Natalia Cruz
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Natalia Cruz is a Colombian
journalist and news anchor in the United States, three time Emmy Award
winner, affiliated to Univision Network
, and the show Primer Impacto
.
Cruz attended Universidad del Norte
, in Barranquilla
, Colombia
where she majored in social communications and journalism
. While studying, she worked in news radio on "Emisora Atlantico", Cruz began her broadcasting career at 17 as news anchor for the newscast "CV Noticias" on the regional television station Telecaribe
.
Manuel Teodoro
gave Cruz her first exposure on national Colombian TV, as news anchor and reporter on the TV Magazine "Extra" on Caracol Television
.
In early 2000, Cruz moved to New York and worked for Spanish language
Public TV on HITN (Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network
), where she also produced the shows "Corriente Cultural" and "NotiCultura".
Later that year, she started as the New York
reporter for the daily morning show "Despierta America
", on Univision
, and did live shots for the longest-running variety TV show in the world, "Sabado Gigante
".
In 2001, Cruz was hired by the New York
Telemundo
affiliate WNJU
as a reporter for "Noticiero 47". With only one month on the job, she covered the WTC terrorist attacks, being one of the first reporters on the scene at Ground Zero
. Her work was noted in the book, "Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of September 11".; and she was featured on the 9/11 Tenth year exhibit on the Newseum
on Washington D.C.
After just 18 months working as a morning reporter, Cruz became news anchor on WNJU
, now part of NBC
, and received the 2004 Emmy Award
as Best News Anchor for Tri-State area (NY, NJ
, and CT
).
She was nominated the following year for five awards, winning another Emmy Award
, this time for Best Newscast in 2005. Additionally, Cruz won the ACE Award as Best News Anchor in 2005. 2006 saw Cruz win her third Emmy Award
for Best Series of Social Interest.
Cruz then started as New York correspondent for "En Vivo y Directo", on TeleFutura
. Only two months later, she was brought to "Primer Impacto
" on Univision Network
. She won the NY Latin Award for Best National Correspondent
in 2008.
Cruz transferred to Miami in 2010 and has continued as a correspondent. Cruz often sits in as news anchor for shows at Univision
, such as "Primer Impacto
", "Despierta América
", "Al Punto
" and "Desayuno Alegre". She also briefs on "Noticiero Univision
". and "Noticias Al Minuto" on TeleFutura
.
In July 2011 Natalia Cruz is promoted to Anchor for "Primer Impacto Extra", broadcasted on the weekends at 5pm / 4pm center; replacing Weekend Anchor Satcha Pretto
who left the program to become the new News Anchor for Despierta America
instead of veteran Neida Sandoval.
Radio
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
journalist and news anchor in the United States, three time Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winner, affiliated to Univision Network
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
, and the show Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The...
.
Biography
Born to journalist parents, Cruz always had a passion for written works. In her youth she competed in writing contests. She won speech and poetry competitions as well as literature prizes.Cruz attended Universidad del Norte
Universidad del Norte, Colombia
The Universidad del Norte is the main academic center for higher education in northern Colombia. It was founded in 1966 by a group of businessmen led by Karl C. Parrish in the city of Barranquilla...
, in Barranquilla
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
where she majored in social communications and journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. While studying, she worked in news radio on "Emisora Atlantico", Cruz began her broadcasting career at 17 as news anchor for the newscast "CV Noticias" on the regional television station Telecaribe
Telecaribe
Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.-History:The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia and was created by a local entrepreneur named Jose Jorge Dangond...
.
Manuel Teodoro
Manuel Teodoro
Manuel Teodoro is a Filipino-Colombian journalist, born 1963 in New Orleans.His father is a Filipino and his mother was born in Cartagena de Indias. Teodoro majored in journalism from the University of Miami and started his career in 1984 as an editorial assistant for CBS News. Later he moved to...
gave Cruz her first exposure on national Colombian TV, as news anchor and reporter on the TV Magazine "Extra" on Caracol Television
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
.
In early 2000, Cruz moved to New York and worked for Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Public TV on HITN (Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network
Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network
The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. was established in 1983 as a private, non-profit organization to create a network of non-commercial telecommunications facilities to advance the educational, social, cultural, and economic circumstances of Hispanics.HITN-TV, established...
), where she also produced the shows "Corriente Cultural" and "NotiCultura".
Later that year, she started as the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
reporter for the daily morning show "Despierta America
Despierta América
¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
", on Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
, and did live shots for the longest-running variety TV show in the world, "Sabado Gigante
Sábado Gigante
Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment...
".
In 2001, Cruz was hired by the New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
affiliate WNJU
WNJU
WNJU, channel 47, is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network, licensed to Linden, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State area television market. WNJU is owned by NBCUniversal, and is one-half of a duopoly with NBC network flagship WNBC-TV...
as a reporter for "Noticiero 47". With only one month on the job, she covered the WTC terrorist attacks, being one of the first reporters on the scene at Ground Zero
Ground zero
The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation...
