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Edna Schmidt (August 8, 1969June 24, 2021) was a journalist who was a news anchor for ''
Noticiero Univision ''Noticiero Univision'' (; ) is the flagship daily evening television news program of Noticias Univision, the news division of the American Spanish language broadcast television network Univision. First aired in 1981 for Spanish International Net ...
'' Edición Nocturna. The journalist, who was of Puerto Rican descent, covered the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, the panic caused by the anthrax threat and the execution of the Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh. On June 24, 2021, it was reported that she had died.


Early years

Schmidt's parents moved from
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to the United States and settled in
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,
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, where she was born. After receiving her primary and secondary education, Schmidt enrolled in college where she majored in journalism. After this she moved to Puerto Rico where she started her career as a newscaster for WSJN-TV (Channel 24). In 1992 she went to
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where she was offered a job at WGBO-TV (Channel 66) a local
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station.


Telefutura (2002-09)

She lived in Chicago for 10 years before she was offered the position of anchorwoman in Telefutura, a division of
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Communications, Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S. In April 2002, Schmidt accepted the offer and together with her husband moved to
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where Telefutura has its headquarters. Schmidt was the inaugural anchor of "Noticias al Minuto" (Latest Minute News) until 2009, when she was promoted to ''Noticiero Univision: Fin de Semana''. Among the important events which Schmidt has covered are the
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attacks, the panic caused by the Anthrax threat and the execution of the Oklahoma bomber
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.


Univision (2009-2011)

She was working towards a master's degree in journalism at
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. She was named the National Godmother of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City June 10, 2007. After 19 years of serving as anchor woman for Univision's weekend newscasts, ''Noticiero Univision: Fin de Semana'', María Antonieta Collins decided to leave Univision, thereby leaving the anchor chair vacated and would be filled in by substitutes notably Schmidt, Ilia Calderón, and Martín Berlanga. From September 2005 to February 2011, Edna Schmidt with Enrique Teutelo co-anchored Univision's weekend newscasts at 6:30pm and 11:30pm weekends. Edna Schmidt and Enrique Teutelo were praised by Hispanicmarketweekly.com, saying that Teutelo and Schmidt gave a fresh face to the news weekends because they often alternated in the delivery of the news. She was however replaced with Ilia Calderón in early March 2011. On April 4, 2011 she returned to deliver the news at 11:30 pm co-anchoring with Ilia Calderón on Última Hora, now under its new name of ''Noticiero Univision: Edición Noctura'' (Evening Edition). On July 1, 2011, Schmidt announced via Twitter that she was subbing as news anchor for ''
¡Despierta América! ''¡Despierta América!'' (, ''Wake Up America!'') is an American Spanish language morning television show airing on Univision. Debuting on April 14, 1997, the program's primarily targets the Hispanic population in the United States. It is broad ...
'' for Sascha Pretto but that she would return to '' Noticias Univisión'' where she stayed until September 2011, when she was let go.


Fashion sense

Schmidt has always been known for having a keen sense for fashion and quality attire while presenting Univision. As an example, viewers would always notice a broche, a flower or texture on her outfits.


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans *
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