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María Elena Salinas is exiting ABC News after two years.

Salinas took to her social media to share that she was exiting the news organization and reflected on her time there.

“Today is my last day at ABC News. It’s been a ride,” Salinas wrote on an Instagram post. “Leaving with great memories of the multiple stories I was able to work on in the almost 3 years I worked as a contributor, highlighting Latinos. Sharing just a few here.”

She continued, “Also leaving with my heart full of beautiful memories with the great journalists I got to work with. Special thanks to @emanvar and the whole team at @nightline as well as @ckgalliabc and the incredible #Uvalde365 team, without a doubt the highlight of my tenure here.”

Salinas also thanked ABC News Live and Kimberly Godwin “who believed I had something to offer to English language viewers after a...

Ahead of the first and (thus far) only 2024 presidential debate tonight, ABC revealed the official rules that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have agreed on as the only two candidates to qualify under established criteria.

Airing for roughly 90 minutes, starting at 9:00 p.m. Et, “Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – ABC News Presidential Debate,” the special broadcast will air live on ABC and stream live on the 24/7 streaming network ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu, and is available for simulcast across several networks and media outlets, including CBS, NBC and Fox, among others.

The debate is set to take place at the National Constitution Center with “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor and ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis serving as moderators.

ABC will air a primetime pre- and post-debate special, “ABC News Presidential Debate – Race for the White House,...

After 40 years working in Univision’s news division, Jorge Ramos is set to depart his post by the end of the year.

Ramos will exit as coanchor of “Noticiero Univision” at the end of 2024, following the U.S. presidential election. The end of Ramos’ tenure, which includes 38 years as coanchor of “Noticiero Univision,” comes as the journalist’s contract is set to expire with Univision News.

Ramos and Univision News mutually agreed not to renew the contract agreement, according to Univision, and Ramos hinted at a new professional opportunity on the horizon.

“This is not a farewell,” Ramos said in a Monday message to colleagues. “I will continue anchoring ‘Noticiero Univision’ until December, and afterwards I will share my professional plans. I am deeply grateful for these four decades at Univision and very proud to be part of a team that has established strong leadership over the years.”

Ramos has...

With the theatrical release of Roadside Attractions’ child trafficking drama City of Dreams coming up, the filmmakers will be giving away $1 million in free tickets for a series of sneak previews beginning Wednesday, August 28, the studio announced today.

It’s expected that the giveaway will result in more than 50,000 moviegoers coming out. The hope is to bring out trafficking survivors and individuals from anti-trafficking organizations, as well as schools, churches, municipalities, and people who might not otherwise be able to afford a screening. Complimentary advance preview passes are available at the link.

In the top 25 markets nationwide, iHeart Media will provide live coverage, with on-air talent on site to help bring added awareness to the issue of child trafficking. The ticket giveaway was made possible through a donation from John Devaney, founder of United Capital and Manor House Films.

Inspired by a landmark sweatshop case in El Monte, CA, City of Dreams...

Former Republican Presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy – who recently bought a minority stake in the media company BuzzFeed – is making his first foray into Hollywood by signing on to the forthcoming Roadside Attractions feature “City of Dreams” as an executive producer along with Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”) – who has actively fought human trafficking around the world for decades – and Colleen Camp, a veteran character actor and producer known for “Apocalypse Now,” “Clue” and “American Hustle” (among many others). They join a production written, produced and directed by filmmaker Mohit Ramchandani that features in its cast Jason Patric, Paulina Gaitan, Renata Vaca, Samm Levine, Diego Calva and Nicole Andrews.

Also boarding the film as “elite ambassadors” supporting a “City of Dreams” awareness campaign are Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone, legendary NBA coach and executive Pat Riley, actor Martin Sheen, talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford...

The Hollywood Reporter celebrated Latin leaders across film, television and music at its inaugural Latin Power Event, held Wednesday afternoon at Soho Beach House in Miami. Created in conjunction with the release of THR’s Latin Power Issue, the event honored actress America Ferrera, who received the award for advocacy and representation; Cris Abrego, chairman of Banijay America Group and president and CEO of Endemol Shine Holdings and co-founder and CEO of Hypenate Media Group, who was recognized in the area of executive leadership; actor and restauranteur Danny Trejo, who was honored for entrepreneurship and philanthropy; and Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who received the award for lifetime achievement in the arts.

