{"id":4188,"date":"2014-04-23T13:52:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T17:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:52:52","slug":"rays-baseball-broadcaster-visits-spc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/rays-baseball-broadcaster-visits-spc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays Baseball Broadcaster visits SPC! by Anna Faiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/henry.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4189\" alt=\"henry\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/henry-300x252.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a>Enrique \u201cHenry\u201d Oliu, the Spanish-language radio analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays came to SPC on April 8. Sponsored by the Latinos United Club at the SPC Tarpon Springs campus, Enrique presented an inspirational speech as he shared personal stories and adventures about his life.<\/p>\n<p>Enrique is a unique and inspiring man who grew up in Nicaragua listening to baseball and soccer on the radio. His interest in broadcasting blossomed after he moved to the United States to attend the Florida School for the Blind and Deaf when he was 10. \u00a0While he\u2019s been blind since birth, this never once was an obstacle for him, as he fought hard to reach his dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of dwelling on his disability, he has stayed focused on the bigger picture of what he can do. Since the day the Tampa Bay Rays threw out their inaugural pitch on March 31, 1998, Enrique has been the Spanish-language radio commentator for the team.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg College students were touched by his words and are thankful to have had him as a guest speaker.<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nFollow us on:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SPCStudyAbroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fb logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/fb-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SPCStudyAbroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/twitter-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/stpetecollege\/study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pintest logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pintest-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLA201A05FC9F5F728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"youtube logo\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/youtube-logo.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enrique \u201cHenry\u201d Oliu, the Spanish-language radio analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays came to SPC on April 8. Sponsored by the Latinos United Club at the SPC Tarpon Springs campus, Enrique presented an inspirational speech as he shared personal stories and adventures about his life. Enrique is a unique and inspiring man who grew up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/rays-baseball-broadcaster-visits-spc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rays Baseball Broadcaster visits SPC! by Anna Faiola<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,40],"tags":[43],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-news","tag-international-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Rays Baseball Broadcaster visits SPC! by Anna Faiola - Center for International Programs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/rays-baseball-broadcaster-visits-spc\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rays Baseball Broadcaster visits SPC! by Anna Faiola - Center for International Programs\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Enrique \u201cHenry\u201d Oliu, the Spanish-language radio analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays came to SPC on April 8. 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