{"id":159717,"date":"2026-09-13T20:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/santiago-bids-farewell-to-veteran-journalist-claudio-concepcion-at-savica-funeral-home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:00:58","slug":"santiago-bids-farewell-to-veteran-journalist-claudio-concepcion-at-savica-funeral-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/santiago-bids-farewell-to-veteran-journalist-claudio-concepcion-at-savica-funeral-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago bids farewell to veteran journalist Claudio Concepci\u00f3n at Savica funeral home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Santiago bids farewell to legendary art chronicler Claudio Concepci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n<p>The journalistic guild and the society of Santiago are in mourning following the passing of Claudio Concepci\u00f3n, a historic figure in Dominican communication and a pioneer in arts and entertainment reporting. His remains are being waked at the Savica funeral home, a place where various personalities from the artistic, political, and media spheres have gathered to express their condolences to the communicator&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n\n<p>Concepci\u00f3n had been facing various health issues for some time. Recently, the journalist had been hospitalized in the United States and, after returning to the Dominican Republic, experienced new complications that ultimately led to his passing.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A legacy of more than five decades<\/h3>\n\n<p>Claudio Concepci\u00f3n&#8217;s career spanned more than 50 years, becoming an essential reference for the generations that saw art journalism as a pillar of Dominican entertainment. His work was constant in radio, print media, and television, being especially remembered for his outstanding participation in the program &#8220;A Todo Color,&#8221; alongside Cipriano Mart\u00ednez, a space that defined an era in Teleuniverso&#8217;s programming.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">With his passing, Santiago loses one of the chroniclers who best knew how to narrate the evolution of the country&#8217;s cultural and artistic life, leaving an indelible mark on the national journalistic practice.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In addition to his work in the media, Concepci\u00f3n stood out in the institutional sphere, serving as communications manager for the Tobacco Institute of the Dominican Republic (INTABACO), where he applied his vast knowledge in the management of public relations and information dissemination.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funeral service details<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Funeral mass: Monday at 3:00 PM.<\/li><li>Location: San Jos\u00e9 de las Monta\u00f1as Church, Hermanas Mirabal Avenue, Baracoa sector, Santiago.<\/li><li>Following the religious ceremony, the Christian burial will take place.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The passing of Claudio Concepci\u00f3n symbolizes the end of a golden era of communication in Santiago, where radio and television were the main stages for documenting the history of great Dominican artists. Alofoke Deportes joins in the grief of his loved ones and the entire journalistic community of the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago bids farewell to legendary art chronicler Claudio Concepci\u00f3n The journalistic guild and the society of Santiago are in mourning following the passing of Claudio Concepci\u00f3n, a historic figure in Dominican communication and a pioneer in arts and entertainment reporting. 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