▁b iling ual ▁talk show ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Un iv ision ▁Radio ▁Network , ▁and ▁online ▁at ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ' ▁I He art Radio . ▁A ▁first ▁for ▁Un iv ision , ▁the ▁leading ▁Spanish - language ▁media ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Esp uel as ' ▁national ▁show ▁is ▁broadcast ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁Fernando ▁Esp uel as ▁Show ▁was ▁re - launch ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Un iv ision ▁America ▁Network . ▁ ▁Esp uel as ▁also ▁writes ▁for ▁the ▁H uff ington ▁Post , ▁The ▁Hill , ▁and ▁CNN ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁comment ator ▁on ▁television , ▁such ▁as ▁CBS ▁News , ▁radio ▁on ▁Un iv ision ▁and ▁N PR , ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁print ▁across ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁In ▁Life ▁in ▁Action , ▁Esp uel as ▁writes ▁about ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁El bio ▁Fernández ▁school , ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁private ▁school ▁in ▁Monte video . ▁Esp uel as ' ▁family ▁in ▁Uruguay ▁was ▁finan cially ▁secure ▁until ▁his ▁father , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁entrepr ene ur , ▁abandoned ▁them ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Se ek ing ▁to ▁surv ive ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Uruguay ▁experienced ▁ac ute ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁crisis , ▁Esp uel as ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁with ▁only ▁$ 1 0 0 . ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁factory ▁jobs ▁making ▁everything