During a panel discussion moderated by Noticias Telemundo anchor Johana Suárez, honorees shared their experiences navigating the entertainment industry, with each paying respect to the Estefans, who were both born in Cuba and immigrated to the United States where they later met,...

World leaders have been honored as Ambassadors of Freedom for their exceptional role in making “Sound of Freedom” the most popular and impactful movie of the year.

This powerful film, based on true events, centers on the rescue of children from the harrowing clutches of child trafficking. Released on July 4th, the movie marks the anniversary of the rescue of one of the children depicted, making it even more poignant in its message.

Thousands of Ambassadors of Freedom played a pivotal role in the astonishing success of “Sound of Freedom,” driving the movie to achieve remarkable milestones:

The #1 Movie in the United States on July 4th, the anniversary of the rescue of one of the children depicted in the movie Generated nearly $130 million at the box office Seen by over 10 million people Earned a perfect audience rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes Achieved “mission impossible” by beating “Indiana Jones” and “Mission Impossible...

Scott Sternberg Productions today announced the launch of a new documentary division and the acquisition of Strong Island Films.

The first project under Ssp’s new division, Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil: My Story, will premiere this Sunday on Reelz. Sternberg directed the documentary in which the lead singer of the legendary heavy metal band, in his own words, “details what led him to music, the formation and early days of Mötley Crüe, surviving his hardest party days and how he navigated the road to superstardom.” Neil and Sternberg are executive producers of the film.

The two-hour doc, featuring interviews with Neil’s son and daughter, as well as bandmates Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx, and others, takes an “incredibly candid” view of the musician’s “much publicized setbacks — from the heartbreak of losing a young child to being arrested for driving under the influence after causing a crash that killed his friend.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which happens from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, television networks are unveiling slates of themed content including new campaigns, sports broadcasting, live specials and more.

Among this year’s programming options is NBCUniversal and Telemundo’s “Come With Us,” an initiative that includes special programming and digital elements designed to reach audiences in both English and Spanish. The campaign will kick off on “Today” and “Hoy Dia,” followed by an on-air roadblock during prime time. Telemundo will also incorporate social media initiatives, including “Latinos Imparables” and “Unstoppable Women.” NBCUniversal will incorporate segments and specials from NBC News and MSNBC, including “Generation LatinX,” “Dis(Owning) Hispanic” and “The New Latino Landscape.”

Additionally, NBC Sports will highlight Latino artists contributing to mural paintings with “On Her Turf” highlighting Latina athletes participating in social roadblocks; CNBC Digital will spotlight prominent business leaders from the Latinx community; Universal Kids will...

The 2020 Democratic National Convention comes to an end on Thursday, after former Vice President Joe Biden officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

Biden will also deliver a speech “about his vision for uniting America, to move us forward out of constant chaos and crisis,” according to the DNC. His address comes one day after Sen. Kamala Harris was officially nominated as veep.

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The 2020 Democratic National Convention will make history on Wednesday night when Kamala Harris formally receives the nomination to be the next Vice President of the United States.

Harris is now the third female vice presidential candidate of a major party in U.S. history, following in the footsteps of Sarah Palin (2008) and Geraldine Ferraro (1984). She is also the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent on a major-party ticket for national office.

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Blink and you’ll miss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

As previously reported, Aoc will have just 60 seconds to deliver a pre-recorded message during Tuesday’s virtual event. Meanwhile, fellow rising star Stacy Abrams is among 16 who have been chosen to deliver the DNC’s keynote address. Additional keynote speakers include Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Pennsylvania, Sen. Marlon Kimpson of South Carolina, and Sen. Yvanna Cancela of Nevada.

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All eyes will be on Michelle Obama as she closes out Night 1 of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

The former First Lady gave one of 2016’s most memorable DNC speeches, which included her now-famous motto, “When they go low, we go high.” On Monday, she’ll speak out in support of former Vice President Joe Biden, who served alongside her husband, President Barack Obama, for eight years.

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Updated: The broadcast networks are sticking to one hour per night of coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, while some of the cable and streaming networks are planning more expansive coverage.

The broadcast network plans to go live from 10 Pm to 11 Pm Et each evening are in line with previous cycles, as NBC, ABC and CBS devoted an hour of primetime to major speeches and commentary.

