Alexis Orengo And Jarymar Colón Díaz Join WTMO Orlando

Telemundo’s owned WTMO Orlando, Fla., has hired Alexis Orengo and Jarymar Colón Díaz as chief meteorologist and weather anchor, respectively. Orengo’s on-air debut will be Aug. 15 and Diaz Colon will be Aug. 20.

Orengo comes to Orlando from Telemundo’s KXTX Dallas where he has been one of the station’s meteorologists since 2018. A five-time Lone Star Emmy Award winner, he is a veteran meteorologist with extensive experience forecasting hurricanes, including Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico (2017), severe weather, and events that involved tornadoes, flooding, and winter storms.

In 2019, Orengo earned the American Meteorologist Society’s (AMS) Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation that recognizes broadcasters for their specific scientific competence and effective communication skills in their weather broadcasts; He earned a bachelor’s degree in theoretical physics and meteorology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Colón Díaz is a graduate of Universidad del Sagrado Corazon where she obtained a BA in radio production and marketing. She is currently enrolled at Mississippi State University pursuing a BS in broadcast and operational meteorology and expects to graduate this year.

Prior to joining Telemundo 31, Colón Díaz worked as weather presenter for WHOY-AM Salinas, P.R., and interned as part of the La Autoridad en el Tiempo team for Telemundo Puerto Rico in 2022.


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