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Pineda to retire from Univision NY after 42 years

Posted on 24 October 2013. Tags: , ,

Rafael Pineda-smallAfter months of rumors and Univision’s denial that Rafael Pineda was retiring, the company announced today that December 20th will be the long-running anchor’s last newscast.

Rafael has been WXTV-41’s main anchor since 1972 .  He is the longest-serving television news anchor in the New York area and is considered to be an institution in the industry.

The Emmy award-winning anchor has established a reputation of credibility and integrity and has contributed to leading “Noticias 41” to first place in local ratings.  Throughout his career, he has been acknowledged by many institutions receiving honorable mentions for his work.

In 2000, he was inducted into The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Silver Circle, making him the first Latino to be honored in this category.  He has also been the recipient of many awards, including an Emmy Award and 7 ACE Awards (Association of Critics in Entertainment) for Best News Anchor.

In November 2013, he will be inducted into The New York Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.

In July of this year, Jorge Viera was hired as a news anchor, replacing Rafael on the 11 pm newscast.

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I'm an Emmy award-winning journalist, who's worked as an on-air reporter in Spanish and English-language television news. I've worked for Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Español and Los Angeles Fox and UPN stations before diving into a convergence model at the San Jose Mercury News. I was president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists from 2004 to 2006, and inducted into the Hall of Fame in August of 2016. As an online news manager, I was West Coast Web Editor for impreMedia and Managing Editor of IntersectionsSouthLA.org. In addition to running Media Moves, which I founded in June of 2007, I'm a regular contributor to Forbes and also do freelance work as writer, reporter and producer.
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