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Telemundo Phoenix/KTAZ named Octavio Pulido weekend news anchor

August 18, 2016

Miryana Márquez

Journalist Octavio Pulido

Journalist Octavio Pulido has been named weekend news anchor for Noticiero Telemundo Arizona, which airs Saturday and Sundays at 4:30pm and 10pm and is simulcast on Telemundo Tucson/KHRR. Pulido will make his on-air debut on Saturday, September 3.“We are committed in strengthening our weekend newscasts and that is why we chose a journalist who is passionate and experienced,” said Miguel Gaytan, News director for Telemundo Phoenix. Pulido has worked as an associate news producer, video journalist and fill-in anchor at Univision Arizona/KTVW since 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Texas at El Paso and is a member of the Arizona Latino Media Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.”I am excited and honored to join the Telemundo Phoenix team, a local news leader for viewers in Arizona,” commented Pulido. ”I look forward to becoming a part of our viewers’ family and delivering the news with journalist integrity.”