Emmy award-winning anchor María Elena Salinas will travel to Washington D.C. to report live for the evening edition of Noticiero Univision on both Friday and Saturday. Anchor Enrique Gratas will also be in the capital for a special live edition of Noticiero Univision: Ultima Hora, as well as for the Saturday edition of Noticiero Univision at 11:30 p.m.. Washington correspondents Armando Guzmán and Lourdes Meluzá will be on hand both days to report on the various inauguration-related activities on all newscasts.  
 
On inauguration day, Univision will air, coast to coast, a special two-hour live show titled Toma de Posesión de George W. Bush (“Inauguration of George W. Bush”), hosted by María Elena Salinas (beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET / 10 Central / 8:00 PT). Joining her for commentary and discussion will be two political analysts, a Democrat and a Republican. Armando Guzmán and Lourdes Meluzá will report live from the Capitol as well as from the areas where the public will be gathered to observe the ceremony.

In addition, throughout both days’ coverage correspondent Martin Berlanga will be stationed in Austin, Texas to bring viewers last-minute news and reaction from President Elect Bush’s home state. After such a controversial election, reaction in Florida will receive special attention as well, with correspondent Lourdes del Río reporting live. 

The network news team will additionally present discussions and analysis of the many challenges facing President Bush in the areas of foreign policy –particularly with regard to Latin America– and domestic affairs, focusing on issues related to  U.S. Hispanics.

Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the United States, reaches 93 percent of U.S. Hispanic households through its 18 owned and operated stations, 32 broadcast affiliates and 939 cable affiliates nationwide.  The Company’s operations include Univision Television Network, the most-watched Spanish-language television network in the U.S.; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 11 full-power and 7 low-power television stations, including full-power stations in 11 of the top 15 U.S. Hispanic markets; Univision Online (www.univision.com), the company's new internet portal and ISP venture; and Galavision, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network. Univision is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.