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Luz Nereida Vélez (born October 6, 1955)^[1] is a Puerto Rican television news reporter and anchorwoman on the WAPA-TV news show NotiCentro 4, having worked since 1978.

Early life and career

Vélez grew up in the western Puerto Rico town of Mayagüez. There, she used to play with a tape recorder and microphone at her family's house. She would practice talking about news and play music with this recorder.^[2]

Vélez excelled in school, becoming a member of a group for very intelligent students. She was accepted, at the young age of 15, to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, from where she hoped to graduate with a medical degree as a surgeon. It was while there that she got her first job as an anchorwoman, when she was hired by a local radio station, WOLE, which covered the areas of Mayagüez and Aguadilla.^[2]

Television career

Luz Nereida Vélez, from *NotiCentro 4*, interviews Puerto Rican cartoonist John Rivas in 2012.

Vélez lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a period. She wanted to enroll at Syracuse University, but decided, during a vacation trip to Puerto Rico, to telephone WAPA-TV from San Juan's airport and ask if there were any internships available. During the drive from Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, to her hometown of Mayagüez, Vélez told her father to detour and make a stop at the WAPA-TV building. There, she was interviewed by their news director, Bill Perez. She was offered a screen test and soon she was contracted by the station,^[2] becoming the first woman to present news for WAPA.^[3]

In 1978, at the age of 23, Vélez joined NotiCentro 4 as a television news reporter.^[3] She soon became a celebrity in Puerto Rico. Originally, she worked the show's afternoon and nightly editions, then, once a morning edition (NotiCentro al Amanecer) was launched, she also began working on that. As of 2022, Velez had spent 48 years as a television newscaster.

On May 16, 2023, she was honored at Noticentro 4 for her 45 years on that show.^[4]

Award

On June 13, 2022, Vélez, along with Sylvia Gómez, Cyd Marie Fleming and Eddie Miró (who received a Gold Circle Award for his fifty years on Puerto Rican television) was recognized with a Silver Circle Emmy award for her 48 years as a television reporter.^[5]

Personal life

Vélez grew up in a house where both Spanish and English were spoken and encouraged as languages by her parents. She is bilingual, having learned English by practicing it one hour every day as a young girl.

Vélez met Ovi Ramos, 23 years her junior, during 2016. Ramos is a singer for a rock band named La Novena.^[6] A couple of years later, the couple had separated.^[7]

Vélez has a daughter: a singer and internet influencer named Alhanna, who released her first album, "De Rumba", in 2019.^[8]

References

^ "Luz Nereida Vélez celebra hoy sus 65 años". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pérez, Dennise Y. "Luz Nereida Vélez: la noticia ante la cámara y su dura realidad tras de ella". www.noticel.com (in Spanish).
^ ^a ^b "Luz Nereida Vélez agradecida de estar 48 años frente a la cámaras". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). March 15, 2022.
^ ""No me arrepiento de nada": Luz Nereida Vélez se emociona en Wapa TV".
^ "Reconocen la trayectoria de Cyd Marie Fleming, Sylvia Gómez, Luz Nereida Vélez y Eddie Miró". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
^ "Este es el novio de Luz Nereida Vélez". Metro Puerto Rico. 30 November 2016.
^ "Luz Nereida Vélez rompe el silencio tras ruptura amorosa". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 31 July 2018.
^ "Hija de Luz Nereida Vélez lanza su primer sencillo". www.wapa.tv (in Spanish). March 2019.

[1] "Luz Nereida Vélez celebra hoy sus 65 años". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 8, 2020.

[Noticia_1-2] Pérez, Dennise Y. "Luz Nereida Vélez: la noticia ante la cámara y su dura realidad tras de ella". www.noticel.com (in Spanish).

[ENDI_agradecida-3] "Luz Nereida Vélez agradecida de estar 48 años frente a la cámaras". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). March 15, 2022.

[4] ""No me arrepiento de nada": Luz Nereida Vélez se emociona en Wapa TV".

[5] "Reconocen la trayectoria de Cyd Marie Fleming, Sylvia Gómez, Luz Nereida Vélez y Eddie Miró". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).

[6] "Este es el novio de Luz Nereida Vélez". Metro Puerto Rico. 30 November 2016.

[7] "Luz Nereida Vélez rompe el silencio tras ruptura amorosa". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 31 July 2018.

[8] "Hija de Luz Nereida Vélez lanza su primer sencillo". www.wapa.tv (in Spanish). March 2019.

