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Univision announces most extensive inaugural coverage ever.
Anchors Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas to lead network’s live coverage from Washington, DC.
Miami, FL -- The full resources of the Univision Television Network will be mobilized for its most complete coverage of a presidential inauguration ever. In addition to the network’s “Noticiero Univision” nightly newscast originating from the nation’s capital for two nights starting on Monday, January 19, anchors Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas will lead Spanish-language television’s most trusted news team to help viewers experience this historic inauguration from a uniquely Hispanic perspective.
Coverage will start at 7:00am ET Tuesday during the network’s popular early morning program “Despierta América” (Wake Up America), and will include coverage of the President-elect attending church services, a pre-inaugural meeting at the White House with President Bush, and the first of many reports throughout the day from Univision Network News correspondents Lourdes Meluzá live from the Capitol steps, Martin Berlanga on The Mall, and Blanca Vilchez covering the parade route. “Despierta América” will also feature a special one hour live coast-to-coast edition starting at 10:00am ET (9:00am Central, 7:00am Pacific) to provide the latest updates and developments leading up to the historic inauguration.
Live network coverage continues with “Noticias Univision Presenta: Una Nueva Era” (Univision News Presents: A New Era) at 11:00am ET with anchors Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas. Overlooking the site of the swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol steps from Univision’s Washington, DC bureau, Ramos and Salinas will be joined by a distinguished panel of political experts to provide viewers in-depth analysis and insider information on the inauguration process, the Obama administration and its key players, as well as highlighting the policies and legislative objectives relating to issues of special importance to Hispanics. Among the events to be covered live during the day are:
- The swearing-in of Joe Biden as the Vice President and of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States
- The Inaugural address
- The Inaugural Luncheon at Statuary Hall
- The Departure Ceremony for George W. Bush
- Live reports from the Inauguration viewing party in New York’s Times Square
Coverage continues with “Noticias Univision Presenta: Desfile Inaugural” (Univision News Presents: The Inaugural Parade) at 2:00pm ET. The Inaugural Parade will be broadcast live in its entirety, with reports along the parade route, until its termination at the Presidential Viewing Stand in front of the White House.
Further coverage of the day’s events and developments will continue throughout the day on special editions of Univision’s daily newsmagazine “Primer Impacto” (First Impression) and the network’s newscast “Noticiero Univision.”
Tuesday evening, a special Inauguration Day edition of the network’s critically acclaimed primetime newsmagazine “Aquí y Ahora” titled “Encuentro con la Historia” (Here and Now: A Date with History) will be broadcast live from Washington and hosted by anchors Teresa Rodríguez and María Elena Salinas.
Then, anchor Enrique Gratas will provide late-breaking updates and a complete wrap-up of the historic day, including a comprehensive review of the various Inaugural balls, on the network’s late-night newscast, “Ultima Hora.”
Throughout the day, Univision.com (keyword: Politica) will have complete coverage of the Presidential Inauguration with the latest updates, videos and photo albums directly from Washington D.C. Univision.com’s interactive epicenter will feature user commentary and advice for Obama from Hispanics throughout the world. On the mobile front, Univision Móvil will also provide up-to-date news coverage and photos for users on-the-go.
About Univision Communications:
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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