Telemundo Names Garcia ‘Noticiero Telemundo’ EP
Telemundo on Wednesday announced the appointment of Gemma Garcia as executive producer of Noticiero Telemundo. In her role, she will supervise and oversee the editorial vision, production logistics and personnel of Telemundo’s national newscast. She will be responsible for the show’s vision, content, editorial planning process and day-to-day operations.
Garcia will be based in Miami and report to Luis Fernandez, EVP of network news.
She joins Telemundo from TVE, where she was chief correspondent. While at the North Africa and Maghreb bureaus, she reported on a number of emerging international stories, including the Tunisian first free elections, the Libyan civil war and immigration. Prior to that, she was the Chief Correspondent at TVE’s New York bureau, covering the UN, Wall Street, presidential elections and more.
Previously, Garcia was Italy and Vatican bureau correspondent chief where she covered Italian politics and Pope news. Before that, she was deputy head of TVE’s news department where she led a staff of 1,200, overseeing and developing content and the editorial line of five daily and 10 weekly news programs with an audience of three million viewers on average.
Garcia has more than 20 years of experience within Spanish-language television news, with specific expertise in reporting from the field; developing and implementing media relations strategies; and managing large teams and budgets.
She graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.
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