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Parra hired as MMJ at WSET

November 23, 2015 by Veronica Villafañe

Marissa ParrasMarissa Parra will be starting a new job as general assignment reporter/MMJ for WSET-TV in Lynchburg, VA. Her first day at the ABC affiliate is Monday, December 14.

She’ll be working weekday nights. This will be her first on-air TV job since graduating from college.

“I’m incredibly excited for this new chapter of my life,” Marissa tells Media Moves. “I’m looking forward to bringing more representation for Bolivian women in journalism.”

For the past year and a half, Marissa has been a video editor at WUSA 9, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., where she also interned while in college.

She has also previously freelanced ESPN and FOX Sports as a runner at NFL games.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Marissa Parras, WSET

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, 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.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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