Lourdes Stephen

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Lourdes Stephen (born May 18, 1976) is Dominican journalist and television host. She is best known for being the anchor and moderator for Sal y Pimienta the show broadcast by Univision. For eight years Stephen served as a national correspondent for the news magazine Primer Impacto on the Univision Network.

Along with Don Francisco, Stephen hosted La Gran Noche de Eva Luna and El Gran Final del Triunfo del Amor and has been repeatedly invited to Sábado Gigante to present the show’s entertainment segment as well as to Despierta América as co host. She was one of the presenters for the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in November 2010.^[1]

Early life[]

Lourdes Stephen was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where she graduated in Public Relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE).

Before moving to the United States Stephen was the anchor for Noticiero TVC and wrote her column for the newspaper El Siglo. Once settled in the United States she earned her master's degree in journalism from Boston University.^[2]

Career[]

Stephen joined Univision in 2003 based in New York City. From the Big Apple she had the opportunity to cover events of national importance related to the country’s history and culture including the anniversaries of the terrorist attacks on September 11, the funeral of President Ronald Reagan in June 2004, and the death of singer Celia Cruz in July 2003. She also covered other news such as the blackout in New York of August 2003, the collision of the Staten Island Ferry in October 2003, and Hurricane Rita in September 2005.

Stephen moved to Miami in 2006, where she covered the FIFA World Cup from Germany and the November 2008 Gubernatorial Elections in Puerto Rico in addition to working on investigative reports on political, social and immigration issues. Throughout her career Stephen has interviewed politicians and celebrities including former Gov. George Pataki, Donald Trump, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodríguez, Penélope Cruz and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

She also landed interviews with the President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernández and the serial murderer known as “The Zodiac Killer” among others. Stephen was one of the judges for the competition show on Galavisión titled Misión Reportar and also served on the judging panel on the Emmy Awards for the category “News and Documentary”.

The Dominican President Fernández honoured her with the “National Youth Award” for her work abroad in 2007. Stephen also received the “Dennis Kauff Memorial Award” in 2001 and was nominated by the newspaper El Especialito as “Best New York Correspondent”.^[3]

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