. Her work was noted in the book, "Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of September 11".; and she was featured on the 9/11 Tenth year exhibit on the Newseum
Newseum
The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
on Washington D.C.
After just 18 months working as a morning reporter, Cruz became news anchor on WNJU
WNJU
WNJU, channel 47, is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network, licensed to Linden, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State area television market. WNJU is owned by NBCUniversal, and is one-half of a duopoly with NBC network flagship WNBC-TV...
, now part of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and received the 2004 Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
as Best News Anchor for Tri-State area (NY, NJ
Nj
Nj or NJ may stand for:*New Jersey*Nanojoule , an International System of Units unit of energy equal to 10−9 joules*Nj *Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia*Nordjyske Jernbaner, a Danish railway...
, and CT
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
).
She was nominated the following year for five awards, winning another Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
, this time for Best Newscast in 2005. Additionally, Cruz won the ACE Award as Best News Anchor in 2005. 2006 saw Cruz win her third Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Best Series of Social Interest.
Cruz then started as New York correspondent for "En Vivo y Directo", on TeleFutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
. Only two months later, she was brought to "Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The...
" on Univision Network
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
. She won the NY Latin Award for Best National Correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
in 2008.
Cruz transferred to Miami in 2010 and has continued as a correspondent. Cruz often sits in as news anchor for shows at Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
, such as "Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto
Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The...
", "Despierta América
Despierta América
¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
", "Al Punto
Al Punto
Al Punto is a Sunday morning talk show hosted by Noticiero Univision anchor Jorge Ramos on the Univision network and its sister network Galavisión. It is the only show of its type in the United States that broadcasts in the Spanish language....
" and "Desayuno Alegre". She also briefs on "Noticiero Univision
Noticiero Univision
Noticiero Univision is the nightly 6:30 p.m. ET/PT/5:30 p.m. CT/MT newscast on United States Spanish language television network Univision. It is produced by Noticias Univision, the network's news division....
". and "Noticias Al Minuto" on TeleFutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
.
In July 2011 Natalia Cruz is promoted to Anchor for "Primer Impacto Extra", broadcasted on the weekends at 5pm / 4pm center; replacing Weekend Anchor Satcha Pretto
Satcha Pretto
Satcha Pretto is an Emmy award-winning Journalist and news co-anchor of the Univision Network's popular morning show Despierta America.-General information:...
who left the program to become the new News Anchor for Despierta America
Despierta América
¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
instead of veteran Neida Sandoval.
Career
TelevisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
| Year | Program | Station | City | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–Present | Primer Impacto Extra Primer Impacto Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The... |
Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
Miami, FL (USA) | News Anchor - Weekends |
| 2010–2011 | Primer Impacto Primer Impacto Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The... |
Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
Miami, FL (USA) | Staff Correspondent Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign... |
| 2006–2010 | Primer Impacto Primer Impacto Primer Impacto is a Spanish language television news program broadcast by Univision in the USA weekdays at 5pm ET. A later program at 11pm ET/PT airs on Univision affiliates without a local news department , leading into the network's 11:30pm newscast, Noticiero Univision Edicion Nocturna.The... |
Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
New York, NY (USA) | New York Correspondent Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign... |
| 2006 | En Vivo y Directo | Telefutura TeleFutura TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time... |
New York, NY (USA) | New York Correspondent Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign... |
| 2002–2005 | Noticiero 47 WNJU WNJU, channel 47, is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network, licensed to Linden, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State area television market. WNJU is owned by NBCUniversal, and is one-half of a duopoly with NBC network flagship WNBC-TV... |
Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
Fort Lee, NJ (USA) | News Anchor - 6pm and 11pm |
| 2001–2002 | Noticiero 47 WNJU WNJU, channel 47, is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo television network, licensed to Linden, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State area television market. WNJU is owned by NBCUniversal, and is one-half of a duopoly with NBC network flagship WNBC-TV... |
Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
Teterboro, NJ (USA) | News Reporter - 5am to 7am Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign... |
| 2000–2001 | Despierta América Despierta América ¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and... |
Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
New York, NY (USA) | New York Reporter |
| 2000–2001 | Sabado Gigante Sábado Gigante Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment... |
Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... |
New York, NY (USA) | New York Reporter |
