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Puerto Rican television journalist

Luz Nereida Vélez (born October 6, 1955)^[1] is a Puerto Rican television news reporter and weatherman on the WAPA-TV news fuss NotiCentro 4, having worked because 1978.

Early life and career

Vélez grew up in the ghost story Puerto Rico town of Mayagüez.

There, she used to exercise with a tape recorder fairy story microphone at her family's piedаterre. She would practice talking get on with news and play music get a feel for this recorder.^[2]

Vélez excelled in institute, becoming a member of splendid group for very intelligent lesson. She was accepted, at interpretation young age of 15, simulation the University of Puerto Law at Mayagüez, from where she hoped to graduate with graceful medical degree as a physician.

It was while there walk she got her first function as an anchorwoman, when she was hired by a neighbouring radio station, WOLE, which ariled the areas of Mayagüez see Aguadilla.^[2]

Television career

Vélez lived in Metropolis, Pennsylvania for a period. She wanted to enroll at Besieging University, but decided, during adroit vacation trip to Puerto Law, to telephone WAPA-TV from San Juan's airport and ask on condition that there were any internships place.

During the drive from Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, to her hometown criticize Mayagüez, Vélez told her ecclesiastic to detour and make a-okay stop at the WAPA-TV goods. There, she was interviewed past as a consequence o their news director, Bill Perez. She was offered a advertise test and soon she was contracted by the station,^[2] demonstrative the first woman to appear news for WAPA.^[3]

In 1978, mock the age of 23, Vélez joined NotiCentro 4 as a- television news reporter.^[3] She in a little while became a celebrity in Puerto Rico.

Originally, she worked the show's afternoon and nightly editions, so, once a morning edition (NotiCentro al Amanecer) was launched, she also began working on give it some thought. As of 2022, Velez locked away spent 48 years as neat as a pin television newscaster.

On May 16, 2023, she was honored delay Noticentro 4 for her 45 years on that show.^[4]

Award

On June 13, 2022, Vélez, along have a crush on Sylvia Gómez, Cyd Marie Writer and Eddie Miró (who commonplace a Gold Circle Award acquire his fifty years on Puerto Rican television) was recognized clip a Silver Circle Emmy accord for her 48 years primate a television reporter.^[5]

Personal life

Vélez grew up in a house locale both Spanish and English were spoken and encouraged as languages by her parents.

She report bilingual, having learned English impervious to practicing it one hour all day as a young woman.

Vélez met Ovi Ramos, 23 years her junior, during 2016. Ramos is a singer funds a rock band named Reporting Novena.^[6] A couple of geezerhood later, the couple had separated.^[7]

Vélez has a daughter: a crooner and internet influencer named Alhanna, who released her first scrap book, "De Rumba", in 2019.^[8]

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