Telemundo Houston KTMD-TV announces that Édgar Olivares has been promoted to the anchor team of ‘Noticiero Telemundo Houston’ weekdays at 4PM, 5PM & 10PM.
HOUSTON, TX – September 29, 2025 – Telemundo Houston KTMD, part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, announced the promotion of Édgar Olivares to the anchor team, joining Crystal Ayala and Ingrid Barrera for weekday editions of Noticiero Telemundo Houston at 4PM, 5PM and 10PM.
Olivares has two decades of journalism experience working in television, radio and print media. He joined KTMD in May of 2024 as multimedia journalist, reporting on breaking news and the most important stories for Spanish-speaking viewers in Houston. Prior to KTMD, Édgar spent 3 years as news anchor and reporter at KMUV Telemundo 23 in Monterey / Salinas, CA. Before that, he spent 10 years as news anchor and reporter for Canal 44, the University of Guadalajara’s television station.
Olivares earned a bachelor’s in communication sciences from the University of Guadalajara. He began his career in the Jalisco state of his native México.
“Edgar has consistently demonstrated dedication, talent and an unwavering commitment to telling compelling stories that matter to our community,” said Freddy Oldenburg, Telemundo Houston’s Vice President of News. “His growth as a Video Journalist has been remarkable, and we are proud to see him take this next important step in his professional journey. We look forward to seeing him thrive in this new role and continue to elevate our newscast with his passion and journalistic integrity.”
About Telemundo Houston / KTMD
Telemundo Houston / KTMD is Telemundo’s local television station serving Spanish-speaking viewers in Houston, the fourth largest Hispanic television market in the country. Telemundo Houston aired the market’s first-ever Spanish-language television newscast more than 30 years ago. Owned by NBCUniversal, today, the station locally produces approximately 30 hours of news and information programming each week and delivers viewers the most up-to-date local news, weather, sports and entertainment headlines across all platforms, including online at TelemundoHouston.com, via its dedicated mobile app, OTT and FAST Channels and through its social media platforms. Telemundo Houston is the Spanish-language television home of the Houston Texans, the Spanish-language television sponsor of the world’s largest rodeo, Rodeo Houston and the Spanish-language home for the World’s greatest sporting event, Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026™. Viewers can find Telemundo Houston on local channels Xfinity 6 or 606 in HD, Dish and DirectTV 47 and over the air 47.1.
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