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{{Short description|Puerto Rican investigative journalism program}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Rayos X Logo.png
| caption            = Logo
| creator            = Tony Mojena <br/> [[Jay Fonseca]]
| narrated           =
| executive_producer = Tony Mojena
| country            = Puerto Rico
| language           = Spanish
| company            = Tony Mojena Entertainment
| network            = [[WKAQ-TV|Telemundo Puerto Rico]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|2015|10|13}}
| last_aired         = present
| num_seasons        =
| num_episodes       =
| related            = ''[[Dia a Dia con Raymond y Dagmar|Dia a Dia]]''
| presenter          = Yolanda Velez Arcelay <br/> Valeria Collazo <br/> Adriana de Jesus Salaman <br/> Jose Carlos Sanchez <br/> Leo Aldridge
}}
'''''Rayos X''''' (''X-Rays''), formerly known as '''''"Jay y sus Rayos X"''''', is an [[investigative journalism]] program that airs on [[WKAQ-TV|Telemundo Puerto Rico]] every Tuesday at 10:00&nbsp;p.m.
The program was created by producer Tony Mojena and television personality and political analyst [[Jay Fonseca]] as a way to deep dive into local Puerto Rican politics and sociopolitical issues on the island. In 2021, Fonseca left the show to start another similar program on [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]] (''Cuarto Poder''). The show is currently hosted by journalists Yolanda Velez Arcelay and Valeria Collazo Cañizares.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jay Fonseca se expresa sobre su salida de Telemundo |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/jay-fonseca-se-expresa-sobre-su-salida-de-telemundo/ |website=Primera Hora |publisher=Primera Hora |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
== History ==
===Jay y sus Rayos X (2015-2021)===
Jay Fonseca had hosted a political analysis and interview segment on the daytime talk show [[Dia a Dia con Raymond y Dagmar|Dia a Dia]] called '''''"De Frente con Jay Fonseca"''''' (''Upfront with Jay Fonseca'') for years on [[WKAQ-TV|Telemundo Puerto Rico]] before the station agreed to produce a [[Spin-off (media)|spinoff]] of the segment as an investigative journalism program. The show was originally announced in December 2013 during the stations upfront presentation and it was meant to premiere in 2014 but the production was delayed and the show did not premiere until fall 2015. In September 2015, Telemundo announced the premiere of the show would finally take place on October 13, 2015. The show's premiere took place on a Tuesday immediately after [[Raymond y sus Amigos]] but the station announced that the show was scheduled to air Thursdays at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Telemundo Puerto Rico emitirá muy pronto "Rayos X con Jay Fonseca" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2015/06/rayos-x-jay-fonseca-pronto-telemundo-pr.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lo nuevo de Telemundo Puerto Rico ¨UpFront 2014¨ |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2013/12/lo-nuevo-de-telemundo-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Telemundo Puerto Rico estrena en octubre "Jay y sus Rayos X" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2015/09/telemundo-pr-estrena-octubre-jay-rayos-x.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Jay y sus rayos X" estrena el próximo martes por Telemundo PR ¡Su horario regular será los jueves! |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2015/10/jay-y-rayos-x-estrena-13-octubre-telemundo-pr.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
Fonseca would host alongside a crop of new journalists such as Tatiana Ortiz (now a reporter for [[NotiCentro]] on [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]]), Valeria Collazo and Alexandra Acosta. In 2016, just a year after the show's premiere Telemundo would announce that the show would move permanently to Tuesdays at 10:00&nbsp;p.m. to create a block of 4 hours of live original local programming which would feature [[Raymond y sus Amigos]] (which would serve as the show's lead-in), Jay y sus Rayos X and Telenoticias (the station's newscast). The show officially moved to its new time on July 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Con nuevo día y hora el programa local "Jay Y Sus Rayos X" por Telemundo Puerto Rico |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2016/07/jay-y-sus-rayos-x-cambia-de-dia-y-hora-telemundo-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On October 29, 2020, the show hosted the final debate ahead of the [[2020 Puerto Rican general election]]. The special called Jay y sus Rayos X: La última opportunidad (Jay and his X Rays: Last Chance) featured [[Pedro Pierluisi]], [[Carlos Delgado Altieri]], [[Alexandra Lúgaro]], Eliezer Molina and Cesar Vazquez and was focused on asking the candidates questions related to [[corruption]] and proposals for growth of the island.