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-'''Luz Nereida Velez''' (born October 6, 1955)<ref>https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/luz-nereida-velez-celebra-hoy-sus-65-anos/</ref> is a Puerto Rican television news reporter. Velez is known to Puerto Rican television audiences for being an anchorwoman on the [[Televicentro de Puerto Rico|WAPA-TV]] news show, "Noticentro 4", having worked there for more than 40 years.
+'''Luz Nereida Vélez''' (born October 6, 1955)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/luz-nereida-velez-celebra-hoy-sus-65-anos/|title=Luz Nereida Vélez celebra hoy sus 65 años|date=October 8, 2020|newspaper=Primera Hora|lang=es}}</ref> is a Puerto Rican television news reporter and [[News presenter|anchorwoman]] on the [[Televicentro de Puerto Rico|WAPA-TV]] news show ''NotiCentro 4'', having worked since 1978.
-==Early life==
-Velez grew up in the western [[Puerto Rico]] town of [[Mayaguez, Puerto Rico|Mayaguez]]. There, she used to play with a recorder and microphone at her family's house. She would practice talking about news and play music with this recorder.
+==Early life and career==
-Velez excelled in school, becoming a member of a group for very intelligent students. She was accepted at the young age of 15, to the [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez]], from where she hoped to graduate with a medical degree as a surgeon. It was while there that she got her first job as an anchorwoman, when she was hired by a local radio station  named WOLE, which covered the areas of Mayaguez and [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]].
+Vélez grew up in the western [[Puerto Rico]] town of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]. There, she used to play with a [[tape recorder]] and microphone at her family's house. She would practice talking about news and play music with this recorder.<ref name="Noticia 1" />
+Vélez excelled in school, becoming a member of a group for very intelligent students. She was accepted, at the young age of 15, to the [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez]], from where she hoped to graduate with a medical degree as a surgeon. It was while there that she got her first job as an anchorwoman, when she was hired by a local radio station, WOLE, which covered the areas of Mayagüez and [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]].<ref name="Noticia 1" />
-Velez then traveled to [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] where she lived for a period. Velez wanted to enroll at [[Syracuse University]], but she decided, during a vacation trip to Puerto Rico, to telephone WAPA-TV and ask if there were any internships available. During the drive from [[Luis Munoz Marin International Airport|Isla Verde International Airport]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], to her hometown of Mayaguez, Velez told her father to detour and make a stop at the WAPA-TV building. There, she was interviewed by their news director, a man named [[Bill Perez (reporter)|Bill Perez]]. She was offered a screen test and soon she was contracted by the station.<ref>https://www.noticel.com/ahora/la-calle/top-stories/20210710/luz-nereida-velez-la-noticia-ante-la-camara-y-su-dura-realidad-tras-de-ella/</ref>
+==Television career==
-In 1974, at the age of 19, Velez joined Noticentro 4 as a television news reporter.<ref>https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/luz-nereida-velez-agradecida-de-estar-48-anos-frente-a-la-camaras/</ref> She soon became a celebrity in Puerto Rico. Originally,  she worked the show's afternoon and nightly editions. As the show later expanded into having a morning edition too ("Noticentro al Amanecer") she also began working the morning edition of the show. As of 2022, Velez had spent 48 years as a television newscaster.
+[[File:Noticentro4-Luz-Nereida-Velez-&-John-Rivas-Archivo-General.jpg|thumbnail|right|Luz Nereida Vélez, from ''NotiCentro 4'', interviews Puerto Rican cartoonist [[John Rivas]] in 2012.]]
+Vélez lived in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] for a period. She wanted to enroll at [[Syracuse University]], but decided, during a vacation trip to Puerto Rico, to telephone WAPA-TV from San Juan's airport and ask if there were any internships available. During the drive from [[Luis Munoz Marin International Airport|Isla Verde International Airport]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], to her hometown of Mayagüez, Vélez told her father to detour and make a stop at the WAPA-TV building. There, she was interviewed by their news director, [[Bill Perez (reporter)|Bill Perez]]. She was offered a screen test and soon she was contracted by the station,<ref name="Noticia 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticel.com/ahora/la-calle/top-stories/20210710/luz-nereida-velez-la-noticia-ante-la-camara-y-su-dura-realidad-tras-de-ella/|title=Luz Nereida Vélez: la noticia ante la cámara y su dura realidad tras de ella|first=Dennise Y.|last=Pérez|website=www.noticel.com|lang=es}}</ref> becoming the first woman to present news for WAPA.<ref name="ENDI agradecida" />
+In 1978, at the age of 23, Vélez joined ''NotiCentro 4'' as a television news reporter.<ref name="ENDI agradecida">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/luz-nereida-velez-agradecida-de-estar-48-anos-frente-a-la-camaras/|title=Luz Nereida Vélez agradecida de estar 48 años frente a la cámaras|date=March 15, 2022|website=El Nuevo Día|lang=es}}</ref> She soon became a celebrity in Puerto Rico. Originally, she worked the show's afternoon and nightly editions, then, once a morning edition (''NotiCentro al Amanecer'') was launched, she also began working on that. As of 2022, Velez had spent 48 years as a television newscaster.
