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Natalia Cruz
Hola, my name is Natalia Cruz, Anchor/Reporter Univision News and Primer Impacto, Three time Emmy® Award winner; and Energetic mother of four !
Born in Colombia to journalist parents, Natalia Cruz always had a passion for written works. In her youth she competed in writing contests. She won speech and poetry competitions as well as literature prizes. Cruz attended Universidad del Norte, in Barranquilla, Colombia where she majored in social communications and journalism. While studying, she worked in news radio on "Emisora Atlantico", Cruz began her broadcasting career at age 17 as news anchor for the newscast "CV Noticias" on the regional television station Telecaribe. Her first exposure on national Colombian TV was in 1999 as news anchor and reporter on the TV Magazine "Extra" on Caracol Television. In early 2000, Cruz moved to New York and worked for Spanish language Public TV on HITN (Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network), where she produced the shows "Corriente Cultural" and "Noti-Cultura". Later that year, she started as the New York reporter for the daily morning show "Despierta America" on Univision, and did live shots for the longest-running variety TV show in the world "Sabado Gigante". In 2001, Natalia Cruz was hired by the New York Telemundo affiliate WNJU as a reporter for "Noticiero 47". With only one month on the job, she covered the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, being one of the first reporters on the scene at Ground Zero. Her work was noted in the book, "Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of September 11"; and she was featured on the 9/11 Tenth year exhibit at the Newseum in Washington D.C. After just 18 months working as a morning reporter, Cruz became news anchor on Telemundo 47, now part of NBC, and received the 2004 Emmy Award as Best News Anchor for Tri-State area (NY, NJ, and CT). She was nominated the following year for five awards, winning another Emmy Award for Best Newscast in 2005. Additionally she won the ACE Award as Best News Anchor that year. 2006 saw Cruz win her third Emmy Award for Best Series of Social Interest. Natalia Cruz started as New York correspondent for "Primer Impacto" on Univision Network in early 2006. Her work there made her win the NY Latin Award for Best National Correspondent in 2008. Natalia Cruz transferred to Miami in 2010 and has continued as a staff correspondent. Cruz often sits in as news anchor for shows at Univision, such as "Primer Impacto", "Primer Impacto Extra", "Despierta América", "Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana", "Al Punto" and "Desayuno Alegre". She also briefs on "Noticiero Univision" and "Noticias Al Minuto" on TeleFutura. http://www.NataliaCruz.us
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