Patricia’s appointment is clearly a win-win for both Univision News and Hispanic America.”, “Although leaving CNN was a difficult decision, I felt it was time to take on new challenges and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to do so at Univision,” said Janiot. As senior anchor, she has covered the most important world news events of the past quarter century, ranging from wars, terrorist attacks, and regional crises to presidential elections, political summits, papal visits, natural disasters, and much more. She's the first Afro-Latina to anchor a news work area from Monday through Friday on a significant network in the United States. Janiot will co-anchor Univision’s late-night network newscast, “Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna,” alongside Enrique Acevedo. Calderón has been with Univision for about a decade, most recently anchoring the network’s late evening newscast. Today is National Voter Registration Day! After relocating to Miami in 2001, she was a news anchor for Telemundo Internacional. She also studied TV and Radio Broadcasting and Production at Bogotá’s Colegio Superior de Telecomunicaciones. A native of Bucaramanga, Colombia, Janiot holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication from Universidad de la Sabana in Bogotá, as well as a degree in English from Cambridge University. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Now with Univision as her forum, via broadcast television and all our digital platforms, she’ll have new audiences to reach and many opportunities to build on her passion for informing and empowering her viewers. After 25 years at CNN, Janiot will join Univision in January 2018 as co-anchor of “Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna” and Primetime Magazine “Aquí y Ahora.”. Calderón becomes the first Afro-Latina journalist to anchor a weekday evening newscast. Daniel Coronell, president of Univision News, said putting Calderón on the flagship newscast was a no-brainer. “Ilia’s professionalism and experience, together with her personal charisma, journalistic integrity, knowledge of the U.S. Hispanic community and proven appeal with our diverse audience make her the ideal person to succeed María Elena Salinas,” he said in a statement. It’s a case of history repeating itself: The 45-year-old journalist was also the first black woman to host a national news program in her native Colombia. ©2020 Verizon Media. She also interviewed most of the Latin American presidents in office during the last 25 years, including Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, as well as numerous political leaders and prominent world figures, among them Augusto Pinochet, Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Dan Brown, and many others. Growing up, neither Calderón’s native Colombia nor my Dominican Republic had news anchors that reflected us. Calderón got her start in journalism in 1994 as the anchor of a local newscast in Medellín. Before moving to the U.S., she was a presenter on Colombian television, hosting the newsmagazine “Testimonio,” winner of the Premio Simón Bolívar de Periodismo (Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award), and a magazine show titled “Momento Cultural,” in addition to co-anchoring the “Noticiero Criptón” newscast. Calderón also made history in her native Colombia where she was the first black woman to ever host a national news program in that country. Calderón also went viral in March 2015 when she wrote an open letter to her young daughter detailing the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that discrimination exists in the world. Ilia Calderón is stepping up to the big chair at Univision. “The addition of Patricia Janiot to our outstanding team of celebrated journalists is one more feather in the cap for Univision News, and we’re thrilled to have her on board,” stated Daniel Coronell, president, Univision News. Calderon, who has been with Univision since 2007, currently co-anchors the network’s late night newscast Edicion Nocturna. “Patricia’s stature and recognition in the international news media industry are indisputable, as is her unwavering commitment to journalistic excellence.