Roberto Yáñez was appointed VP of news at Univision’s KMEX-34 in Los Angeles, effective immediately. He reports directly to Maelia Macín, the station’s general manager.
Roberto has been with Univision for the past 13 years. Until his promotion, he was KMEX’s station manager. Before moving back to L.A., he was news director at WXTV-41 in New York and at KUVS-19 in Sacramento.
Prior to joining Univision, Robert worked at the NBC Affiliate in El Paso, CNN in Atlanta, and KCAL and KCBS in Los Angeles.