Crishtbel Mora And Valeria Aponte Join WWSI Philadelphia

Crishtbel Mora and Valeria Aponte will join Telemundo’s WWSI Philadelphia as a multimedia journalist and anchor/reporter, respectively. Mora will start on June 13 and Aponte will start June 20.

“We’re excited to welcome Crishtbel and Valeria to our news team for Noticiero Telemundo62,” said Ana Hernandez, WWSI news director. “Their passion and dedication to journalism will help us continue our commitment to delivering the local news and information that our Spanish-speaking viewers have come to expect from our team.”

Crishtbel Mora

Mora comes to Philadelphia from Miami, where she was a national news correspondent for Estrella TV. Prior to that she was also national news correspondent since 2015 for Estrella TV in Texas.

Born and raised in Venezuela, Mora earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Andres Bello Catholic University as well as a certification in social media management from Jose Antonio Paez University. In 2021 she received a Communicator Award, a Hermes Creative Award for her journalism. The National Association of Hispanic Publications also recognized her with a Jose Marti Award in 2019.

Valeria Aponte

Aponte comes to Philadelphia from Arizona, where she was a correspondent for Univision’s streaming service, Noticias 24/7. Prior to that, she was a political journalist for KTAZ Phoenix; a video journalist, anchor and producer for WZDC Washington; a video journalist at KGBT Harlingen, Texas; and an executive producer and anchor for CitrusTV Noticias.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Aponte earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and fine arts from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. In 2018, she was awarded four Rocky Mountain Emmys which included recognition for “Continuing Coverage” and “Journalistic Enterprise.” She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.