WAPA Orlando 26 Launches NotiCentro Orlando on September 8th, Delivering Dedicated Local News to Central Florida’s Latino Community

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WAPA Orlando 26, powered by Entravision, announced the official launch of its new local news operation, NotiCentro Orlando, set to premiere today. Designed to serve Central Florida's rapidly growing Hispanic community with culturally relevant and high-caliber journalism, NotiCentro Orlando will air four daily newscasts Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and 10:30 PM.

Central Florida is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing Puerto Rican populations in the continental United States. NotiCentro Orlando establishes the region's first newsroom specifically focused on this community, balancing locally relevant news across Central Florida with key reporting from Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and around the world.

"An informative, balanced and well-produced newscast provides value to the community it serves," said Cliff Gould, Senior Vice President & General Manager of WAPA Orlando 26. "NotiCentro and WAPA Orlando 26 are committed to bringing a best in class experience to our viewers in Central Florida. NotiCentro Orlando will focus on delivering locally relevant information while also covering important news and headlines from Puerto Rico and around the world."

"After more than 20 years leading newsrooms and content teams at the local, national, and digital levels, I am honored to help lead the growth of WAPA Orlando and its local news operation," stated Arianna Requena, Vice President of Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives for Broadcast at Entravision. "NotiCentro Orlando is staffed by journalists who understand the community they serve. Our focus is firmly on Central Florida and the issues that matter most to the Puerto Rican and Latino communities that call this region home."

A STAR-STUDDED ANCHOR & REPORTING TEAM

NotiCentro Orlando brings together an elite, award-winning lineup of trusted broadcast journalists:

Main Anchor

• Jorge Viera: An award-winning journalist, Emmy winner, and five-time Golden Microphone recipient. Viera previously anchored the #1 newscast (regardless of language) in New York (Univision 41) and gained national acclaim for his frontline coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and international reporting.

Local Multimedia Journalists

• Laura Isabel Pérez: Emmy-nominated and Telly Award-winning journalist from San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, specializing in public affairs and community coverage.
• Luis A. Marcano García: Bilingual multimedia journalist from Naranjito, Puerto Rico, bringing extensive producer and reporter experience from Orlando and national outlets.
• Laura Bermúdez: Four-time Telly Award winner and Suncoast Emmy nominee dedicated to in-depth local reporting for Central Florida’s Hispanic community.

Weather Team

• Ivet Vidal & Daynier Escalante: Bringing real-time, accurate local forecasting and severe weather tracking to Central Florida families.

WAPA Orlando 26 is dedicated to delivering best-in-class local news, political analysis (including Politics con Acento with Stephanie Ochoa), and community-first broadcast television to the Central Florida region. Visit wapaorlando.com for more info.

About Entravision

Entravision is a media and advertising technology company. In the U.S., we provide video, audio and digital marketing services to local and national advertisers through a portfolio of television and radio stations and digital advertising services that target Latino audiences. Our advertising technology business provides programmatic advertising technology and services to advertisers and app developers on a global basis. Entravision is the largest affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks.