INDIANAPOLIS, June 23—WTHR (Channel 13) announced today that it will launch the market's first and only local Spanish language news webcast on Monday, June 25th, 2012. The webcast, ‘13 Eyewitness News en ESPAÑOL', will be recorded in the 13 Eyewitness News studios and provide news updates, weather and sports in Spanish every weekday, available at WTHR.com. The news webcast will be co-anchored by Marco Dominguez and Rossina Lazaneo.
President and General Manager John Cardenas said, "WTHR has a long history of being an innovator in local news. As Indiana's News Leader, we feel it is vitally important to service our entire community. The Hispanic population continues to grow in Indianapolis, so we're extremely pleased to be able to provide this valuable newscast on the web."
Anchor Marco Dominguez said, "Indianapolis is the melting pot of the Midwest. The Hispanic community is the largest international community here. I am proud that WTHR is taking this opportunity to not only serve the Hispanic community but the entire population of Central Indiana." Rossina Lazaneo added, "This webcast will provide a great service to our entire community, and I am excited to be a part of it."
A respected leader in the Indianapolis Latino community, Marco Dominguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela and came to the United States in 1993. He served as an Associate Professor of TV Production at Butler University for ten years and as Station Manager for Univision in Indianapolis.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Rossina Lazaneo came to the United States in 2003. She earned a Masters Degree in Journalism from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She has also served as a producer at Univision in Indianapolis. While in Uruguay she was a writer for ‘Foodie' magazine, a Spanish language magazine focused on food and cooking.
According to Scarborough research* more Indianapolis adults visit WTHR.com daily, weekly and monthly than any other local television or newspaper website. In May of 2012, WTHR.com earned over 10 million page views and nearly 4 million unique visitors.
*Source: Scarborough Research, Indianapolis. Release 2012-1 (Feb 2011-January 2012)
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