# Cuban Teresa Rodríguez Will No Longer Host Univision's News Magazine Aquí y Ahora

**Date:** 12/04/2021

It has been confirmed that Teresa Rodríguez will no longer be co-host of "Aquí y Ahora" on Univision. The journalist will become the spokesperson for a new company initiative that will focus on celebrating the positive contributions of Hispanics in the United States, as well as on other projects. Details will be announced in early 2022.

Rodríguez will leave her role as co-host of the news magazine at the end of the year to focus full-time on her new assignment.

Teresa joined Univision in 1982 as co-host of "Noticiero Univision", becoming the first Latina to host a national newscast in the United States.

She is the winner of 15 Emmy Awards for her work as a journalist on Univision's award-winning and highly-watched news magazine "Aquí y Ahora".

She has also been recognized with the George Foster Peabody Award and the Silver Angel for Excellence in Media Awards. Her name appears on the list of Most Powerful Women in New York Moves magazine's 2013 edition and her media work has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the 10 highest Q Scores among Latinos in the United States.

She has also been recognized with two GLAAD Awards, one in 2016 for the report "En Cuerpo Ajeno", which examined the lives of four transgender people, and another in 2017 for a report about a renowned Venezuelan singer and her transgender son.

One of her books, "Las hijas de Juárez: una historia verdadera de asesinato en serie al sur de la frontera", is one of the best-selling books in the United States and required reading in many educational institutions throughout the country for its investigation into femicides in Juárez, Mexico. She also contributed to the book "Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhood and Fierce Friendships", a collection of essays about women.

Rodríguez is a founding member of Univision's Women's Leadership Council which helps empower future leaders within the business world. She also participates in projects and initiatives that provide information to families so they can play an active role in advancing their children's education. She has served as Spanish-language spokesperson for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign.

Rodríguez is currently a member of the Miami Dade College alumni board and former member of the Board of Directors of Barry University, her alma mater.