U.S. HISPANIC
CNN en Español announces new additions to its anchor team
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 29 de octubre de 2010
Mercedes Soler will co-host the new show NotiMujer
As part of the recently announced evolution of CNN en Espanol ({click here to see info. related;http://www.produ.com/hispanictv/index.html?Noti=292}), the network announced that it has hired veteran Spanish-language news anchors Mercedes Soler, Fernando del Rincón, and Camilo Egaña.Fernando del Rincón will be based in Atlanta and anchor the new program CNN Investiga. In addition, he will co-host Panorama mundial, the network’s record breaking primetime newscast, along with CNN en Español Senior Anchor Patricia Janiot. Janiot will also anchor Nuestro mundo, the network’s midday newscast. Prior to joining CNN en Español, del Rincón worked as an anchor at Univisión, Telemundo, and Mega TV.Camilo Egaña will also relocate to CNN’s global headquarters in Atlanta. Egaña will be in charge of the weekend newscast Mirador mundial, and the new program Archivo CNN. He was a news anchor at Mega TV.Mercedes Soler will co-host NotiMujer, a new show targeting women, along with Glenda Umaña. NotiMujer will be broadcast from the new production center in Miami and from Atlanta. Prior to joining CNN en Español, Soler was a columnist for el Nuevo Herald, a journalism professor, and a news anchor/correspondent for Univisión.”I am thrilled to welcome Mercedes, Fernando, and Camilo to the CNN en Español team. All three are incredibly well-regarded in the industry, and will make our already impressive roster of anchors even stronger,” said Cynthia Hudson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN/U.S.
