Dorrego will lead WRMD’s consumer investigative unit and contribute in-depth reports to ‘Noticiero Telemundo 49’
TAMPA, Fla. – (May 01, 2025) – Telemundo 49 Tampa / WRMD, part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, announced today that Gilberto Dorrego has been named Investigative Reporter for Noticiero Telemundo 49 and will also lead the station’s consumer investigative unit,Telemundo 49 Responde. He will make his on-air debut this month.
Dorrego is an award-winning journalist with more than eight years of experience at Telemundo-owned stations, and nearly a decade covering local news. He joins WRMD from Noticiero Telemundo Arizona, where he served as lead anchor and reporter. Prior to that, he was anchor and political reporter for Telemundo 20 San Diego, where he covered a wide range of topics including immigration, border issues and the local economy during his three-year tenure.
“Gilberto’s investigative skills, passion for impactful storytelling, and deep commitment to the community will strengthen our newsroom and help us better serve our viewers,” said Meredith Veloz, News Director for Telemundo 49 Tampa. “We are excited to welcome him to our team.”
Before his time in San Diego, Dorrego worked as multimedia journalist and anchor for Telemundo 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth. He began his journalism career at Univision 23 Miami after earning a journalism degree from La Universidad de la Habana in Cuba. Dorrego has been recognized with multiple Golden Mike Awards and regional Emmy Awards for excellence in journalism.
Launched in 2022, Telemundo 49 Responde is Tampa Bay’s only Spanish-language consumer investigative unit. It provides viewers a trusted outlet to submit complaints by calling 813-582-4349 or visiting https://www.telemundo49.com/responde/quejas/ .
About Telemundo 49/WRMD
Telemundo 49 / WRMD is Telemundo’s local television station serving Spanish-language viewers in the Tampa Bay area. Owned by NBCUniversal, Telemundo 49 delivers its audiences more than 10 hours of live, locally produced news each week and world-class programming produced by Telemundo Network. WRMD’s newscasts feature local breaking news, real-time weather forecasts, consumer reports and sports information. Telemundo 49’s consumer unit “Telemundo 49 Responde” is the market’s only Spanish-language consumer unit. Audiences can stay connected to their local news while on the go by watching online at telemundo49.com, via the “Telemundo 49” mobile app– the only mobile app in Tampa Bay that delivers real-time weather alerts in Spanish –and through its social media channels. Audiences can also tune in on local over-the-air on channel 49.10, Frontier channel 18, Xfinity channel 21 and Spectrum channel 19.
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