Name |
Lilia Luciano |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
12-October-1984 |
Place of Birth |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Famous for |
Acting |
Lilia Luciano is a television journalist and was a national news correspondent for NBC News's The Today Show, Nightly News with Brian Williams and MSNBC. She was welcomed by NBC News president, Steve Capus, saying "Lilia's passion for journalism along with her unique reporting expertise make her a strong addition to the team. We are excited to bring her on board to join our talented lineup of NBC News correspondents". On May 2, 2012 it was announced that Luciano was no longer with NBC News, after a botched production error regarding the Trayvon Martin shooting, that resulted in the dismissal of several NBC News employees. NBC News president Steve Capus described the incident as "an editing error in the production process." Capus has claimed that the producer who edited the story made the cut in an effort to 'save time', adding it was "a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call."
While at the University of Miami, Luciano interned with Telemundo where she produced and anchored a finance and economics segment for Telemundo Internacional. After graduating from The University of Miami, Luciano was hired by Univision Networks as correspondent and co-anchor for evening newscast En Vivo y Directo. Luciano joined NBC News in December 2010 from Univision network where she served as co-host of a live daily program and as a correspondent for the top-rated show "Aquí y Ahora". Previusly to that she was a Co-Host from 2006 to 2010 at "Escandalo TV" (Scandal TV) a Spicy Spanish Gossip Show at Telefuura Network.