He entered the first school of journalism that existed in Venezuela, at the Free University "Augusteo", founded in October 1941 by Monsignor Rafael Lovera, at the time of the General Isaías Medina Angarita.

-Leading the team of Venevisión a Venezuelan network, Yanes was sent in 1966 to Vietnam as a war correspondent and press officer.

He stood out as professor of the first class of the School of Social Communication of the Central University of Venezuela" Universidad Central de Venezuela" and dictated a Class in the "Universidad Catolica Andres Bello"Andrés Bello Catholic University of Caracas.

Considered one of the pioneers in Realtime TV journalism, with particular interviews confronting many in front of the cameras, he became famous for his rhetoric and historic ways in television programs.

Óscar Yanes was famous for his tales about contemporary history in the TV program Así son las Cosas (The way things are).