| 2000 | Corriente Cultural | HITN-TV | New York, NY (USA) | Host and Producer Television producer The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking... |
| 1999–2000 | Extra | Caracol Caracol TV Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots... |
Bogotá (Col) | News Anchor and News Reporter Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign... |
| 1997–1999 | En Línea | Telecaribe Telecaribe Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.-History:The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia and was created by a local entrepreneur named Jose Jorge Dangond... |
Barranquilla (Col) | Co-Host |
| 1994–1996 | CV Noticias | Telecaribe Telecaribe Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.-History:The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia and was created by a local entrepreneur named Jose Jorge Dangond... |
Barranquilla (Col) | News Anchor - 8:30pm |
Radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
| Year | Program | Dial | Sation | City | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1999 | Jazz Vespertino | 103.1 FM | Uninorte FM Stereo Universidad del Norte, Colombia The Universidad del Norte is the main academic center for higher education in northern Colombia. It was founded in 1966 by a group of businessmen led by Karl C. Parrish in the city of Barranquilla... |
Barranquilla (Col) | Host |
| 1997–1998 | La Vallenata | 90.1 FM | Caracol Radio Caracol Radio Caracol Radio is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in Medellín in 1948 when La Voz de Antioquia station acquired the 50% of Emisoras Nuevo Mundo, based in Bogotá.... |
Barranquilla (Col) | News Reader |
| 1997–1998 | Corazón Stereo | 97.6 FM | Caracol Radio Caracol Radio Caracol Radio is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in Medellín in 1948 when La Voz de Antioquia station acquired the 50% of Emisoras Nuevo Mundo, based in Bogotá.... |
Barranquilla (Col) | Programming Director |
| 1993–1994 | Atlántico en Noticias | 1070 AM | Emisora Atlántico | Barranquilla (Col) | News Reader |
Awards
- Featured on the 9/11 Tenth year exhibit on the NewseumNewseumThe Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
on Washington D.C. 2011
- New York Latin Award 2008 as best national TV reporter.
- Emmy Award 2006 from the National Academy of Television Arts and SciencesNational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesThe National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....
, for her special investigation “Lead on Kids Jewelry” on the category series of social interest.
- ACE AwardNew York Latin ACE AwardsNew York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents....
2005 from the Association of Latin Entertainment CriticsAssociation of Latin Entertainment CriticsThe Association of Latin Entertainment Critics is a nonprofit cultural organization founded on December 12, 1967. The organization has bestowed the LatinACE awards annually since May 25, 1969...
as best TV Host.
- Emmy Award winner for Best Newscast in 2005.
- 5 Nominations to Emmy Award 2005 including one as second consecutive year as best News Anchor/Host, Best Political Segment, Best Special Coverage, and two for best Newscast.
- Emmy Award 2004 from the National Academy of Television Arts and SciencesNational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesThe National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....
as best News Anchor/Host.
- Emmy Award nominee for Best Newscast in 2004.
- "Nemqueteba" Prize 2004 by Colombians Breaking Barriers, on the Symposium “Promoting the development of the Latin Community” in recognition for her work on favor of the improvement of the Hispanic community in United States of America.
- Honor of Merit 2004 by Colombian Civic Center, in recognition for her dedication and support to the Hispanic community.
- Latino Community Leadership Award 2004 by Bergen Community CollegeBergen Community CollegeBergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. Its primary campus is in Paramus where it was built on 9 holes of the Orchard Hills Golf Course, cutting Orchard Hills' size down in half...
.
- Nomination to ACE AwardNew York Latin ACE AwardsNew York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents....
2003 by Association of Latin Entertainment CriticsAssociation of Latin Entertainment CriticsThe Association of Latin Entertainment Critics is a nonprofit cultural organization founded on December 12, 1967. The organization has bestowed the LatinACE awards annually since May 25, 1969...
as best News Anchor / Host.
- Nomination to ACE AwardNew York Latin ACE AwardsNew York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents....
2002 by Association of Latin Entertainment CriticsAssociation of Latin Entertainment CriticsThe Association of Latin Entertainment Critics is a nonprofit cultural organization founded on December 12, 1967. The organization has bestowed the LatinACE awards annually since May 25, 1969...
as best News Reporter.
- Honor of Merit 2001 by NJ Hispanic-American Parade for her covering on September 11 attacks.
- Volunteer promoter of ONG's campaigns such as Red Cross, World VisionWorld VisionWorld Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
and Children InternationalChildren InternationalChildren International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bettering the lives of impoverished children, their families and communities....
.
- Several times Godmother of Latin festivals, including: NY Colombian Independence Festival, NY Colombian Parade, Hispanic Parade of New York, Hispanic Parade of New Jersey, Hispanic Parade of Bayonne, NY Puerto Rican Parade, NY Dominican Parade, Cali Fair of Elizabeth.
- Master of ceremoniesMaster of CeremoniesA Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
for events and community forums in New York and New Jersey.
External links
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- Natalia Cruz on Primer Impacto at Univision
- Natalia Cruz on Noticiero 47 at Telemundo
- Natalia Cruz at ColArte
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- Natalia Cruz on IMDb
- Natalia Cruz in Spanish Wikipedia