Edna Schmidt Named Anchor on Univision Network's ``Noticiero Univision Fin De Semana''; Joins Co-Anchor Sergio Urquidi On Weekend Edition of Highly-Rated News Program

A very familiar face on Spanish-language TV, Edna Schmidt was mostrecently the national news anchor for "Noticias Al Minuto" onTeleFutura, Univision's sister network. She provided Hispanic viewerswith culturally relevant up-to-the-minute news reports since thenetwork's launch in 2002. She has also regularly appeared as acorrespondent and substitute anchor on various Univision news programsincluding "Ultima Hora" and "Despierta America" and is a regularcontributor on the award-winning primetime news magazine "Aqui yAhora."

During her distinguished 17-year career, Schmidt has covered newsevents of national importance including the September 11th attacks onthe World Trade Center, the ensuing aftermath from Ground Zero, theAnthrax scare in Washington, D.C., and the execution of the OklahomaCity Bomber, Timothy McVeigh. She has also reported on many notablepolitical events, anchoring TeleFutura's coverage of the 2005 State ofthe Union Address, the 2004 Presidential Debates and the 1996Democratic Convention. Her excellence in journalism has beenrecognized with several regional Emmy nominations, includingIndividual Excellence on Camera as a News Anchor in 1997 andOutstanding Reporting and Anchoring during the Primary Elections in1995.

"I am thrilled to be part of the Univision Network again as theweekend anchor on 'Noticiero Univision' and am honored to be workingwith such a renowned team of journalists. My time spent as the newsanchor on TeleFutura has been very rewarding and I look forward tocontinuing to provide our viewers with the most relevant and importantnews that impacts the Hispanic community," said Schmidt about her newrole.

Schmidt began her career in broadcast journalism as a newscorrespondent in Puerto Rico with WSJN-TV (Ch.24), a 24-hour localnews channel, and was quickly promoted to weekend news anchor. Shejoined the Univision family in 1992 as the main anchor for WCIU,Channel 26 in Chicago and subsequently for WGBO, Channel 66, whenUnivision acquired that station. In 2000, Schmidt was named nationalcorrespondent for Univision Network News, covering Chicago and theMidwest. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and has completed aMaster's program in Journalism from Iowa State University.

Regarding the recent appointment of Edna Schmidt, UnivisionNetwork's Executive Vice President and Operating Manager Alina Falconsaid "Edna has made great contributions during her tenure with theextended Univision family, and we are confident that she will continueto provide our viewers with the excellence in journalism that theyhave come to expect from 'Noticiero Univision'.

Edna's photo enclosed. Courtesy of Univision Network.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-languagemedia company in the United States. Its operations include UnivisionNetwork, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast televisionnetwork in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households;TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcasttelevision network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% ofU.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leadingSpanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which ownsand operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets andPuerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio groupwhich owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S.Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group,which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interestin Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and AmericaMusical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premierSpanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located athttp://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50%interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's paytelevision channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest inEntravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-languagemedia company. Univision Communications is headquartered in LosAngeles with television network operations in Miami and television andradio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the UnitedStates.

For more information, please visit http://www.univision.net.

NOTE TO EDITOR: The Spanish version of this release is availableat http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=es&id=4909&cha=7