Veronica De La Cruz
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 Veronica De La Cruz |
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| Born: | August 13 |
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| Occupation: | News anchor |
Veronica De La Cruz is an anchor with CNN
She anchors the CNN broadband news service, CNN Pipeline, and was among one of three founding anchors to help launch it in 2005. Veronica also substitutes as a replacement anchor for CNN Headline News. She became a contributor to their domestic network with the segment "Dotcom Desk", which launched during the tragic tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia. Her contributions to CNN's news coverage include reporting on Hurricane Katrina, working with the Victims and Relief desk, and numerous on-line reports with CNN broadband news. CNN won a Peabody award for their coverage. Veronica anchors the Dotcom desk during the week and reports for CNN Saturday Morning on the weekend. Veronica joined CNN in 2003 and is based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early career
Prior to joining CNN, De La Cruz worked as an anchor and reporter at an NBC affiliate in Yuma, Arizona. She spent two years there as the morning and mid-day anchor, and did liveshots and produced packages for the 5pm and 6pm newscasts. During her tenure at KYMA-TV, De La Cruz covered numerous stories on U.S.- Mexico border issues, the Nation's nursing shortage, and the plight of the migrant farm worker. She produced a three part series on Christian missionaries who spread their faith and risked their lives by smuggling bibles into Myanmar. During the 2002 Winter Olympics, De La Cruz interviewed figure skating hopeful Sasha Cohen. She also produced a series on the homeless before leaving the station in Yuma, with whom she continues to do volunteer work with periodically.
Early in her career, De La Cruz hosted a music show for SonicNet/Digital Planet where she interviewed many different artists which included: Hoobastank, Vertical Horizon, Eagle Eye Cherry and the Roots. Her other work includes working as a host and reporter for Eruptor Entertainment's "Living Giant", covering the international music scene, where she reported from exotic locales including Ibiza, Spain. De La Cruz also worked as a host and producer of the show "Direct Drive" on the Digital Entertainment Network.
[edit] Other work
She is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
Spent a decade as a competitive figure skater, prior to moving into a career in journalism.
Mentors aspiring broadcast-journalists at the Associated Press Television-Radio Association's Academy.
