Verónica Rodríguez Returns to Zona Mixta this Friday After Having Served as Host During the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™
MIAMI, Fla. – February 15, 2024 – Telemundo’s leading late-night weekend sports show Zona Mixta welcomes sports journalist Verónica Rodríguez as a host of the sports entertainment program airing weekly on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET or after network news on Telemundo.
In her new role on Zona Mixta, Rodríguez will engage viewers with her signature tone and high energy, tackling the hottest sports topics alongside a rotating panel of Telemundo Deportes’ award-winning team of sports anchors and commentators. She will be a key contributor to the network’s coverage of major sporting events in the U.S. and around the world, from the Super Bowl to the FIFA World Cup and Olympics, as well as the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams, Liga MX’s Chivas de Guadalajara, and the Premier League.
Additionally, Rodríguez will serve as a host of Liga MX’s Chivas de Guadalajara pre- and post-game show, enhancing the network’s Liga MX offering with complete around the game coverage, analysis, special reports and exclusive interviews.
“I’m truly excited to be part of Telemundo’s offering and contribute to their programming serving Latino sports fans across the U.S.,” said Rodríguez. “I look forward to this new chapter – it’s the culmination of hard work and a dream realized.”
Rodriguez is a familiar face to Telemundo’s viewers, having worked on various sports properties for Telemundo Deportes such as Chivas, and serving as interim host of Zona Mixta during major global sporting events including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™.
With over 15 years of sports broadcasting experience, Rodriguez is a knowledgeable and versatile sports journalist who has covered a variety of sports beyond soccer, including Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, NBA, WWE, and the Olympics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Ibero-American University.
Telemundo Deportes is the leading U.S. sports media brand and destination for the biggest and best global sports programming in Spanish language, delivering a comprehensive roster of live and studio programming featuring the most significant and most in-demand sporting events, including exclusive Spanish-language coverage of all FIFA properties and Teams USA through 2026. In addition to serving as the exclusive U.S. home for Liga MX’s Chivas de Guadalajara home matches, the network offers comprehensive Spanish-language coverage of the Premier League. Beyond soccer, Telemundo Deportes delivers exclusive Spanish-language coverage of NFL’s Sunday Night Football and the Olympics as well as other premier sporting events.
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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 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 61 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Telemundo is the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, as well as the Premier League and Mexican soccer team Chivas. The #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., Telemundo Global Studios includes Telemundo Television Studios, Telemundo Streaming Studios, and Underground Producciones. Telemundo’s new Tplus content brand on Peacock features programming developed for the full spectrum of Hispanics. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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