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Top talent out at Univision

March 2, 2009 by Veronica Villafañe

More news is trickling in about the layoff casualties and cuts at Univision. Despite the company’s reluctance to give out the information, it continues to surface.

Although a Univision spokeswoman says she cannot confirm names due to company policy, a Miami blog has already identified some high-profile talent that is no longer with the network. A few Univision insiders have confirmed that Enrique Gratas, Sergio Uriquidi and Fernando Arau were among those laid off.

Enrique, the former host of Telemundo’s “Ocurrió Así” for 9 years, moved to Univision in 1999 to anchor “Ultima Hora,” the 11:30 pm national newscast.

Sergio has been co-anchoring Univision network’s weekend newscast for more than 10 years. Before that he was an anchor at Telemundo’s L.A. station, KVEA-52.

Comedian Fernando Arau lost his job as co-host of “Despierta América.” Other names mentioned are reporter Jorge Viera. At the local Miami station, Bernadette Pardo, Iván Donoso and Verónica Payssé.

Primer Impacto Fin de Semana was also canceled.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Enrique Gratas, Fernando Arau, Sergio Urquidi, Univision

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  1. Lataf says

    March 3, 2009 at 2:09 AM

    Thanks.

    without sites like this we would never find out what really happened.

  2. gabby says

    August 18, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    "TOP TALENT" they have drop some of the best people on this network. this is a darn shame what the economy is doing. It shows that this economy does not discriminate. But i can tell you that Despierta America is not the same without Fernando. He was the best out of all.

  3. lovelydebbie91 says

    March 24, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    thanks without info like this i would of never found out screw unvision the cheap cant keep real tatlent

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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