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Vélez named News Director of RCN Radio’s La FM

February 13, 2018 by Veronica Villafañe

Luis Carlos VelezLuis Carlos Vélez has returned to his native Colombia, where he has been named News Director of RCN Radio’s La FM.

He’ll also be on the air weekday mornings from 5 to 10 am with “La FM con Luis Carlos Vélez,” starting Monday, February 26.

He’ll be dividing his time between Bogota and Miami.

Vélez previously spent two years at Telemundo, joining the company as EVP of Network News in 2015. He was moved from that role to the weekend anchor desk in March of 2016 and exited the company in August of last year.

Prior to Telemundo, Vélez was anchor and News Director at Caracol Television in Colombia.

Before that, he was an anchor and reporter for CNN International based in New York and an anchor for CNN en Español.

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  1. CurrambaSoy says

    February 13, 2018 at 7:59 PM

    Oh mi dolida LoCombia, siempre con mamertos, lagartos y mermeladeando, la puerta giratoria de los favores y los apellidos. Los mismos con las mismas, tan vacana esa vaina.
    Por eso y mas es no vamos a ningun Pereiras.
    Y Nassar ? “otros proyectos” ?…ese cuentico no se lo cree es naiden !

  2. Cafe de Mañana says

    February 14, 2018 at 6:28 AM

    Bueno y alla, va a ser tambien Jefe, Presentador, Corresponsal y auto Enviado Especial, como hizo aca?
    Bueno, al menos alla no tendra a un Hermano de Congresista que le ponga un parao. Vas bien chino..

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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.

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