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Telemundo Station Group to deliver special coverage for FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 8 de junio de 2017
Verónica Contreras from Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU
The Telemundo Station Group announced that it will be dispatching a team of six journalists to Russia to deliver special coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 which begins on Saturday, June 17 and concludes Sunday, July 2.
The journalist team will include sports anchors Verónica Contreras from Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU and Jaime Becerril from Telemundo 62 Philadelphia / WWSI. Both will deliver original content for local audiences across all platforms, including on-air, online and via the stations’ mobile apps.
The two anchors will host Minutos Rusia, a feature story segment that will air during the stations’ local newscasts and give local audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the tournament as well as cultural context about the tournament’s host country, Russia.
“We are thrilled to bring the excitement of the games back to our local audiences with the reporting that our team of journalists will provide from Russia. From our daily briefings, to the color around the games, to our unique digital content that will take over our big and small screens, we look forward to helping our audiences stay informed about every heart-pumping game that will captivate the world for 16 days,” said Ozzie Martínez, SVP of News, Digital and Standards, Telemundo Station Group.
As the official Spanish-language home of the FIFA World Cup in the U.S. through 2026, all matches will air live on Telemundo, including local Telemundo stations and on Universo network. Live coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 begins on Saturday, June 17 at 9am ET.
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