Maria Elena Salinas

ABOUT MARIA ELENA SALINAS

Professional journalist, author, and news anchor who is best known for her work on the Univision show Noticiero.

She began her career as a reporter when she became anchor and public-affairs host for KMEX-TV, the Univision affiliate in Los Angeles, in 1981. In 1987, she began working as the co-anchor for Noticiero Univision.

She is the founder of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2014, she won a Peabody Award, Walter Cronkite Award, and Gracies Award for her news and documentary special Entre el Abandono y el Rechazo.

She is the mother of two daughters, Julia and Gabby.

She has interviewed a variety of U.S. Presidents including Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , and Barack Obama .