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Yara Lasanta - 2017

Yara Lasanta leaves Telemundo 52 to join Univision 34 as chief meteorologist

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Yara Lasanta is moving from Telemundo to Univision. She has left KVEA 52, where she has worked for the past three years, to join KMEX-34 in Los Angeles as chief meteorologist.

She’ll cover weather for the 6 and 11 pm weekday newscasts.

She takes over the role left vacant by Guillermo Quiroz in September 2018, after a 20-year run. Since then, the KMEX’s newscast anchors have been delivering the weather, with backup support from Univision’s national weather center in Houston when needed.

In addition to anchoring weather segments, Lasanta will be tasked with building a team of meteorologists for Univision 34. She’ll also contribute to the station’s community empowerment efforts through educational initiatives on meteorology and climate issues.

Prior to KVEA, Lasanta was a weekend weather anchor for Telenoticias Fin de Semana at 5 and 10 pm at Telemundo Puerto Rico.

A former model and beauty pageant contestant, she started her broadcast career in her native of Puerto Rico.

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  1. Y que esperaban carnales ? La niña compite por lo suyo, es talentosa, pro y ademas, Meteoróloga.
    Y no se lo dan !…qué, se les subió tan rápido que prefirieron perderla?
    Claro que iba a saltar al terifor…

  2. Aye, a least she’ll be joining another former chief weather anchor at Telemundo 52 Gabreial Rosales who also left Telemundo for Univision quietly

  3. Gabriela Mia alias Gabriela Rosales,No Es meteorologa.
    Y Lasanta se fue a Univision 34 gracias a su Amiga la assistant News Director de Univision ya que ambas fueron companeras de trabajo en Telemundo 52

    • Nothing wrong with having real or god friends in higher places.
      A poco you have not realize how se mueve the chocolate in this business ?

  4. Sra. Yara LaSanta, su compañeros de KNBC NBC 4 Los Ángeles, y KVEA Noticiero Telemundo 52 Los Ángeles va á extrañar á ti, ❤❤❤ ellos te estarán deseando suerte á ti estaba orgulloso á ti Yara. Porque yo soy el único fan de NBC y Telemundo. Ahí dice el sitio web de mediamoves.com ahí dice que vas á este canal de KMEX Noticias Univison 34 Los Ángeles, y ahí va a conocer su ex-compañera, Gabriela Rosales. Gracias Yara, nos extrañamos mucho.