Veteran News Leader Elevated to Oversee Centralized News Operations for Telemundo Owned and Affiliated Stations
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Jan. 21, 2026 – Telemundo Station Group, part of NBCUniversal Local, today announced Yarilys Domenech has been promoted to Vice President of Telemundo News Service (TNS), effective Jan. 26. Domenech, who currently serves as Director of News for TNS, will continue reporting to Osvaldo “Ozzie” Martínez, Executive Vice President of Multiplatform News, Original Programming & Standards for Telemundo Station Group and President and General Manager of Telemundo Nuevo México.
Domenech provides strategic leadership and editorial oversight for TNS, the centralized news content and coordination hub supporting 31 Telemundo-owned stations and a nationwide network of affiliate stations, delivering shared news content, breaking news coordination and production support. She also oversees news operations across TNS bureaus in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Mexico City, Mexico.
“Yarilys is a deeply respected newsroom leader whose vision, operational expertise, and commitment to journalistic excellence have been instrumental to the growth and success of Telemundo News Service,” said Martínez. “She has helped build TNS into a vital resource for our stations and affiliates, strengthening our ability to deliver timely, culturally relevant news to Spanish-speaking communities across the country. This promotion is a well-deserved recognition of her leadership and impact.”
Domenech joined TNS in 2013 as a desk coordinator and producer, playing a key role in the launch and development of the service. She was promoted to manager in 2015 and later to director of news in 2020. During her tenure, she has led coverage of major national and international events, including multiple presidential elections and inaugurations, FIFA World Cups, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and high-profile entertainment specials, such as Premios Billboard.
Born in Arecibo and raised in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Domenech began her career with Telemundo Puerto Rico’s Telenoticias in 2004 as a production assistant. She later joined Telemundo, contributing to Levántate, the first daily live morning show produced in Puerto Rico for a national U.S. audience, and Un Nuevo Día. She relocated to Miami in 2010, holding multiple production roles across Telemundo before returning fully to news operations with Telemundo Station Group.
Domenech holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo and completed graduate coursework in digital journalism at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. Throughout her career, she has earned multiple Emmy Awards for her work in news and special event coverage.
About Telemundo Station Group
Telemundo Station Group, part of NBCUniversal Local, consists of Telemundo-owned stations in 31 markets, including each of the Top 20 U.S. Hispanic TV markets. The stations deliver Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S. and Puerto Rico comprehensive local news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms. The station group also operates TeleXitos, a Spanish-language multicast network that delivers action-adventure TV series and movies, and four regional free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) news channels: Noticias Telemundo California, Noticias Telemundo Florida, Noticias Telemundo Noreste and Noticias Telemundo Texas.
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