Claudia Palacios

Claudia Palacios
Claudia Palacios
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Born	Claudia Isabel Palacios Giraldo; October 1, 1977 (age 47); Cali, Colombia
Occupation	Television journalist
Notable credit(s)	CNN en Español weekend anchor; (2004–present); Caracol Noticias morning anchor; (1998–2004)
Children	Pablo

Claudia Isabel Palacios Giraldo (born October 1 1977 in Cali) is a Colombian journalist and newscaster. She is best known as the weekend news anchor on CNN en Español, a position she has held since 2004. She has Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Claudia lived in Palmira, a town near Cali, until she was 15 years old. She graduated from the Colegio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. She then earned a degree in journalism from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. She started her journalistic career on Noticiero del Pacífico at Telepacifico, a regional TV station, where she reported on the environment for Dagma, a weekly program produced by the University of the Valley UVTV. Later, she joined the Noticiero CM& newscast, where she covered a variety of important events including several official presidential trips, union marches, student protests and congressional sessions.

In 1998, she joined Caracol Noticias as a morning news anchor. She also worked on international and health segments produced by Caracol Noticias, the latter with Silvia Corzo). Her reporting on women's health issues, inspired by her own battle with irritable bowel syndrome, led to an award in Mexico by CELSAM (Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos para la Salud de la Mujer or the Center of Latin American Studies on Women's Health).

On July 30 2004, she joined CNN en Español after a job offer made via email. She currently lives in Atlanta with Pablo, her son, and Rafael, her brother, an architect.

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