Michele LaFountain (born 1969) is the first Puerto Rican to become anchor of ESPN's Spanish version of SportsCenter.
Michele was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She earned a Bachelor's degree in English and American Literature at Harvard University. She also received a Master's degree in Mass Communications from Boston University.
In 1997, Michele began her sports broadcasting career as a co-anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter International. In 2000, Michele joined WNJU, the Telemundo station in New York City, and served as anchor for the nightly newscast "Noticiero 47" (News Center 47) and also as the host of "Deportes 47" (Sports 47), a weekly sports show. Michele was also the New York correspondent for "Titulares Telemundo," a national sports show. She received three Emmy Award nominations for her work at Telemundo.
Michele returned to ESPN in 2003, when she was named anchor together with Heriberto Murrieta, Fernando Palomo and Jorge Eduardo Sanchez to launch the Spanish version of ESPN SportsCenter on ESPN Deportes. She also hosted an interview program created by ESPN called "Primera Plana" (Headliners), featuring exclusive chats with sports stars of the moment.
In 2008, LaFountain became a regular anchor on ESPNews.
WAPA-TV is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Hemisphere Media Group, which is 84% owned by InterMedia Partners. WAPA-TV's studios are located on Avenida Luis Vigoreaux in Guaynabo, and its transmitter is located at the WKAQ-TV transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve.
María Celeste Arrarás Mangual, better known as María Celeste, is a Puerto Rican broadcast journalist, author, and television personality, who has won three national Emmy Awards for journalism. In 2005, she became the first female recipient of the Legacy Award by Broadcast and Multi Channel for outstanding achievement in Hispanic Television. In 2006, Arrarás was included on the cover of Newsweek magazine, as one of the 20 most powerful women of the next generation of leaders.” In August 2018, María Celeste was awarded with a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Universidad Central de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, in recognition for her philanthropic work. Until August 2020, Arrarás spent two decades as the host and managing editor of Al Rojo Vivo con María Celeste. Her program aired daily in the U.S. and in 15 Latin American countries, for a total daily audience of 35 million viewers. Her popularity has made her one of the most influential Hispanic figures in social platforms, with millions of followers around the world and in 2019 she made her debut in the Hollywood Reporter's Social Climber Chart at #5 of all TV Personalities. ,
Carmen Dominicci Ramos is a travel blogger, journalist, news anchor in the United States, and the winner of five Emmy Awards. People en Español magazine chose her as one of the "50 Most Beautiful" of 2010.
Raquel Johanna Rosaly Guillermety is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and television host.
Sandra Zaiter was a Dominican-born Puerto Rican actress, children's television show host, singer, composer and athlete.
Alba Raquel Barros is an actress, comedian, and dancer. She is better known for her acting career, and she has won many national awards for her work, both in the television and theatrical fields.
Carmen Jovet Esteves is a journalist and the first Puerto Rican woman news anchor in Puerto Rico.
Jackie Guerrido, is a Puerto Rican television weather forecaster and journalist for Primer Impacto on Univision. She also is a TV host for "Despierta America en Domingo"
Lynda Baquero is an American correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company's flagship station in New York City. Baquero handles consumer reports for WNBC through her "Better Get Baquero" segment but has also covered the economy and tourism in Puerto Rico plus the Olympic Games in Atlanta and Salt Lake City. Traveling through the Caribbean to such places as Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, she has provided coverage of various tropical storms such as Hurricane Georges that have battered the region.
Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera is a Puerto Rican actress, fashion model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2005.
Jorge L. Ramos is a retired eight-time Emmy Award winning senior anchor of the evening news on Telemundo's New York City affiliate, WNJU. A pioneer in the field of Spanish-language broadcasting, Ramos began his career in 1979 as the first reporter of the station's newly founded news division, El Informador which went on the air in 1980.
Madelyn Vega is a Puerto Rican journalist and attorney who currently works at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. She previously served as a Judge for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and was an anchor and reporter for Telemundo in New York for over a decade.
Alexandra Fuentes Rivera is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, TV producer, and radio host. She was the main host of Univision Puerto Rico talk and variety show Anda Pa'l Cara from 2005 to 2009, as well as the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico entertainment show Dando Candela until 2013. She was also host of Fidelity 95.7 FM morning show Gozando en la Mañana, with Raymond Arrieta. She had her own talk show Alexandra De Noche on Telemundo Puerto Rico until she left the show in 2016 to support her husband, David Bernier, in his campaign for Governor of Puerto Rico.
Ivonne Marie Orsini López is a Puerto Rican actress, model and TV personality. Her career began in the pageantry industry, but she has moved into other media. Orsini was one of the hosts of WAPA-TV show ¡Viva la tarde!. Currently, she is now the co-host of the Puerto Rican version of Hoy Día on Telemundo station WKAQ-TV.
Camille Carrión, formally Carmen Cecilia Ernestina del Socorro Carrión Enjuto is a Puerto Rican actress and businesswoman, best known for her contributions to television, theatre and radio.
Rafael Bello, is a Dominican television and radio personality based in New York City. Bello, a two-time Emmy award winner, currently serves as the News Anchor for Noticias Univisión 41 "Al Despertar", WXTV-DT, Univision 41 New York after being the former early morning and midday anchor. Bello is also the Host and Executive Producer of his radio show "El Locker Room 1050 con Rafael Bello, on 1050 AM ESPN Deportes Radio New York. Bello formerly served as the Traffic and Entertainment Anchor on WNJU Telemundo 47 in "Noticiero 47 Primera Edicion" and also hosted feature and entertainment segments including his Emmy Award winner for best entertainment segment under the name "Pa la Calle con Rafa".
Keylla Ivonne Hernández Ramos, better known as Keylla Hernández, was a Puerto Rican television reporter. She worked for WAPA-TV. She was the co-anchor of the station's morning news show, Noticentro al Amanecer.
Hoy Día (Today) is an American Spanish-language morning television show broadcast by Telemundo. The show is broadcast from Telemundo Center in Miami, and is hosted by Penelope Menchaca, Andrea Meza, Lisette Eduardo, and Daniel Arenas.
Marilyn Pupo is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican actress, singer and television show host. She is known for her stint as a television show host at Telemundo Puerto Rico's Noche de Gala alongside Eddie Miro, and for starring in the telenovela "El Idolo", also on that channel, alongside Jose Luis Rodriguez, during 1980 and 1981, as well as in other soap operas, such as "Maria Eugenia" and "Ambicion de Poder", where she starred alongside Martin Lantigua.
Sylvia Gómez is a Puerto Rican television journalist and show host. For 50 years, Gomez has been active on Puerto Rican television. She is best known as an anchorwoman for canal 2's television news show, Telenoticias en Accion, and for her investigative reporting on environmental issues. Gomez has also received recognition for her coverage of the environment from the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. In 2005, she was nominated for an Emmy award for the news series, Roosevelt Roads: La última frontera.