The broadcast and cable networks have been waiting to finalize their plans as it became clear that the conventions will be almost all virtual, as Democrats last week scrapped plans for speakers in the host city of Milwaukee and Republicans abandoned a large-scale convention amid the pandemic. Instead, President Donald Trump says that he plans to deliver a speech from the White House or at Gettysburg, Pa, the site of the bloodiest Civil War battle.

The onus will be on both parties...

Andrea Mitchell almost drowned in balloons when she covered the 2008 Republican National Convention, and was forced to swat them away as she tried to tell MSNBC viewers what was taking place on the ground.

In 2020, the longtime NBC News and MSNBC correspondent will have plenty of air.

Fewer TV journalists will be on the ground at either the Milwaukee site previously selected for the Democratic National Convention or the Jacksonville or Charlotte venues Republicans had chosen to televise their selection process. Mitchell realizes the viewing public is likely to miss some spectacle – and so will the journalists, who were often put through their paces in various arenas and amphitheaters before the TV cameras went on. Mitchell recalls having to get hold of a seating chart and do the equivalent of sprints around the areas reserved for various state delegations so she could practice getting from one place to another while talking to TV audiences.

Robin Spielbauer’s brutal murder in 2014 and the arrest of the wrong person is the subject of the Season 2 finale of The Real Story with María Elena Salinas. April 8, 2014, near Amarillo, Texas, and the body of 32-year-old single mother Spielbauer was found in a ditch at the side of Helium Road. An autopsy revealed that she’d died from blunt force trauma and a gunshot wound. Robin had divorced her husband Jeremy in 2012 and the pair still had a volatile relationship, there was also friction between Robin and his new wife Katie Phipps. Evidence at the scene linked Katie […]

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On the finale of The Real Story with María Elena Salinas, "Fatal Love Triangle," the authorities hone in on a suspect who is later convicted early in the crime.

The problem is they may be focusing too intently on evidence that will convict a specific suspect.

Will an innocent woman go to prison while someone else goes free for the murder of a vivacious young woman named Robin Spielbauer?

Robin Spielbauer is brutally murdered on a dirt road outside Amarillo, Texas. The woman who is convicted of her murder is her ex-husband's husband ex-wife, Katy Phipps Spielbauer.

Within days of the crime, Randall County Sheriff’s investigators discover evidence of a volatile love triangle that was spiraling out of control.

The culprit of the heinous crime seems obvious, and authorities move quickly to deliver justice to Robin’s family.

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It's Valentine's Day weekend when Pan Butler vanishes.

She's a successful woman living alone in the nation's capital. 

It will be discovered only later that Pam suffered a terrible breakup on Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, Jose Rodriguez-Cruz. 

Panicked at their inability to reach her, Pam's family calls the Metropolitan Police, but there is very little they can do.

You see, Pam's body never turns up, and they never find a speck of blood nor a murder weapon near a crime scene that leaves detectives stumped for years.

There is evidence, though, and it comes from Pam's home surveillance system.

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The mystery only deepens as she's revealed entering her home, but never leaving.

As always, shocking information from the past suddenly unveils itself, but can investigators determine what happened to Pam?

Can they bring her killer to justice?...

Harry Klein’s murder shocked the local community, after the successful businessman was gunned down in a violet robbery – The Real Story with María Elena Salinas examines this controversial case. July 13, 1981 in Springfield, Missouri, and Klein’s body was found in field, he’d been shot to death. The crime scene offered few clues for detectives, but they followed their gut instinct and began looking into his personal life. They began to suspect that married man Klein had been involved in several extra-marital affairs. This led them to single mom Judy Henderson, whom Klein was last seen with. It turned out […]

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A respected husband and businessman named Harry Klein is found riddled with bullets in a field outside Springfield, Missouri.

With little evidence at the crime scene, detectives dive into Harry’s private life and discover the married man might have been involved in illicit affairs.

Detectives, therefore, weren’t surprised to learn that Harry was last seen with another woman named Judy Henderson.

But the sweet, single mother has just fallen in love with a new boyfriend. Could Judy or her boyfriend have anything to do with Harry’s murder?

Judy Henderson didn't deny her involvement with the murder, but she didn't work alone.

