NEW YORK, NY – March 24, 2026 – Ana Hernandez has been named News Director for NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU. A multiple-Emmy® award-winning journalist and weather specialist, Hernandez will join the leadership team of the powerhouse local television stations starting Monday, April 20. She will report to David Manney, Vice President of News for NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU.
“Ana is a creative, dynamic journalist and newsroom leader with deep experience guiding coverage of national stories and community issues – in two languages and on multiple platforms,” said Dave Manney, Vice President of News for NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU. “I’m excited for the leadership she’ll bring to our growing bilingual newsroom and our coverage on TV, streaming, social, and digital.”
Hernandez joins NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 from Philadelphia, where she has served as News Director for Telemundo62/WWSI since 2019. She also leads weather planning and producing for the full duopoly with NBC10/WCAU. In her current role, Hernandez worked closely with WNJU over the years on a wide variety of news stories, which have included Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria, the COVID-19 outbreak, New Jersey elections and the manhunt for accused killer Luigi Mangione. She first joined WWSI in 2017 as Assistant News Director, arriving from Telemundo Puerto Rico/WKAQ in San Juan where she worked for fifteen years as an Executive Producer and Producer. She began her professional career in 2001 as a Producer Assistant for Univision Puerto Rico.
“This is an exciting and truly incredible moment for me. For nearly a decade, I have worked alongside an amazing group of journalists at WWSI and WCAU who pour their heart and soul into their work, serving a community unlike any other. I have learned so much from them,” said Hernandez. “This opportunity allows me to fulfill a lifelong dream. Walking into 30 Rock on my first day as News Director will be a meaningful moment—one I approach with humility, honor, and gratitude.”
Ana Hernandez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Communications and Public Relations from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is married with a daughter.
About NBC 4 New York / WNBC and Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU
NBC 4 New York / WNBC is the flagship station of the NBCUniversal Local division of NBCUniversal, serving the New York Tri-State area for more than 80 years. Telemundo 47 / WNJU is NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo station with more than 60 years of service to the Spanish-speaking communities of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Both stations deliver news, weather, community information, and original content 24/7 through an extensive multiplatform portfolio which includes the NBC 4 New York and Telemundo Noreste streaming channels. In 2025, NBC 4 and Telemundo 47 began a new chapter by co-locating into a new, shared state-of-the-art newsroom and studio space at 30 Rockefeller Center.
Stronger together, the two stations feature Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, and Emmy® Award-winning journalists who are among the most accomplished in their field. NBC 4’s I-Team and Telemundo 47’s Investiga are New York’s largest televised joint investigative reporting unit, and NBC 4’s Better Get Baquero and Telemundo 47’s Responde joint consumer unit have recovered more than $20 million for Tri-State consumers. Their joint Storm Team 4 / La Autoridad en El Tiempo weather team is comprised of the most meteorologists in the New York market and has been certified by WeatheRate for delivering the Tri-State’s most accurate local weather forecasts, using cutting-edge technology including Storm Tracker 4/TeleDoppler 47, a high-frequency S-Band dual polarization fixed Doppler weather radar.
Media Contacts:
John Durso
John.Durso@nbcuni.com
Alexandra Trochanowski
Alexandra.Trochanowski@nbcuni.com
