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Urquidi exits Univision Phoenix

January 13, 2017 by Veronica Villafañe

Sergio UrquidiSergio Urquidi has anchored his last newscast at Univision Phoenix. Station management has opted not to renew his contract.

Yesterday was Urquidi’s last day on the air after almost four years at KTVW-33.

A station spokesperson confirmed his departure: “We thank Sergio for his contributions and wish him well.”

Heidi Renpenning will anchor the newscasts solo while a replacement is announced.

Urquidi previously spent 12 years at Univision Network as a weekend news anchor from 1997 to 2009. He was also a senior correspondent and substitute anchor for the network’s late-night newscast “Última Hora,” and was a correspondent for the primetime newsmagazine “Aquí y Ahora.”

Before that, he was a co-anchor for Telemundo’s KVEA-52 Los Angeles for from 1995 to 1997.

During a broadcast career spanning four decades, he also worked as an anchor for the now defunct NBC Canal de Noticias in Charlotte, as a reporter for KMEX-34 Univision Los Angeles, a reporter for WSNS-TV Telemundo Chicago, and a sports anchor for KINT-TV in El Paso.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Sergio Urquidi, Univision Phoenix

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  1. Angel d Dios says

    January 14, 2017 at 9:59 AM

    Tal vez es muy buena onda como persona, como anchor le falta mas carisma. Bueno, le deseamos suerte y quien sabe si hasta en el proximo layoff en univision sergio vuelve…

  2. Yesenia says

    January 31, 2017 at 7:50 AM

    No es casualidad al igual que barbara Bermudo Sergio urquidi fue despedido todos los periodistas demás prestigio an sido despedidos llo pienso que los henemigos de Univisión son sus propios directivos están acabando con Univisión por dios agan algo los que sé tienen que ir son los directivos primer impacto jamás será lo mismo sin barbara y sin Sergio urquidi Univisión Arizona 33 quedo sin nadie que sea listo y periodista preparado para tan importante horari de notisias y primer impacto omg Pamela y jacky les queda grande primer impacto regresen a barbara Bermudo y sergio urquidi y corran alos directivos de Univisión Miami y Univisión arizona están acabando con la cadena Univisión agan algo urge

  3. Zurhayla says

    February 8, 2017 at 6:57 PM

    HEIDI NI HABLA SU INGLES BIEN FUERA

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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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