She was, however, a victim of the justice system.

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Her boyfriend at the time and alleged shooter, Greg Cruzen, faced trial and was acquited of the charges against him.

Michael Deng was just 18-year-old when he was rushed to hospital with a serious brain injury following what appeared to be a tragic accident, Real Story with María Elena Salinas examines how the truth revealed a macho culture of extreme hazing at the fraternity he was keen to join. Deng was a freshman at Baruch College in New York City and in the winter of 2013 he and other students hoping to join the Asian-American fraternity Pi Delta Psi, travelled to Poconos. As part of the hazing ritual Deng was blindfolded and then made to carry a heavy backpack across the yard […]

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In 2013, Pi Delta Psi’s fraternity at Baruch College in New York caused national outrage after their hazing rituals led to the death of pledge brother Michael Deng. This past January, four fraternity brothers were sentenced after pleading guilty in November to felony charges of voluntary manslaughter, and the frat itself was banned from operating in Pennsylvania for 10 years, as reported by CNN. Now, the case is coming to light again in an upcoming episode of Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist María Elena Salina’s true-crime series, The Real Story, which will publicly share interrogation tapes from the frat brothers and explore their code of silence. In Touch has obtained an exclusive clip ahead of the "Deadly Brotherhood" episode — which airs Monday, July 9 — featuring audio from the interrogation of fraternity brother Kenny Kwan and his version of the story. You can check it out in the video above. During the investigation,...

The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida by 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz left 17 people dead on Feb. 14 and a nation grieving and demanding change. Jennifer Lopez and Luis Fonsi are among the Latino celebrities using their enormous platforms to stand by the families and friends of the victims in advocating for gun law reform. On Instagram, the Nuyorican singer and actress wrote and crossed out “Thoughts & Prayers,” replacing it with “Policy & Change” on the day of the tragedy. “The message here is not that we don’t need prayers,” she elaborated, “ that we need to do more than just think and pray!

On Univision.com, Jorge Ramos wrote a heartfelt open letter to his former co-host of almost 30 years María Elena Salinas on the eve of her final newscast. On Dec. 8, the Mexican news anchors co-hosted Noticiero Univision for the last time. Colombian journalist Ilia Calderón, the first Afro-Latina to anchor a major news desk, took Salinas’s seat Dec. 11.

“We have been an on-air couple for so many years and sometimes people get confused and call me Jorge Salinas. That’s always amusing to me. I have to thank her for putting up with me all these years. Nobody, ever, had...

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When Univision announced in November that Colombian journalist Ilia Calderón would be filling the anchor seat vacated by María Elena Salinas in early December, the Spanish-language television legend was among the first to congratulate her colleague.

Salinas even shared a social media post on Nov. 8 expressing her joy that Calderon will soon be seating next to co-anchor Jorge Ramos, Mondays through Fridays, during the network’s 6:30 p.m. newscast. “Happy that my dear and gorgeous colleague Ilia Calderón is taking charge of Noticiero Univision.

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Ilia Calderón made history on Nov. 8 when she took the seat vacated by María Elena Salinas on Noticiero Univision. She’s the first Afro-Latina to anchor a news desk on a major network in the United States.

“It’s a great responsibility knowing that I’m opening doors for other generations, not only for journalists, but for other girls and women who want to succeed at what they do,” she tells People Chica of nabbing the coveted position next to Univision’s veteran journalist Jorge Ramos.

Univision News has chosen Ilia Calderón as the new co-anchor of the Hispanic broadcast giant’s flagship evening newscast, Noticiero Univision, replacing news legend María Elena Salinas. Calderón will take over Salinas's anchor chair in mid-December, joining Jorge Ramos on weeknights at 6:30 p.m. Et/Pt. The Univision news broadcast has wide viewership but Ramos earned it crossover coverage when he was ejected from a news conference by then-presidential candidate Donald…...

The Women’s Media Center will honor Hillary Clinton with its first ever Wmc Wonder Woman Award at the Women’s Media Awards on October 26 at a gala at the Capitale in New York City.

Clinton joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, Ashley Judd, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. The Wmc also will be recognizing the film, “Hidden Figures.” Maya L. Harris will host this event for the first time.

