wˌaɪl ɪn lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vˈɑːlɐɾəl pˈiəɹɪəd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, hiː ɹˈoʊt ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ænd wˈʌn sˈɛvɹəl ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɹʌmðɪ ˌɪntɚɹɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹˈɛs ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ˌɔn kjˈuːbə ænd mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, æz wˈɛl æz fɔːɹ hɪz ˈɛdɪɾɪŋ əvə wˈiːkli kˈɑːlʌm ˌɔn lˈætɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.
While in Latin America during the volatile period of the 1980s, he wrote over 100 articles and won several awards from the Inter-American Press Association for his writings on Cuba and Mexico, as well as for his editing of a weekly column on Latin America.