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ESPN Deportes hires Rosana Franco

October 10, 2013 by Veronica Villafañe

Rosana_FrancoFormer Univision sportscaster Rosana Franco returns to television after a year and a half absence.  She joins ESPN Deportes as one of the hosts of “Raza Deportiva,” the network’s first live morning simulcast show. Her first day on the show will be Monday, Oct. 14.

She’ll be introduced on SportsCenter during a special segment tonight.

The debate and analysis soccer program features hosts from three cities: Franco will be joining Omar Orlando and Leo Vega in Miami, David Faitelson and Rafa Ramos in Los Angeles, and Oscar Restrepo from Bogota, Colombia.

Rosana was previously host of Univision’s “Republica Deportiva” for 13 years, also appearing on “Primer Impacto” and “Gordo y la Flaca.” She was ousted from the network in April 2012.

She was the first female co-host of a sports show in Spanish-language television in the U.S. In 2004, Rosana was inducted into the Latin American International Sports Hall of Fame along with Juan Marichal, former MLB right-hand pitcher.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: ESPN Deportes, Raza Deportiva, Rosana Franco, Univision

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  1. YogaFrogCaps says

    October 10, 2013 at 5:34 PM

    WOW! This is exciting news! Glad to see she is making a return. Looking forward to this…

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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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