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Juarez returns to Chicago

September 8, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

Debra Juarez has been named News Director of NBC-owned WMAQ-5. She’s expected to start her new job early next month.  Debra returns to Chicago, where she was VP of news for Fox-owned WFLD-32 from 1993 to 2005.

She’s currently  News Director of the Boston 24-hour news channel New England Cable News.  She joined NECN in June of 2010.

Debra is actually filling the assistant news director vacancy left by Chris Peña’s move to NBC in New york back in May.  Because of her experience, she’ll be given the ND title.

Prior to her 12 years at WFLD, she was an executive producer for Telemundo network, Managing Editor for Twentieth Television and Executive Producer at WSVN in Miami.

 

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Debra Juarez, NECN, New England Cable News, WMAQ

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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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