-==Later on==
-On June 13, 2022, Velez, along with [[Sylvia Gomez]], [[Cyd Marie Fleming]] and [[Eddie Miro]] (who received a Gold Circle Award for his fifty years on Puerto Rican television) was recognized with a Silver Circle [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] award for her 48 years as a television reporter.<ref>https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/fotogalerias/reconocen-la-trayectoria-de-cyd-marie-fleming-sylvia-gomez-luz-nereida-velez-y-eddie-miro/?cx_testId=8&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s</Ref>
+On May 16, 2023, she was honored at Noticentro 4 for her 45 years on that show.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/videos/no-me-arrepiento-de-nada-luz-nereida-velez-se-emociona-en-wapa-tv-282477/?cx_testId=7&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s | title="No me arrepiento de nada": Luz Nereida Vélez se emociona en Wapa TV }}</ref>
-[[File:Noticentro4-Luz-Nereida-Velez-&-John-Rivas-Archivo-General.jpg|thumbnail|right|Luz Nereida Vélez, from Noticentro 4, interviews Puerto Rican cartoonist [[John Rivas]] during 2012.]]
+===Award===
+On June 13, 2022, Vélez, along with [[Sylvia Gómez]], [[Cyd Marie Fleming]] and [[Eddie Miró]] (who received a Gold Circle Award for his fifty years on Puerto Rican television) was recognized with a Silver Circle [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] award for her 48 years as a television reporter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/fotogalerias/reconocen-la-trayectoria-de-cyd-marie-fleming-sylvia-gomez-luz-nereida-velez-y-eddie-miro/|title=Reconocen la trayectoria de Cyd Marie Fleming, Sylvia Gómez, Luz Nereida Vélez y Eddie Miró|website=El Nuevo Día|lang=es}}</Ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Velez grew up in a house where both Spanish and English were spoken and encouraged as languages by her parents. She is bilingual, having learned English by practicing it one hour every day as a young girl.
+Vélez grew up in a house where both Spanish and English were spoken and encouraged as languages by her parents. She is bilingual, having learned English by practicing it one hour every day as a young girl.
-Velez met Ovi Ramos, a singer 23 years her junior, during 2016. Ramos is a singer for a rock band named La Novena.<ref>https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2016/11/30/este-novio-luz-nereida-velez.html</ref> A couple of years later, the couple had separated.<ref>https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2018/07/31/luz-nereida-velez-rompe-silencio-tras-ruptura-amorosa.html</ref>
+Vélez met Ovi Ramos, 23 years her junior, during 2016. Ramos is a singer for a rock band named La Novena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretener/2016/11/30/este-novio-luz-nereida-velez.html|title=Este es el novio de Luz Nereida Vélez|website=Metro Puerto Rico|date=30 November 2016 }}</ref> A couple of years later, the couple had separated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/entretenimiento/2018/07/31/luz-nereida-velez-rompe-silencio-tras-ruptura-amorosa.html|title=Luz Nereida Vélez rompe el silencio tras ruptura amorosa|website=Metro Puerto Rico|date=31 July 2018 |lang=es}}</ref>
-Velez has a daughter who is a noted singer and internet influencer named [[Alhanna]]. Alhanna released her first album, named "De Rumba", during 2019.<ref>https://www.wapa.tv/noticias/entretenimiento/hija-de-luz-nereida-velez-lanza-su-primer-sencillo-_20131122447236.html</ref>
+Vélez has a daughter: a singer and internet influencer named [[Alhanna]], who released her first album, "De Rumba", in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wapa.tv/noticias/entretenimiento/hija-de-luz-nereida-velez-lanza-su-primer-sencillo-_20131122447236.html|title=Hija de Luz Nereida Vélez lanza su primer sencillo|website=www.wapa.tv|date=March 2019 |lang=es}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
+* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
-*[[Guillermo Jose Torres]]
+* [[Guillermo Jose Torres]]
-*[[Rafael Bracero]]
+* [[Rafael Bracero]]
-*[[Pedro Rosa Nales]]
+* [[Pedro Rosa Nales]]
-*[[Efren Arroyo]]
+* [[Efren Arroyo]]
-*[[Jennifer Wolff]]
+* [[Jennifer Wolff]]
-*[[Luis Antonio Cosme]]
+* [[Luis Antonio Cosme]]
-*[[Maria Falcon]]
+* [[Maria Falcon]]
-*[[Anibal Gonzalez Irizarry]]
+* [[Anibal Gonzalez Irizarry]]
-*[[Junior Abrams]]
+* [[Junior Abrams]]
-*[[Luis Francisco Ojeda]]
+* [[Luis Francisco Ojeda]]
-*[[Avelino Muñoz Stevenson]]
+* [[Avelino Muñoz Stevenson]]
+* [[Keylla Hernández]]
+* [[Enrique Cruz (journalist)|Enrique Cruz]]
+* [[Bruni Vélez]]
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Velez, Luz Nereida}}
 [[Category:1955 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Puerto Rican television journalists]]
 [[Category:University of Puerto Rico alumni]]
-[[Category:People from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico]]
+[[Category:People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]]
-[[Category:People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Mass media people from Pittsburgh]]
+[[Category:Puerto Rican news anchors]]
 [[Category:Puerto Rican people of Spanish descent]]