Telemundo 32 in Orlando & Telemundo Puerto Rico join forces to deliver news in Central Florida
October 7, 2021
Telemundo stations Telemundo 31 / WTMO, which serves Spanish-speaking audiences in Central Florida and Telemundo Puerto Rico / WKAQ announced a news collaboration that will result in their respective audiences receiving live, local news coverage from each market during the stations’ newscasts. The Telemundo 31 & Telemundo Puerto Rico news collaboration kicks off today, October 5 at 4 p.m. ET across Noticias Telemundo 31 (WTMO) and Telenoticas (WKAQ) with WTMO Anchor Olga Aymat and WKAQ News Anchor Zugey Lamela at the helm.
“More than half a million Puerto Ricans now call Central Florida home, following their move to our area after Hurricane Maria impacted the island,” said Miguelangel Lopez, VP of News for Telemundo 31. “Working hand in hand with our colleagues at Telemundo Puerto Rico, our viewers can tune in to our newscasts to stay in the know about the latest news affecting their loves ones and communities in Puerto Rico as the island continues to face economic and infrastructural crises.”
“This news partnership gives us a unique opportunity to inform our audiences about the Puerto Rican diaspora in Central Florida while helping those families that are living in Florida stay in the know about the challenges their loved ones and communities face in Puerto Rico,” added Dialma Santiago, Vice President of News, Telemundo Puerto Rico.
