Adriana Vargas
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Adriana Vargas (born 29 November 1976 in Bogotá) is a Colombian journalist[1] and news presenter for UNIVISION 41, based in New York.
Vargas majored in Social Communication from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1998, but she debuted in journalism two years before with a small production company. Later she presented several cultural shows for state-run Señal Colombia, and joined Manuel Teodoro to co-host the Caracol TV newsmagazine Séptimo día.
Following Séptimo día's cancellation in 2000, Vargas joined rival network RCN TV, where she presented the Noticias RCN news show, acted as its international editor, and hosted the nightly opinion newsmagazine La noche (January 2002 - December 2004).
In 2005 she participated in Caracol Radio's morning news show Hoy por hoy and hosted and directed the Noticiero del mediodía. She also co-hosted Noticiero CM& at evenings. In 2006 she returned to RCN TV.[2][3] In 2010, Adriana Vargas joined President Juan Manuel Santos' team as his spokeswoman and International Media Director. After one year, Vargas was offered a new position as News Anchor and reporter for Univision 41, based in NY. She currently anchors the 6 pm and 11 pm Broadcasts for Univision 41 in the Tri-State area.
[edit] References
- ^ Barmash, Jerry (July 19, 2011). "WXTV/Channel 41 Hires Adriana Vargas for Weeknight Newscasts - FishbowlNY". Media BIstro. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/wxtvchannel-41-hires-adriana-vargas-for-weeknight-newscasts_b39566. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Equipo de Santos señala que será menos mediático y tendrá liderazgo colectivo." (in Spanish). El Tiempo. August 7, 2010. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-7848929. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Cromos. Grupo Títulos R.T.I. 2000-01-01. p. 50. http://books.google.com/books?id=yYIwAAAAYAAJ.
