Reyes, Domingo Nick

Domingo Nick Reyes, radio and television broadcaster, social activist, and political and business consultant, was born on September 8, 1928 in Cameron, Texas. At age 17 he enlisted in the Army where he learned radio broadcasting. After leaving the Army in 1949, Reyes continued his career in broadcasting. From 1951-1960 he worked at radio and television stations in North Carolina, Florida, and in Texas, where he was the host of a bandstand show called Teen Time. Reyes worked as Program Director for TG-BOL AM/FM-TV (3) in Guatemala (1960-1961) and was News Writer and Director-Producer for KOAT-TV (7) in New Mexico (1961-1963). Reyes also worked at KXYZ-AM/FM in Houston as News Writer and Announcer (1963-1964).

Reyes served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where he conducted studies and prepared reports (1967-1968). As President of A Total Media Systems, Inc. (ATM) (1969-1973), a communications consulting firm, he conducted broadcast content monitoring studies, and conducted the First National Business Development Conference for the Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority Business Enterprise. Reyes produced a variety of mass media products, public relations programs, and audio-visual materials while serving as the Director of Production for United Way of America (1973-1975). While serving as the Acting Director of the Institute for the Study of the Hispanic American in U.S. Life and History, Inc. Reyes researched and wrote a report that provided a scholarly approach for the study of the contributions of Hispanics to the United States (1975-1978).

As President of Domingo Nick Reyes and Associates (1978-1983), Reyes developed the National Hispanic American Leadership Public Opinion Poll and organized the Hispanic American News Service. He also implemented a Washington liaison and representation program for several national associations including the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Committee for Energy Awareness. Furthermore, Reyes researched and wrote a series of publications called VIVA about the Hispanic experience in the United States.

In 1980, Reyes was appointed as Special Assistant for Minority Affairs in the Secretariat of the Navy. Reyes also worked for the American Institute for Transportation and Business Development as Director of the Training and Development Office (1983-1984). In 1984, Reyes served as President of The Reyes Group, Inc., a multi-discipline consulting firm that conducted seminars and offered training to the private and public sectors in stress management, problem solving and conflict resolution, and minority business development.

Domingo Nick Reyes married Conchita Ibarra Reyes in 1955 and they had five children together. He later married Rosemary Valladolid. He died August 1, 1996 after suffering complications from a brain aneurysm.

From the guide to the Domingo Nick Reyes Papers 1985-. 24322000., c.1930-1985, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin)