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Julio Vaqueiro

Julio Vaqueiro to replace Díaz-Balart as principal anchor for Noticias Telemundo

September 16, 2021 by Veronica Villafañe

As was expected, Telemundo has named Julio Vaqueiro principal anchor of the network’s newscast.

He makes his debut on the 6:30 pm ET/5:30 CT edition of “Noticias Telemundo” on Monday, September 27.

He’ll replace José Díaz-Balart, who leaves the newscast to host his own show on MSNBC and takes on a broader, yet trimmed down role within the Spanish-language network, anchoring monthly specials and major breaking news events.

Vaqueiro moves into the role after anchoring Noticias Telemundo’s late-night weekday newscast at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 CT, launched in 2020 as part of an expansion of Telemundo’s news programming. He’ll also contribute reporting across all of Noticias Telemundo’s news programs, breaking news and special events coverage.

There’s no word yet on who will replace Vaqueiro on the network’s late night newscast.

Since taking over his role as co-anchor of “Noticias Telemundo Fin de Semana,” in 2017,  Vaqueiro has also contributed to “NBC News X Noticias Telemundo Reports,” a news initiative between the two networks where bilingual reporters collaborate on stories which air in Spanish on Noticias Telemundo and in English on NBC News. He has also helped expand Noticias Telemundo’s audio content offering with the “Yo Estuve Ahi” podcast featuring news and analysis, and hosted a podcast series produced by the news network’s award-winning investigative unit, Noticias Telemundo Investiga.

Prior to moving up to the network, he was a co-anchor at KVEA-52, Telemundo’s owned and operated station in Los Angeles. A Mexico native, in 2011 Vaqueiro started working for Telemundo as a Mexico City correspondent for “Al Rojo Vivo” and collaborated with MSNBC as a contributor. Before that, he was a reporter and anchor at Efekto TV in Mexico City.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Julio Vaqueiro, Telemundo

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  1. Gavin says

    September 16, 2021 at 3:36 PM

    Yep, will see how he goes against another Mexican Jorge Ramos, he was already warmed up here with Jose I wonder how he’ll do with Julio. And if Julio even can carry the weight of a newscast. I see Telemundo is doing what ABC did until few months ago when David Muir did 6:30 while George Stephanopoulos handled breaking news, since Jose will contribute in monthly specials and breaking news coverage.

  2. Martha Ruiz says

    September 17, 2021 at 8:59 AM

    Excellent on telemundo. This change is very good and ends with the Diaz Balart mafia. just like Univision, it’s a “me with me”. they interview each other. and only reports from its employees when there is so much news, with more than 15 million immigrants. that Jorge Ramos mafia and Dia A Dia. where they only interview their employees, has to end.

    • Carnal Descarnada says

      September 17, 2021 at 5:16 PM

      Dear MR:
      What makes you think that JV would or will be any different?
      At least, JDB came from a different era and with a very well connected lineage. And he used all that deeply and powerful as well.
      JV, beyond how good of a guy he seems to be, came to just be kept in line, the same way he was imported from MX, been groomed for better and more convenient purposes. And he is young, good to the eye, disciplined.
      With JDB gone , not only an era is leaving, but a financial burden from Telemundo budget is also disappearing. No new anchor will ever reach those levels never more. Times have changed in the latino media. And not for good.

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Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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