Neyda Sandoval
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Neida Sandoval is a journalist and television news anchor.
She enjoys horseriding, having grown up in her native Honduras
. She is married to an American David Cochran. She has twins; a girl and a boy, Aline Aída and Abener David, and currently lives in Miami.
as a TV anchor, she is well known because of the Sunday TV program: Proyecciones Militares (Military Projections).
In 1987, she married an American citizen and moved to the United States. She joined KLUZ Channel 41 (an affiliate of Univision
) in Alburquerque
, New Mexico
as reporter and news anchor in 1988. Sandoval later worked for KWEZ Channel 41, a Univision affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, again as a reporter and news anchor.
In 1992 she was hired as a correspondent for Univision News and Noticias y Más (News and more) (later known as Primer Impacto
- First Impact). Sandoval has reported on stories such as the Oklahoma City
bombing, the Waco
standoff, the death of singer Selena
, and the 1993 floods in Iowa
and Missouri
. During her two-year tenure with Noticias y Más, she was nominated for an Emmy award for her contribution to a two-part series on the Catholic Church.
She joined Univision
's morning show as a news acnhor, Despierta America
, on April 14, 1997.
Sandoval is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
(NAHJ).
She won two Emmy awards in 1998 after reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch
in her native Honduras and the rest of Central America.
She is considered one of the 100 most influential Hispanic journalists in the United States.
In 2003 she received a special award from the Honduran
National Congress.http://www.laprensahn.com/apertura.php?t=1141448400
Neida calls her husband: "My 007 agent", because he always protects her, wherever she goes http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=RF252NSAI1LW4CWIAAOSFFAKZAAB2IWC?chid=6&schid=10541&secid=10955&cid=642967#p.
Neida Sandoval was a perennial special invitee to Honduras
Telethon.
Sandoval was dismissed from Despierta America on June, 15, 2011.
She enjoys horseriding, having grown up in her native Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. She is married to an American David Cochran. She has twins; a girl and a boy, Aline Aída and Abener David, and currently lives in Miami.
Career
In 1980 Neida Sandoval started in HondurasHonduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
as a TV anchor, she is well known because of the Sunday TV program: Proyecciones Militares (Military Projections).
In 1987, she married an American citizen and moved to the United States. She joined KLUZ Channel 41 (an affiliate of 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...
) in Alburquerque
Alburquerque
-People:* Afonso de Albuquerque , a Portuguese fidalgo and naval general officer* Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos , a Brazilian Goalkeeper* Filipe Albuquerque , a Portuguese race car driver...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
as reporter and news anchor in 1988. Sandoval later worked for KWEZ Channel 41, a Univision affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, again as a reporter and news anchor.
In 1992 she was hired as a correspondent for Univision News and Noticias y Más (News and more) (later known 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...
- First Impact). Sandoval has reported on stories such as the Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
bombing, the Waco
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
standoff, the death of singer Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
, and the 1993 floods in Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
and Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. During her two-year tenure with Noticias y Más, she was nominated for an Emmy award for her contribution to a two-part series on the Catholic Church.
She joined 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...
's morning show as a news acnhor, 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 April 14, 1997.
Sandoval is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico...
(NAHJ).
She won two Emmy awards in 1998 after reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful hurricane and the most destructive of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph . The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season. Along with Hurricane Georges, Mitch...
in her native Honduras and the rest of Central America.
She is considered one of the 100 most influential Hispanic journalists in the United States.
In 2003 she received a special award from the Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
National Congress.http://www.laprensahn.com/apertura.php?t=1141448400
Neida calls her husband: "My 007 agent", because he always protects her, wherever she goes http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=RF252NSAI1LW4CWIAAOSFFAKZAAB2IWC?chid=6&schid=10541&secid=10955&cid=642967#p.
Neida Sandoval was a perennial special invitee to Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
Telethon.
Sandoval was dismissed from Despierta America on June, 15, 2011.