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Ex-Menudo joins “Despierta América” anchor team

August 21, 2012 by Veronica Villafañe

Ex-Menudo member Johnny Lozada has is the newest co-host of Univision’s “Despierta América.”

He joins hosts Karla Martínez, Raúl González, and Chiquinquirá Delgado. He recently did a short stint as special guest host on the morning show.

He previously had been a regular on Univision’s Sunday night showbiz program “Sal y Pimienta.”

Johnny is most known as a former lead singer of Latin pop “boy band” Menudo during the 1980’s.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Despierta America, Johnny Lozada, Univision

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  1. Miguel L says

    August 21, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    What happened to Poncho De Anda? is Lozada replacing him?

  2. derci costa says

    August 26, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    parabéns ao programa despierta america pelo mais novo contratado..johnny lozada com certeza vai animar as manhãs ..é uma pena que onde moro não passa o programa….

  3. Alejandra says

    August 29, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    Fatal cada dia estan peor, ademas de feo y escandaloso, que cultura que nada tiene este chico el que cante y baile ahora si que cualquiera es conductor es una pena habiendo gente tan talentosa pongan a estos chicos.

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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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