Giselle Zarur

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Giselle Zarur
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Zarur at Daytona International Speedway in 2023
Born
Giselle Zarur Maccise

(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Occupations
  • Sports journalist
  • Television reporter
Years active2010–present
Employers
Spouse
Harold Rodriguez
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(m. 2019)​

Giselle Zarur Maccise (born 29 May 1987) is a Mexican sports journalist and television reporter for Fox Deportes. She has also worked for the Televisa and Canal F1 Latin America television networks, and has covered a wide variety of sports throughout her career, such as Formula One and NASCAR motor racing, the Liga MX football league, tennis and Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

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Biography

Zarur (holding the Fox microphone) waiting to interview Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the 2023 Daytona 500 Ricky stenhouse jr victory lane (52703148111).jpg
Zarur (holding the Fox microphone) waiting to interview Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the 2023 Daytona 500

Zarur was born on 29 May 1987, [1] in Mexico City, Mexico. [2] She is of Lebanese descent through her parents and grandparents, [3] [4] and is a graduate of the Centro de Estudios en Ciencias de la Comunicación. [1] Zarur began her broadcasting career with mass media company Televisa in 2010, [2] [5] and covered a wide variety of sports such as Formula One motor racing, the Liga MX football league and tennis; [5] Formula One is where she garnered the most recognition for her expertise in the series and reported on the whole season. She also reported on Formula One for Canal F1 Latin America, the network's official Latin American broadcast station. [4] Zarur's work in Mexican football saw her report on major league finals and matches in the country, such as the El Súper Clásico rivalry between the América and Guadalajara clubs. [2]

She did her final broadcast of Formula One for Canal F1 Latin America at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [1] In late October 2018, Zarur left Televisia, and subsequently moved to the city of Los Angeles to take up employment with the Spanish-language Fox Deportes network in the United States. She denied media reports Televisa sacked her following the mass media company's decision to dismiss some of its commentators and presenters in April 2019. [6] [7] Zarur had felt her career at Televisa was over, [4] and she began working for Fox Deportes in July 2019. [5] [8] She presents Fox Deportes' weekly broadcast of Liga MX from Mexico and covered Super Bowl LIV in Miami. [2]

In 2022, Zarur became the first Latina to be a broadcaster for the Daytona 500 when she was a pit reporter for the race for Fox Deportes. [9]

Personal life

Zarur became engaged to Harold Rodríguez in October 2018, [10] and married him at a ceremony in San Fernando, California on 19 October 2019. [11] She is a fan of Club América football club. [1] [3] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Camacho-Zazueta, Manuel (25 October 2018). "Giselle Zarur, la única mujer en cubrir el Gran Premio de México" [Giselle Zarur, the only woman to cover the Mexican Grand Prix]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Giselle Zarur: Host and Reporter, Fox Deportes". Fox Deportes . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Castellanos Sahagún, Sergio (22 May 2020). "Liga MX: Giselle Zarur, la bella conductora aficionada del Club América" [Liga MX: Giselle Zarur, the beautiful amateur host of Club América] (in Spanish). Soy Futbol. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Cauich, Eduard (24 July 2019). "Giselle Zarur habla de su nuevo reto en FOX Deportes y de los avances de la mujer en el periodismo deportivo" [Giselle Zarur talks about her new challenge at FOX Deportes and the advances of women in sports journalism]. The Morning Call (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Alonso, Sara (9 July 2019). "La conductora mexicana, Giselle Zarur, se une a Fox Deportes" [Mexican host, Giselle Zarur, joins Fox Deportes]. AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 Castaños, Daniel (2 April 2020). "Giselle Zarur estalla tras rumores de su despido de Televisa y revela la verdad" [Giselle Zarur explodes after rumors of her dismissal from Televisa and reveals the truth] (in Spanish). Soy Futbol. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Giselle Zarur explota por rumores de su despido en Televisa" [Giselle Zarur explodes over rumors of her dismissal on Televisa]. Futbol Total (in Spanish). 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Giselle Zarur, ex de Televisa Deportes, es la nueva contratación de Fox Deportes" [Giselle Zarur, formerly of Televisa Deportes, is the new hire of Fox Deportes] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Wilhelm, Chase (18 February 2023). "Giselle Zarur: The first Hispanic female pit reporter for the Daytona 500". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Morón, Alejandra. "¡Giselle Zarur Está Comprometida!". Revista Caras México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "'Viví la boda de mis sueños', presume Giselle Zarur que se casó" ['I lived the wedding of my dreams', Giselle Zarur boasts that she got married]. Periódico AM (in Spanish). 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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