Adriana Vargas facts for kids

Adriana Vargas was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She is a well-known journalist and news presenter. Today, she works for Univision 41 Nueva York in New York City.

Early Career and Education

Adriana Vargas studied Social Communication at Pontifical Xavierian University. She graduated in 1998. However, she started her journalism career even earlier. Two years before graduating, she worked with a small production company.

Later, she presented several cultural shows. These shows were for a state-run channel called Señal Colombia. She then joined Manuel Teodoro to co-host a Caracol TV newsmagazine called Séptimo día. A newsmagazine is a TV show that combines news reports with deeper stories.

Working in Television News

After Séptimo día ended in 2000, Adriana Vargas moved to a different TV network. She joined RCN TV. There, she presented the Noticias RCN news show. She also worked as an international editor for the network. From January 2002 to December 2004, she hosted a nightly opinion newsmagazine called La noche.

In 2005, she worked on a morning news show for Caracol Radio. It was called Hoy por hoy. She also hosted and directed Noticiero del mediodía. In the evenings, she co-hosted Noticiero CM&. In 2006, she returned to RCN TV.

Role with the President and Univision

In 2010, Adriana Vargas took on a new role. She joined President Juan Manuel Santos' team. She became his spokeswoman and International Media Director. This meant she helped share information from the president to the world's news.

After one year, Vargas joined Univision. This is a major Spanish-language TV network in the United States. She started working at WXTV channel 41. This station serves the New York Tri-State area. She currently anchors the 6 pm newscast, called "Noticias Univision 41 A las Seis." She also anchors the 11 pm newscast, "Noticias Univision 41 Solo a las Once."

See also

In Spanish: Adriana Vargas para niños