Clinton is an advocate, attorney, author, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and Democratic presidential candidate who has devoted her life to working on behalf of women, children and families.

The Women’s Media Center is presenting its first — and only — Wmc Wonder Woman Award to Clinton as she is a hero to millions in the United States and around the globe for her extraordinary accomplishments and public service. Like Wonder Woman, she seems to have superhuman strength,...

The Women’s Media Center will honor Ashley Judd with the Wmc Speaking Truth to Power Award at the Women’s Media Awards on October 26 at Capitale in New York City.

Judd joins 2017 Honorees Jane Fonda, Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas and Gail Tifford. Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.

Judd was the first actor to be a named source, and to share her story about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment, which Judd did in The New York Times investigative report.

Judd is chair of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project, which raises awareness about the scope and toxic impact of online harassment and its costs to women’s civic and political participation.

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The Women’s Media Center announces their host and honorees for the 2017 Women’s Media Awards, to be held on October 26, at Capitale in New York City.

They will be giving awards to Maria Hinojosa, April Ryan, María Elena Salinas, and Gail Tifford, and also recognizing the film “Hidden Figures.” And they will be celebrating the landmark 80th birthday of their co-founder Jane Fonda.

Maya L. Harris, lawyer, MSNBC analyst, senior policy adviser to the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and former board co-chair of the Women’s Media Center, will host this event for the first time.

“Women’s Media Awards recognize and honor game-changers for women in media. By deciding who gets to talk, what creates debate, who writes, and what is made visible, media shape our understanding of who we are and what we can become. We are grateful for these 2017 awardees who are creating a better future,...

Renowned journalist María Elena Salinas announced last week that she will be leaving Univision after 36 years in December.

The nightly newscaster of Noticiero Univision, who is one of the most well-known faces in Spanish-language television, delivered the surprising news to the program’s viewers while sitting next to her co-anchor, Jorge Ramos.

Soon after, she released a statement explaining her unexpected decision.

“…I have decided it is time to change course and begin a new chapter in my career as an independent journalist and producer and dedicate more time to philanthropy,” she wrote beside a photo of herself on assignment two decades ago.

María Elena Salinas’ big debut on Investigation Discovery, The Real Story, is a huge success. The Univision anchor’s first English-language series has been met with high ratings and big buzz among fans of true crime television. Tonight on her show she investigates possible motives overlooked by police and the media in last year’s shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The episode comes as the country prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, in which 49 people died, on June 12. The shooting is just one of several high-profile stories that Salinas has re-investigated in the first season of her new program. Others have...read more...

We’ve just been handed this bulletin, ladies and gentlemen: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that the News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be livestreamed on Twitter and Periscope for the first time. Viewers can watch and interact live via @newsemmys starting at 7:30 Pm Et

The 37th annual trophy show from the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P Rose Hall in Manhattan will see hardware doled out in 40 categories, with PBS leading all networks with 54 noms and stalwart CBS newsmag 60 Minutes topping the program field with 26.

The 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award being presented to three-time Primetime Emmy-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson. His credits include the docs Freedom Summer, Freedom Riders, Wounded Knee and The Murder of Emmitt Till.

Presenters for tonight’s News & Doc Emmys include Dana Bash, Lester Holt, Bill Moyers, Jane Pauley, George Stephanopoulos, Maria Elena Salinas, Jake Tapper, Elizabeth Vargas and CBS News president David Rhodes.

NEW YORK -- Talk show host Cristina Saralegui and Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas are among the honorees selected for the second annual Latin Emmys. The Latin Emmys will be held Oct. 19 at the Time Life Building in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday at a news conference in which the six honorees also were named. "It's going to be a truly special night," Bloomberg said. "We're so glad this show is moving to La Gran Manzana, and we hope it will be its permanent home." In addition to Saralegui and Salinas, recipients of this year's Latin Emmys, which recognize individual achievement but are not a competitive awards program, will be Fernando Arau, a host on Univision's Despierta America; Saul Lisazo, an actor on the Telemundo novela Tierra de Pasiones; Jessi Losada, a sports anchor on Telemundo; and Lucero, star of the Televisa novela Alborada. Telemundo soccer broadcaster Andres Cantor, an honoree at last year's inaugural Latin Emmys, announced the honorees at the City Hall news conference along with Bloomberg.