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Experienced Journalists Bring Extensive Local, Political and Community Reporting Experience to ‘Noticiero Telemundo 49’
TAMPA, Fla. – Oct. 28, 2026 – Telemundo 49 Tampa / WRMD, part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, announced today that Mariangeles Muñoz and Trouper Diaz have joined Noticiero Telemundo 49 as multimedia journalists. Muñoz made her debut Monday, Oct. 26, while Diaz will begin Monday, Nov. 9.
Muñoz brings more than 10 years of experience in journalism, communications and digital media, including extensive reporting in the Tampa market. Before joining Telemundo 49, she worked as a multimedia journalist for Univision in Tampa, where she covered breaking news and severe weather, including Hurricane Milton. Through her reporting across television, digital and social platforms, Muñoz provided timely and critical information to Spanish-speaking communities throughout the Tampa Bay and Orlando regions.
Diaz joins Telemundo 49 from Univision Colorado in Denver, where he worked as a multimedia journalist covering breaking news and enterprise stories, with a focus on issues affecting Colorado’s Latino community. A two-time Emmy Award winner, Diaz has extensive experience covering politics, immigration, public affairs and cultural issues in the United States and Colombia.
“Mariangeles and Trouper bring valuable experience and unique perspectives that will strengthen our newsroom,” said Meredith Veloz, news director for Telemundo 49 Tampa. “Mariangeles has a deep understanding of the Tampa Bay community and the stories that matter the most to our local communities, while Trouper brings extensive experience covering politics and complex issues that impact our audiences. We’re excited to welcome them to our team.”
Before her work in Tampa, Muñoz spent more than six years with Medcom in Panama as a television anchor, reporter and news writer. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and audiovisual production from Universidad Latina de Panamá and a master’s degree in corporate communication and digital marketing from Next International Business School in Madrid.
Diaz previously reported on politics and general assignments for several Colombian news organizations, including Revista Semana, Blu Radio, Cable Noticias and Las 2 Orillas. His coverage included Colombia’s peace process, national politics and major breaking news. He also worked as a cultural contributor for Billboard Colombia. Diaz earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from Universidad EAFIT and completed studies in political marketing and campaign strategies at Universidad Externado de Colombia.
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 and through its social media channels. Audiences can also tune in locally over the air on channel 49.10, Frontier channel 18, Xfinity channel 21 and Spectrum channel 19.
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