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Aranxta Loizaga and Rebeka Smyth

Telemundo Network names Loizaga evening anchor, Smyth to replace her on morning show

April 19, 2022 by Veronica Villafañe

Telemundo has named Emmy-award winning journalist Aranxta Loizaga anchor of its late night network weekday newscast, which airs at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 CT. With her move to nights, Rebeka Smyth was tapped to replace her on the network’s morning show hoyDía.

Loizaga, who will be a solo anchor, steps into the position left vacant in September 2021, when Julio Vaqueiro was named principal anchor and reassigned to the 6:30 pm ET/5:30 CT edition of “Noticias Telemundo,” following José Díaz Balart’s move to MSNBC.

After Vaqueiro’s late-night newscast departure, the network has been using rotating anchors for the evening news program.

Loizaga joined Noticias Telemundo’s hoyDía last year from Univision, where she spent over 13 years.

Since her arrival to the network in 2016, Smyth (who previously went by last name Díaz), has worked as NY correspondent, anchored the 11:30 pm newscast, co-hosted Al Rojo Vivo and most recently led the “Sin Filtro” segment featuring in-depth interviews with newsmakers and personalities. An Emmy awarding-winning journalist, She previously worked as an anchor at Telemundo Arizona.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Aranxta Loizaga, Rebeka Diaz, Rebeka Smyth

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Comments

  1. Gavin says

    April 19, 2022 at 11:19 AM

    I thought when I saw this article I thought Julio was get a co-anchor he really needs one. I also thought Rebeka Smyth would leave after maternity leave.

  2. Pablo says

    April 19, 2022 at 1:07 PM

    Porque la van a cambiar en la noche esa Vanessa hucs. Arantxa debe seguir en hoy día ella y Nicole Suarez son las majores con nacho ese programa no sirve es una babosada mil veces mejor despierta americana

  3. Bianca says

    April 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM

    Arantxa mejor se hubiera quedado en Univisión Telemundo cada día va peor co sus cambios es tupidos Un nuevo día fue e mejor program lo Cambiaron a hoy día que es la peor por quería de shows está mejor despierta America

  4. Teury Potter says

    April 21, 2022 at 2:06 PM

    I Miss Arantxa Moving To Late Nights But I Use A DVR To Record Her Because I’m Going To Sleep. Arantxa A Wonderful Lady I Wish Her A Best Of Luck.

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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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