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vazquez |first1=Hector |title="Jay y sus Rayos X" presentará foro entre candidatos a la gobernación |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2020/10/jay-y-sus-rayos-x-presentara-foro-entre-candidatos-gobernacion-29-octubre-2020-telemundo-pr.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On July 15, 2021, Jay Fonseca officially declined to renew his contract and would leave both Rayos X and Dia a Dia effective immediately. Fonseca's came after an offer from rival station WAPA where he now hosts a daily show called ''Los datos son los datos'' (''Facts are Facts'') and a weekly investigative journalism show called ''Cuarto Poder'' (''Fourth Power'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Jay Fonseca sale de Telemundo Puerto Rico |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/07/jay-fonseca-renuncia-telemundo-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eliminan a Jay Fonseca de las redes de Los Rayos X |url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2021/07/17/eliminan-jay-fonseca-las-redes-los-rayos-x.html |website=Metro PR |publisher=Metro PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
With Fonseca's exit questions arose about Rayos X's future. Executive producer Tony Mojena and Telemundo Puerto Rico president Jose Cancela quickly announced that the show would continue and that they were actively searching for a new host and new team of journalists. It was announced that the show would be moving forward as just Rayos X (dropping Fonseca's name) and that for the foreseeable future the show would be hosted by the remaining journalists on the show Valeria Collazo, Shaína Cabán and John Paul Vallenilla. The first episode of the show without Fonseca aired on Telemundo on July 19, 2021, and the remaining hosts thanked Fonseca on-air wishing him the best in his future projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rayos X: programa investigativo de Telemundo inicia nueva etapa |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/07/rayos-x-programa-investigativo-evoluciona-telemundo-pr.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Equipo de Rayos X se despide de Jay Fonseca durante programa |url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2021/07/20/equipo-rayos-x-se-despide-jay-fonseca-programa.html |website=Metro PR |publisher=Metro PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
===Rayos X (2021-present)===
On August 16, 2021, Telemundo announced the new team of the revamped the show. During the announcement it was revealed that veteran journalist Yolanda Velez Arcelay would be taking over as host of the show. Arcelay was making the jump from TeleOnce where she served as a long time field reporter for the initial version of [[Las Noticias]] and later as a regular panel member on [[Jugando Pelota Dura]]. Valeria Collazo Cañizares, Shaina Caban, John Paul Vallenilla and Alexandra Acosta, all whom had been with the show with since its inception, would also remain as part of the show. Also joining the show would be lawyers Ernie Cabán and Osvaldo Carlo who would be in charge of providing legal analysis of high-profile cases that are discussed on the show. The first episode of this new version of the show aired on August 17, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Este es el nuevo equipo de los Rayos X |url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2021/08/16/este-nuevo-equipo-los-rayos-x.html |website=Metro PR |publisher=Metro PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vargas |first1=Shakira |title=Los licenciados Osvaldo Carlo y Ernie Cabán se unen a los "Rayos X" de Telemundo junto a Yolanda Vélez Arcelay |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/los-licenciados-osvaldo-carlo-y-ernie-caban-se-unen-a-los-rayos-x-de-telemundo-junto-a-yolanda-velez-arcelay/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Telemundo oficializa nueva etapa de "Rayos X" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/08/rayos-x-oficial-nueva-etapa-yolanda-velez-arcelay-telemundo.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Telemundo presenta al nuevo equipo de "Rayos X" |url=https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/telemundo-presenta-al-nuevo-equipo-de-rayos-x/2248667/ |website=Telemundo PR |publisher=Telemundo PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On May 25, 2022, it was announced that journalist Adriana de Jesus Salman would be joining the program as part of the investigative team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Periodista Adriana De Jesús Salamán se integra a "Rayos X" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2022/05/adriana-de-jesus-salaman-periodista-se-integra-rayos-x-telemundo.