Born in
General Villegas, in western
Buenos Aires Province, his first experience in broadcasting was during his teens at the helm of a
transit media vehicle, from which he could be heard hawking
Mejoral, a
paracetamol analgesic, in General Villegas and surrounding
Pampas towns. He arrived in
Buenos Aires following a year of
military service, and began on the radio as an ad announcer on Radio del Pueblo in 1948. He later co-hosted a program on ratings leader
Radio Belgrano with
Beatriz Taibo, in which the duo became known for announcing advertisements in the form of a dialogue. Taibo, for example, might ask: ''"Traffic's at a standstill. What do you think happened?"
to which Carrizo would answer "A
Sunlight girl must have walked by!"'' The
radio theater producer at
Radio El Mundo, Julio César Barton, hired Carrizo in 1949. He worked with leading names in Argentine radio at the time such as
Niní Marshall,
Tita Merello, and
Luis Sandrini, eventually becoming the station's
programming director. Remaining on the radio, Carrizo debuted on Argentine television in the 1950s on
Channel 7, and in cinema as a radio presenter in
Luis César Amadori's
El barro humano (1955). Carrizo was hired by
Channel 9 director
Alejandro Romay to host
Sábados Continuados in 1964. He returned to Channel 7 as host of
Bienvenido Sábado (
Welcome, Saturday), a
variety show that aired in 1965, and in the 1970s hosted
Primera de la Noche (
Top of the Evening). Carrizo also appeared from 1966 on
Radio Rivadavia, which by then had become the nation's top radio network, working with
Cacho Fontana,
Héctor Larrea, and
Juan Carlos Mareco, and in 1971 left El Mundo to become host of Rivadavia's
La Vida y El Canto (
Life and Song). He also hosted
Cíclo Los Intérpretes (''Performers' Series
) on Radio Rivadavia, devoted to folk and classical music, and appeared as a recurring guest commentator on the popular round table program Polémica en el Fútbol
(Controversies in
Argentine Football''). Carrizo earned a
Konex Award for his career as presenter in 1981. Carrizo was named President of the Society of Argentine Bibliophiles, and of the Argentine Chess Federation. The accomplished
chess player counted among his friends Grand Master
Bobby Fischer. Fischer visited Argentina often, and Carrizo's home hosted numerous matches between the two, as well as with other noted players such as
Tigran Petrosian and
Miguel Quinteros; during one such match, which Fischer and Quinteros played for money, the unpredictable Fischer repeatedly slammed the Japanese
forest glass coffee table, prompting Carrizo to urge Quinteros to lower the stakes,
"lest that son of a bitch break my table!" His later projects included serving as
master of ceremonies at the 1980
OTI Festival, as well as the annual
Ciclo Música en la Ciudad (
City Music Series), a classical music festival, from 1987 onward. He joined
Juan Carlos Calabró as co-host of the radio comedy series,
Calabromas, and its long-running television counterpart:
El contra (
The Jerk, Calabró's stock character). He also hosted, among other programs,
Hecho en Argentina, a geographic documentary series on the
América 24 cable network, and from 2006 onward
Tangos y Libros on Municipal Radio. Because he hosted a
tango program on
AM radio, Carrizo maintained a connection to the people that allowed him to bring high-culture to them. On his interview program thus he could introduce his audiences to such figures as
Jorge Luis Borges and
Astor Piazzolla. Carrizo's health worsened, and in 2008 he underwent
cardiopulmonary bypass and
cerebrovascular surgery. He recovered, returned as host of
Tangos y Libros, and in 2010 was awarded the
Argentina Bicentennial Medal by Buenos Aires Mayor
Mauricio Macri. He died on January 1, 2016. ==References==