L.A. is abuzz with confirmation from the mayor himself that he does indeed have a relationship with a Telemundo station reporter and back-up anchor. Antonio Villaraigosa admitted his relationship with Mirthala Salinas to the Daily News: “It is true that I have a relationship with Ms. Mirthala Salinas. As I’ve said I take full responsibility […]
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A lot more details on mayor Villaraigosa’s romance with reporter Mirthala Salinas have been surfacing, since he confirmed their relationship yesterday. The most complete timeline is offered in today’s L.A. Times, which links the mayor to the reporter as far back as 18 months ago. The blogs are on fire, with some very scathing comments […]
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Telemundo management is doing an about face. Just yesterday, they were defending Mirthala Salinas, the reporter embroiled in a scandal with the city’s mayor in an L.A. Times article: “Mirthala Salinas is one of our most respected reporters and a great professional,” said Manuel Abud, Telemundo’s general manager in Los Angeles. “Telemundo is fully committed […]
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After an internal investigation, Telemundo executives announced that Mirthala Salinas, the reporter who had an affair with L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, is suspended for two months without pay. KVEA-52 news director Al Corral also had the same fate. Three other supervisors were reprimanded for allowing Salinas to continue reporting on the mayor while romantically involved […]
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Lucía Navarro, the lead anchor of Telemundo-52 in L.A. for the past 7 years, was taken off the job the day after sweeps. Sources tell me Lucía came in to work on Thursday, but did not anchor the 6 pm newscast. A quick glance at the station’s Website shows that her picture, bio and blog […]
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Starting today, “Buenos Días,” Telemundo’s morning show in Los Angeles, expands to 3 hours from 5 am to 8 am. Ernesto Mourelo, KVEA-52’s assistant news director broke the news on a late afternoon memo to employees on Friday: “I’m also pleased to announce that effective Monday, June 16th, Jose Armando Ronstadt will become part of […]
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The cleanup at Telemundo’s O&O continues. Sources tell me that Carolina Dávalos, weathercaster at KVEA-52, was also laid off in the most recent wave of cuts.
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The Telemundo station in Los Angeles today went through another round of cuts. Inside sources tell me in addition to layoffs, KVEA 52 canceled its 6 to 7 am morning newscast, anchored by José Ronstadt and Azucena Gómez. Telemundo also eliminated the 1 pm news show of its sister station KWHY-22. The newscast was anchored […]
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Telemundo execs have decided to re-arrange the anchor line-up at their L.A. station. Starting Jan. 31, Ana Patricia Candiani will be KVEA-52’s new 6 pm weekday anchor. She will also contribute as investigative reporter for “En Contexto,” which airs at 11 pm. Ana Patricia was most recently freelancing at Univision Network. She previously spent 14 […]
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Jessica Carrillo joins KVEA-52 in Los Angeles as co-host of the local Telemundo entertainment show “Acceso Total.” Her first day on the air is today. Jessica was previously co-host of “Acceso Total” in Dallas. Before that, she was a weather anchor for “Conteo de Noticias,” the regionalized newscast that aired in several Telemundo local stations.
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According to a Jan. 3 SEC filing by developer Thomas Properties Group, NBCUniversal won’t be moving forward with plans to build a 1.5 million-square-foot production and office project across from Universal Studios. The project, originaly announced in 2007, was going to be called MetroStudios@Lankershim. It was estimated to cost $750 million. Pulling out of the […]
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Several reporters have been terminated from Telemundo’s flagship station, KVEA-52 in Los Angeles on Wednesday. According to sources, María García, a reporter and former weekend anchor who had been at the station more than 10 years, was among the casualties. Other talents also given their walking papers: reporter and fill-in anchor Roberto Lacayo, weather anchor […]
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Telemundo 52-KVEA has been doing some talent changes in the past few months and now, they’re showing them off. During a cocktail reception in a Hollywood hotel, the station presented the new team of anchors and reporters for “Noticiero Telemundo 52.” The new team includes 6 and 11 news anchors Ana Patricia Candiani and Edgar Muñoz, weekend […]
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Daisy Espinoza has joined Telemundo Los Angeles as a producer. She’s currently producing KVEA-52’s 11 pm newscast. Daisy was most recently a producer at KUVS-19, the Univision O&O in Sacramento, where she worked since 2003. The Emmy-award winning producer and Sacramento native started out as an intern at KUVS. She became a news production assistant in 2004 […]
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Two local Telemundo stations are celebrating top ratings after November sweeps. Telemundo’s local station in Los Angeles ended the sweeps period with morning and afternoon newscast wins. KVEA-52 was #1, regardless of language in the adults 18-34 demo Monday-Friday at 5 and 6 am, outranking all other stations with morning newscasts, including Univision’s KMEX-34, KABC, KCBS, KNBC, KTTV […]
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Rossyris Silva has been promoted from Executive Producer to Assistant News Director at Telemundo flagship station KVEA-52 in Los Angeles. She takes over the position left vacant by Freddy Oldenburg, who in June of last year moved back to San Jose to become VP of News of KSTS 48. VP of Content Rubén Keoseyán today announced her […]
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Lizette Carbajal takes over the role of Vice President of Community Relations at KVEA Telemundo 52 Los Angeles. Her first day at the station was yesterday. She replaces Victor Franco, who retired last year. Carbajal will be responsible for spearheading the station’s community relations initiatives with Los Angeles-area community organizations. She’ll also be responsible for executing the […]
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Daisy Espinoza moves up the ranks at KVEA-52, the Telemundo O&O in Los Angeles. She was promoted from News Producer to Executive Producer for the station’s morning show, effective Monday, April 6. KVEA hired Daisy in 2013. She started as a news producer for the 11 pm newscast. In December of that year, she became […]
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