{"id":555,"date":"2025-06-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/?p=555"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:49:42","slug":"telemundo-chicago-hires-award-winning-journalist-maria-berrelleza-as-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/2025\/06\/25\/telemundo-chicago-hires-award-winning-journalist-maria-berrelleza-as-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Telemundo Chicago Hires Award-Winning Journalist Mar\u00eda Berrelleza as Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Berrelleza&nbsp;to Join \u2018Noticiero Telemundo Chicago\u2019 Team beginning Monday, June 30&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chicago, IL (June 25, 2025)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV) has announced five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist&nbsp;<strong>Maria&nbsp;Berrelleza&nbsp;<\/strong>will join the station\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Noticiero Telemundo Chicago<\/em>&nbsp;team as an on-air reporter, beginning Monday, June 30. The announcement was made by&nbsp;<strong>Sally Ramirez,&nbsp;<\/strong>Senior Vice President of News, NBC 5 Chicago \/ Telemundo Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her new role with&nbsp;<em>Noticiero Telemundo Chicago<\/em>,&nbsp;Berrelleza&nbsp;will deliver breaking news and additional&nbsp;<a>feature story reports&nbsp;<\/a>for the station\u2019s late morning, afternoon, and evening newscasts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMar\u00eda brings a wealth of reporting experiencing to our team, along with a determined commitment in keeping Chicago\u2019s Latino community informed and heard,\u201d said Ramirez. \u201cWe look forward to adding Mar\u00eda to our acclaimed&nbsp;<em>Noticiero Telemundo Chicago&nbsp;<\/em>talent roster this summer.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2022,&nbsp;Berrelleza&nbsp;served as a general assignment reporter for Univision Chicago (WGBO-TV), delivering extensive coverage of major local events, including the Democratic National Convention, large-scale protests, winter storms and numerous breaking news stories. In addition to her fill-in anchor duties,&nbsp;Berrelleza&nbsp;also produced and fronted Univision Chicago\u2019s \u201cYo Quiero\u201d segment dedicated to community-focused storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining Univision Chicago,&nbsp;Berrelleza&nbsp;worked as a general assignment journalist for Telemundo stations in Sacramento, Cal. (KSCO-TV) and Fresno, Cal. (KNSO-TV) from 2019-2022, along with additional career stops at Univision stations in Philadelphia, Penn. (WUVP-TV) and Atlanta, Ga. (WUVG-TV) from 2017-2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to earning five local Emmy awards,&nbsp;Berrellezaalso earned a prestigious Golden Mike Award for \u201cBest TV Hard News Series Reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Sinaloa, Mexico,\u00a0Berrelleza\u00a0was raised in Arizona and earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and mass communication from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.\u00a0<br><br><strong>About NBCUniversal Chicago<\/strong><br><em><strong>NBCUniversal Local Chicago<\/strong>, a\u00a0part of\u00a0NBCUniversal\u00a0Local, is the home of NBC 5 (WMAQ-TV) and Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV). Together, the duopoly serves diverse English- and Spanish-speaking audiences in the third largest U.S. television market. 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