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Schmidt out at Univision

September 13, 2011 by Veronica Villafañe

Inside sources confirm Univision anchor/reporter Edna Schmidt is no longer with the company.  I’m told she was let go on Sunday while in New York, where she had gone to do 9/11 coverage.  A Univision rep refused to comment on Edna’s dismissal.

Earlier this year, Edna was taken off the weekend news anchor desk, along with co-host Enrique Teuteló, as part of the network’s talent changes. Enrique was let go, while Edna was missing in action until she was finally given a role sharing the 11:30 pm newscast anchor duties with Ilia Calderón.

Prior to the talent changes, Edna had been weekend anchor of “Noticiero Univision” since 2005.  She was previously news anchor for “Noticias Al Minuto” on TeleFutura and a correspondent and regular contributor for news magazine “Aquí y Ahora.”  Before that, she spent 10 years in Chicago as anchor for Univision’s WGBO-66.

 

 

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Edna Schmidt, Univision

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. YogaFrog says

    September 14, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    OH NO! This is terrible news! Well…I wish Edna the best of luck. She is super talented…hopefully she will get picked up by another network.

  2. A.M says

    September 14, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    What the F is up with Univision? They are just pushing everyone out the door. Is it the money? or what cause the talent that replaces them is no better. Their management sucks!

  3. Jackie O says

    September 21, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Univision is pimping all those young girls, Edna is a classy journalist, and I’m glad she didn’t dumb down just to have a job. She will land on her feet again.

  4. J J says

    September 25, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Not surprised at all…the writing was on the wall.

  5. JOe says

    September 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Ilia Calderon is next…

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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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