Photo: Patricia Janiot / Courtesy
Patricia Janiot leaves Univision Noticias, after almost 5 years at the head of the newscast of the last edition. This was announced by the Colombian journalist herself, on Thursday, September 8, at the end of the program and in a surprising way.
Not only did he announce his departure from Univision, but he also confirmed that he will not return to do another newscast in his career.although he assured that it will be a pause within journalism… The key words of his farewell speech were that although it was a family decision, her decision coincided with the future that the company had for herthat is, the decoupling.
Accompanied by her until yesterday partner, León Krauze, Patricia Janiot began her farewell with these words:
“Tonight I’m going to say goodbye, I have pondered this moment for months, the night I would anchor the last newscast of my reporting career.which is already quite long, about 40 years on television”….
And then he continued with more details than he would officially share about his departure from the chain:
“With Univision it was an appointment of almost 5 years from Monday to Fridaywhich ends at midnight, well, tonight ends my appointment with you. Different personal reasons, but above all family reasons, gave me greater certainty of making this pause along the way.and that dThis decision coincided with the plans of the company that welcomed me during all this time… I say goodbye with the illusion of being able to meet them again in another project and on another route, and with the gratitude of having shared a few days with a first class teamand with the loving technical team behind the scenes, and who make it possible for you to see us every night, all of them, my co-workers, the channel’s directors, and all of you who received me daily in your homes, thank you very much, it’s time to go home, and see you soon“, he ended up passing the baton to his co-host Krauze.
Let’s remember that Janiot came to Univision after resigning from CNN en Español, a company where he spent 26 years. At that time, fwas hired by Daniel Coronellwho was the president of news, before he was separated with the arrival of UnivisionTelevisa.
“The hiring of Patricia is, without a doubt, a very positive development for both Univision Noticias and the Hispanic audience in the United States.“, Coronell said at that time, when he made the announcement of his incorporation.
We communicated with TelevisaUnivision to be able to have a reaction about the departure of Patricia Janiot, and this was her response:
“We are grateful for the contributions, expertise, and insights that Patricia Janiot brought to our news division.; we admire and value your work to keep Hispanic communities empowered and informed during your time at Univision Noticias. On behalf of TelevisaUnivision, we wish Patricia Janiot the best in her future endeavors.“.
Although no doubt the people who saw her every night will miss her, unofficially within the chain it is said that Janiot would not have found his space among his peers, and would not have finished conquering the public.
Who will take his place? Although until now that decision would be kept under lock and key, there are some names that would be among the possible candidates. One would be that of Elyangelica González, and the other that of Maity Interiano.
THIS IS HOW PATRICIA JANIOT SAID GOODBYE TO HER AUDIENCE:
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