Telemundo 47 boost News Team

Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU announced the addition of two new journalists to its news team. Telemundo 47 has named Fernando Gomez Reporter for the station’s morning and evening newscasts, Noticiero Telemundo 47 Primera Edición at 5 AM and Noticiero Telemundo 47 at 5:30 PM, 6 PM and 11 PM. Gomez will work alongside Alfredo Acosta who was named Reporter recently for the station’s early morning and evening newscasts. Both will join weekday morning News Anchors Allan Villafaña and Odalys Molina, weekday evening News Anchors Jorge Ramos and Yaima Crespo and a team of dynamic Weather and Sports Anchors and Reporters to deliver local breaking news and information to Spanish-speaking viewers in the New York Tri-State area. Additionally, Victoria Sosa has been named the new full-time host of Telemundo 47’s local entertainment show, Acceso Total, which airs weekdays at 10 AM.

“Fernando and Alfredo are outstanding journalists who are passionate about reporting the news that our communities deserve to know about. I’m certain that they will help our award-winning news team continue to deliver the best-in-class journalism that our viewers deserve,” said Karen Mendez, Vice President of News, Telemundo 47. “Victoria knows what makes our community pulse and is always in-the-know about the latest entertainment buzz happening all across the Tri-State area. In this new role, Victoria will help us deliver the entertainment news and information that our viewers want.”

Gomez and Acosta have been freelancing at Telemundo 47 since 2014. Before joining Telemundo 47, Gomez worked at the local Univision stations located in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York from 1999 to 2014. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications from Fresno State University.

Prior to joining Telemundo 47, Acosta worked as a News Reporter for SIN news network in the Dominican Republic. Before this, Acosta worked as a Reporter for the State Radio and Television Corporation (Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión, CERTV) in the Dominican Republic and across various radio stations, including Radio Ven in the Dominican Republic. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the Universidad Autonoma in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Victoria Sosa joined Telemundo 47 in 2011 and worked as a part-time host to Acceso Total and as the Weather Anchor for the station’s weekday morning and evening newscasts. Prior to joining WNJU, Sosa interned at Telemundo 47’s sister-station, Telemundo 51 Miami / WSCV, and also worked as the host of El Show del Mediodia, an entertainment show that airs on the U.S.-based channel, Television Dominicana (Dominican Television). Sosa earned her bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Geography and Political Science from Florida International University.