Julio Vaqueiro to Anchor Broadcast Newscasts and News Shows on Streaming Channel Noticias Telemundo Ahora Live from Chicago
Watch Convention Coverage on Telemundo, Noticias Telemundo Ahora, Peacock and the Noticias Telemundo App
MIAMI – August 15, 2024 – Noticias Telemundo will deliver comprehensive coverage of the Democratic National Convention across platforms with live on-air programming on the broadcast network and expanded coverage on its news streaming channel, Noticias Telemundo Ahora.
With just over 80 days to Election Day, Noticias Telemundo’s team of anchors and correspondents will provide the latest news, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from Chicago:
- Julio Vaqueiro will anchor special editions of the Noticias Telemundo flagship newscast live from Chicago starting Monday.
- Senior Washington Correspondent Cristina Londoño, Washington Correspondent Javier Vega and National Correspondent Lourdes Hurtado will report from Chicago for all Noticias Telemundo platforms.
- Damià Bonmatí, anchor of the streaming channel Noticias Telemundo Ahora, will kick off daily coverage of the convention Monday through Friday beginning at 7:00 a.m. ET with updates throughout the day.
Spanish-language broadcasts of key speakers at the convention will stream each night on Noticias Telemundo Ahora, which is available on Peacock, Xumo, and Noticias Telemundo’s social and digital platforms including NoticiasTelemundo.com, the Noticias Telemundo app, YouTube, Facebook , X, Instagram and TikTok.
NoticiasTelemundo.com will feature a live blog with the latest developments from the convention floor and outside the United Center in Chicago. The live blog will include up-to-the-minute news and fact checks by T Verifica, Noticias Telemundo’s fact-checking platform. Viewers and readers can submit requests for fact checks through Noticias Telemundo’s WhatsApp tipline.
Noticias Telemundo’s coverage comes after the network’s leading ratings performance on linear and digital during the Republican National Convention. On the final night of the Republican convention in Milwaukee, Noticias Telemundo ranked as the #1 Spanish-language network in primetime. The coverage was the most-watched regardless of language on broadcast TV among Hispanics.
The network’s robust coverage will also include a special live programming event in Chicago on Tuesday. In partnership with Axios, Noticias Telemundo is co-hosting an event focused on the Latino vote at the Axios House on Tuesday featuring in-depth conversations with leading Latino voices on the potential impact of the Latino vote on this year’s election.
Reporters from Noticias Telemundo and Axios will conduct one-on-one interviews with key Democratic party leaders, including Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), among others, before a live audience. Credentialed members of the media interested in covering these conversations can email kevin.gray@nbcuni.com.
Telemundo’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention is part of DECISIÓN 2024, an election year multiplatform news and civic engagement initiative across Telemundo’s network, local stations and digital platforms. Additional DECISIÓN 2024 coverage can be found at https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/elecciones-estados-unidos-2024.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Reality TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Press Contact:
Kevin Gray
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
kevin.gray@nbcuni.com
