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Mekonen’s remembrance was echoed by many others in the Club community. "The passing of Gonzalo and the beautiful tributes to him remind us that, at our core, we are family," said Club President Michael Freedman. "For more than 30 years, Gonzalo made our Club a better, warmer, happier home, as evidenced by the outpouring love expressed by all who knew him. Our thoughts, prayers and warm wishes are with his family." Former Club President Mark Hamrick would kid Cabrera about his “Ranchero” moniker whenever he saw him. “Whether it was joking about his would-be ranch or something else, Gonzalo …

Although he retired from the Club four years ago, Cabrera left an indelible mark on the Reliable Source. “Gonzalo had a genuinely comforting presence that made a visit to the Reliable Source feel like stepping into your best friend’s living room,” said Club member Justin Duckham. The affection for Cabrera was reflected in a fundraising effort for his June 12 funeral that resulted in a total contribution of $8,120. Many of the donors were Club members. “We are immensely grateful for all the support we received from the Press Club community,” said Zara Cabrera, Gonzalo’s daughter. “It's so…

He didn’t actually have a home on the range, but Gonzalo Cabrera always made the Reliable Source feel like home for National Press Club members. Cabrera, a waiter at the restaurant from 1984 until his retirement in 2016, became known as “Ranchero” thanks to a story spun by the late Club bartender Jack Kujawski, who would say that Cabrera was a wealthy landowner and rancher. That yarn, which circulated among the bar and grill’s staff and patrons, is what first comes to mind when many of Cabrera’s friends and colleagues remember him. He died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel corona…

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Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer

About Trailer Details Not Rated Synopsis Sex! Gossip! Scandal! For over 60 years, the National Enquirer has pumped out salacious, shocking stories, stretching the limits of journalism and blurring the lines between truth and fiction. SCANDALOUS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE NATIONAL ENQIRER is the sensational true story of the most infamous tabloid in US history, a wild, probing look at how one newspaper’s prescient grasp of its’ readers darkest curiosities led it to massive profits and influence. From its coverage of Elvis’s death, to Monica Lewinsky and the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the…