She began her professional career in 2001 as a Producer Assistant for Univision Puerto Rico. Meet the new News Director for WNBC-TV and WNJU-TV, the NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations serving the nation’s biggest market.
Earning the role is Ana Hernandez, and she’ll join the leadership team overseeing the local news room in New York for the NBCUniversal pair starting April 20. She is presently News Director for NBCU’s WWSI “Telemundo 62” in Philadelphia and leads weather planning and producing for WWSI and WCAU “NBC10.”
“Ana is a creative, dynamic journalist and newsroom leader with deep experience guiding coverage of national stories and community issues – in two languages and on multiple platforms,” said Dave Manney, Vice President of News for WNBC-TV and WNJU-TV, to whom Hernandez reports. “I’m excited for the leadership she’ll bring to our growing bilingual newsroom and our coverage on TV, streaming, social, and digital.”
Hernandez commented, “This is an exciting and truly incredible moment for me. For nearly a decade, I have worked alongside an amazing group of journalists at WWSI and WCAU who pour their heart and soul into their work, serving a community unlike any other. I have learned so much from them. This opportunity allows me to fulfill a lifelong dream. Walking into 30 Rock on my first day as News Director will be a meaningful moment—one I approach with humility, honor, and gratitude.”
In her current role, Hernandez worked closely with WNJU over the years on a wide variety of news stories. She first joined WWSI in 2017 as Assistant News Director, arriving from WKAQ-2 “Telemundo Puerto Rico” in San Juan. There, she worked for fifteen years as an Executive Producer and Producer.
