Peña leaving WMAQ

May 9, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

Chris Peña is leaving his assistant news director position at WMAQ-5 in Chicago at the end of May to take a job at NBC news in New York.

Robert Feder reports Chris’ new network role will be announced soon.

Chris joined WMAQ in September 2008. He had previously been executive producer at the NBC station in Miami.

Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently 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.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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