The Birth Of 'The Chalupa Rules'

Mario Bosquez, anchor of "CBS 2 News This Morning" in New York, describes his Texas childhhood in "The Chalupa Rules: A Latino Guide to Gringoland."

In an interview on The Saturday Early Show, Bosquez talks about the semi-autobiographical, self-help book and explained how he came to write a guide for Latinos as they navigate the waters of life in the United States. To read an excerpt, click here.

Writing is nothing new for Bosquez, who is a playwright and novelist. He graduated in 1978 from Trinity University in San Antonio with a degree in broadcast journalism and Spanish. His full-length play, "Los Duendes" (The Restless Spirits), was a finalist in the 2000 Paul Green Playwrighting Competition and a semifinalist in the Southwest Festival for New Plays/Latino Division.

Bosquez began his broadcasting career as a newsreader at San Antonio's KTSA Radio. After a year, he joined KSAT-TV, San Antonio, where he was a reporter and emcee for the station's live parade coverage. He later served as co-host of "PM Magazine," and as anchor of both "Good Morning San Antonio" and "KSAT 12 News at Noon."

Bosquez, who has been with WCBS since January of 2003, moved to New York in the 1990s and worked for nine years at WNYW-TV, where he held a variety of positions, including anchor of "Fox Five News at 11:30 AM," co-anchor of "Good Day Wake Up" and co-anchor of "Good Day New York First Edition."

He initially joined WNYW-TV as a correspondent and covered such stories as the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Hurricane George in Puerto Rico, the Colombia earthquake, the Pope's visit to Cuba and Hurricane Floyd in the Carolinas.

Bosquez has won numerous awards for his work, including an "AmeriCares" award, which was presented to him by President and Mrs. George Bush, and the "Sí Se Puede!" Award from the National Puerto Rican Forum. He was also recognized by the City of New York for his work as a Latino in the media and is the recipient of two honors from the Latino Coalition for Fair Media.