Anchor/Reporter Katie Coronado

None — Katie Coronado is a bilingual broadcast reporter and anchor with more than 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. She began her career in 1999 as an intern for WTMO, the Central Florida Telemundo affiliate. Within days of starting her internship, she was hired as producer of "Entre Nos," the only Spanish-language public affairs television show in Central Florida at the time. During her three-year tenure at WTMO, she also reported for the evening newscasts.

Upon her graduation from the University of Central Florida, she moved to Miami to take a position as a writer/producer for the Telemundo network. A year later, Katie returned to Orlando to work as a writer and producer for WESH-TV2, the market's NBC affiliate. While at WESH, she was instrumental in the station's outreach to the Hispanic community, especially in providing bilingual coverage during hurricane Charlie.

In 2005, she was tapped to join Media General's Spanish-language division where she anchored, wrote and produced for centrotampa.com and WFLA TV, the NBC affiliate in Tampa. During her five-year tenure at WFLA, Katie also produced and anchored daily Spanish-language news briefs, as well as reported in both English and Spanish. Before coming back home to Orlando in early 2010, she held the position of main anchor on the 10pm newscast on WFLA's sister station, MyTv Tampa Bay.

In 2009, Katie landed an exclusive interview with the parents of a baby who was kidnapped from a Plant City Health Department, a story that sparked a statewide investigation. Katie also has covered extensively many issues that affect the Hispanic community in the U.S., including health and diversity. Her 2008 interview with Senator John McCain during his Presidential campaign made national headlines. When Katie asked Senator McCain whether he referred to raids when he said he would"round up" illegal immigrants, the interview took an unexpected turn when McCain became agitated, later apologizing to Katie for his reaction.

Other stories she has covered include the 2008 defections of members of the Cuban National Federation's Soccer Team, Caroline Kennedy's visit to Tampa, and a story that made national headlines on MSNBC about a thirty-day sex challenge for married couples. The controversial story gained popularity when a Tampa area church leader proposed married couples have sex every day during thirty days, to promote a healthy relationship, but pointed out single people living together should not engage in sexual relations.

Today, Katie is part of the WAWA-TV 47 news team where she is executive director of news, as well as anchor. The station is the Central Florida affiliate of GenTV, the newly created U.S. network of Caracol Television, one of the most well-known networks in the Spanish-speaking world. She also reports for WFTV Channel 9, Central Florida's ABC affiliate, and the top-rated news station in the market.

Katie was born in New York of a Cuban mother and Ecuadorian father, and has spent most of her life in Central Florida. She holds a Bachelors degree in Broadcasting from the University of Central Florida and a Masters degree in Communications from Rollins College.

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