026 by Radio HRN

Mario Cálix, a towering figure in Honduran journalism who reported for HRN and Noticieros Hoy Mismo in the 1980s and helped found the Colegio de Periodistas de Honduras, has died of natural causes at 76.

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