Teresa Rodriguez: The Evolution of Women in Journalism

Fifteen-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Teresa Rodríguez was the spokesperson of Univision’s corporate initiative “Univisionarios,” (2021-2023) which celebrated the positive contributions of Hispanics in the United States. For over 20 years, she was the co-anchor of the primetime award-winning weekly newsmagazine program, “Aquí y Ahora,” (Here and Now), in which she covered investigative and consumer stories as well as conducted interviews with leading newsmakers, politicians and celebrities.She is the recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award and a Silver Angel Award for Excellence in Media. She was named to the 2013 Power Women list by New York Moves Magazine and was recognized by The Hollywood Reporter for having one of the top 10 highest Q scores for Spanish-speaking U.S. Latinos. She was also honored with the Silver Circle Award from the Suncoast, Florida chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In 2016, she received a GLAAD award for her special, “En Cuerpo Ajeno,” (“In a Foreign Body”), which examined the lives of four transgender individuals. In 2017 she won another GLAAD outstanding journalism award for her story on a well-known Venezuelan singer and her transgender son. Most recently, Teresa was recognized as “Journalist of the Year” at HPRA’s National ¡Bravo! Awards.

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