NBC Anchor Spot for Diaz Balart
José Díaz Balart, Telemundo´s network news anchor, has joined NBC´s Nightly News Saturday as part of the anchor rotation and as a panelist on “Meet the Press.”
José is the only journalist to simultaneously anchor network newscasts in English and Spanish.
The new role for Diaz Balart was announced by Telemundo network president Luis Silberwasser in a memo to his staff. Silberwasser took the opportunity to higlight the advantage of working for NBC Universal, which owns NBC, Telemundo and MSNBC networks.
Here’s his memo:
From: “Silberwasser, Luis (NBCUniversal)”
Subject: News Announcement
As you know, our network News team has been on a roll this year. Coming off their best season ever for both “Noticiero Telemundo” and “Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste,” they successfully launched their 2016 elections coverage campaign “#Yo Decido” and are getting ready for a very exciting political year ahead. In addition, our News talent continue to grow and are increasingly being recognized by their peers and the industry at large.
On that note, I take this opportunity to share with you some news that make us all very proud. In addition to his double duty as “Noticiero Telemundo” and MSNBC’s “The Rundown with José Diaz-Balart” anchor, our very own Jose Diaz-Balart will join the rotation of anchors for Saturday editions of “NBC Nightly News” and become a frequent panelist on “Meet the Press” on the NBC network. Needless to say, this is a recognition of the great year Jose has had as the first and only journalist to serve as daily news anchor on two national television networks in Spanish and English, and a testimony to what the NBCUniversal properties can achieve when we work together.
Please join me in congratulating Jose and I invite you to tune-in to watch him anchoring this weekend’s newscast of the #1 news organization in the country, another great example of Hispanic America at its best.
Luis
