11-03-2005 Print Press Release Imprimir    


Univision 34 Los Ángeles Anuncia el Nombramiento de Raúl Peimbert como Presentador de Noticias

Peimbert has over 24 years of experience as news anchor and journalist


Los Angeles, CA -- Raúl Peimbert is Univision 34’s newest team member as the news anchor to the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts.  Peimbert, a 24-year veteran, has extensive journalistic experience with Spanish-language television.  Born in Livermore, California, Peimbert has worked in both the United States and Mexico as a news journalist and anchor.  Peimbert will share the anchor responsibilities with award-winning news anchors Teresa Quevedo during the 6:00 p.m. newscast and Fabiola Kramsky during the 11:00 p.m. newscast, beginning today.

“We are pleased to have someone with a significant amount of experience and that knows the Latino community in Los Angeles,” said Jorge Delgado, Univision 34 and TeleFutura 46 president and general manager.  “He joins the number one news team in Los Angeles and complements it well with his national and local expertise.”

During his years in television news, he has received several awards, including seven regional Emmys.  Peimbert has also won the “Manzana de Cristal” (Crystal Apple) Award in New York for his work with the Latino community.  He also received the “Don Quijote” and the “Libertad de Expresión” Awards for his professional achievements.

“I am honored to join a news team with such an excellent record and philosophy of providing the best newscast possible to its viewers,” said Raúl Peimbert, Univision 34 news anchor.  “I look forward to sharing my experience with the team and contributing to the goal of journalistic excellence.”

In 2001, Peimbert worked in the Los Angeles market as news anchor for KVEA-TV and from 1993 to 2000 was news anchor for a national news show.  From 1991 to 1993, he worked in Miami, Florida as news anchor for the popular Univision Network news show, “Noticias y Mas.” 

“Raúl has an impressive track-record and we are delighted to have him on board,” said Jorge Mettey, Univision 34 news director.  “His in-depth knowledge of both internal and foreign issues, public policy initiatives and political affairs affecting Latinos in Los Angeles and the United States are critical to the continued success of our news programming.”

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.  Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 67 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com.  Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net.

Contacto: Martha Arevalo
Univision 34
310-348-3569