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=La periodista Adriana De Jesús Salamán se une a "Rayos X" de Telemundo |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/la-periodista-adriana-de-jesus-salaman-se-une-a-rayos-x-de-telemundo/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On December 20, 2022, it was announced on the program that journalist, José Carlos Sánchez would also be joining the program's investigative unit. As part of the investigative unit both José and Adriana would produce their own dedicated pieces and present the segments of these pieces on the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=El periodista José Carlos Sánchez se une a "Rayos X" de Telemundo |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/el-periodista-jose-carlos-sanchez-se-une-a-rayos-x-de-telemundo/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On January 26, 2023, it was announced that, legal analyst and lawyer, Leo Aldridge would be joining the program. Aldridge had worked previously as a panelist on [[Jugando Pelota Dura]] and as an analyst for WAPA's newscast ''NotiCentro''. Aldridge would host his own segment called '''''Asi lo Leo''''' (''That's how I read it'') where he would do a quick dive into a local political subject of his choice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuevo integrante en el programa Rayos X de Telemundo |url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/television/nuevo-integrante-en-el-programa-rayos-x-de-telemundo/article_571815e2-9d93-11ed-b46c-cb8b96f24ddb.html |website=El Vocero |publisher=El Vocero |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leo Aldridge se integra al programa ‘Rayos X’ de Telemundo |url=https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2023/01/26/leo-aldridge-se-integra-al-programa-rayos-x-de-telemundo/ |website=Metro PR |publisher=Metro PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leo Aldridge se une a Rayos X: "Estoy muy entusiasmado por la oportunidad" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/leo-aldridge-se-une-a-rayos-x-estoy-muy-entusiasmado-telemundo.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
On June 28, 2023, Shaina Cabán announced through her [[Instagram]] page that she had was officially leaving the show. Cabán also served as one of the producers of the show. Cabán joined John Paul Vallenilla and Alexandra Acosta who also quietly left the show during 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaína Cabán se despide de Rayos X: "Me voy con mucho sentimiento" |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/06/shaiba-caban-cortes-dice-adios-a-rayos-x-telemundo.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shaína Cabán anuncia su salida de "Rayos X" |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/shaina-caban-anuncia-su-salida-de-rayos-x/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
In August 2023, ''Rayos X'' got nominated for an [[Suncoast Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]]. The nomination came off the special report titled '''''"Decoding AI: Opportunities, Dangers, and Ethical Imperatives"''''' and presented by José Carlos Sanchez. The piece won the award during the ceremony held in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Equipos de Telenoticias y Rayos X son nominados a premiación de la OPC |url=https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/equipos-de-telenoticias-y-rayos-x-son-nominados-a-premiacion-de-la-opc/2518410/ |website=Telemundo PR |publisher=Telemundo PR |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Excelencia periodística: canales del país son reconocidos en los Premios Emmy 2023 |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/12/premios-emmy-2023-reconocen-excelencia-periodistica-canales-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
==On-air staff==
===Current on-air staff===
*Yolanda Velez Arcelay, host
*Valeria Collazo Cañizares, reporter and co-host
*Adriana de Jesus Salaman, reporter and co-host
*José Carlos Sanchez, reporter and co-host
*Leo Aldridge, political analyst
===Former on-air staff===
*[[Jay Fonseca]], host (now at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
*Shaina Caban, reporter
*John Paul Vallenilla, reporter (now at [[Cadena Salsoul]])
*Alexandra Acosta, panelist
*Ernie Caban, panelist (now at [[WKAQ (AM)|WKAQ 580]])
*Osvaldo Carlo, panelist (now at WAPA and WKAQ 580)
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