Pamela Silva
Pamela Silva | |
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| Born | August 16, 1981 |
| Education | Florida International University (BA, MBA) St. Thomas University (GrDip) |
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| Children | 1 |
Pamela Silva (born August 16, 1981) is a Peruvian-American, multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of the Univision Network's weekday newsmagazine, Primer Impacto, based in Miami.[1][2] During her 2009-2020 marriage to media executive Cesar Conde, she was known as Pamela Silva Conde.
Early life[edit]
Pamela Silva was born in Peru to her mother, Rosario, and lived there until she was nine. Her father died in a car accident the day before she was born.[3] She graduated from Florida International University in Miami in 2003. As a senior broadcast journalism major, she won a spot as a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins.[4]
Professional career[edit]
Silva began her career at Univision in 2003 as a public affairs coordinator and producer for the community affairs show Miami Ahora (Miami Now) at WLTV 23. She also worked as a guest reporter for Univision Network shows, including El Gordo y La Flaca (The Fat Man and The Skinny Woman), Despierta America (Wake-Up America) and Control. She was the Miami-based reporter for TeleFutura's Escandalo TV (ShowBiz TV) and the station spokesperson for WAMI TeleFutura 69. She was also the host of TeleFutura 69's first local newscast, Noticias en Noventa (News in 90), a 90-second daily segment of news highlights.
In 2005, Silva rejoined the Univision Miami affiliate news team as an entertainment anchor and reporter, and then became a substitute news anchor and was later named main anchor for the leading Spanish-language morning newscast in South Florida, Noticias 23 Al Amanecer. Aside from her duties as a news anchor she also worked on special feature and investigative reports as a national correspondent for the investigative newsmagazine Aqui y Ahora, with which she continues collaborating.
In 2011, Univision named her as co-anchor of Primer Impacto.[5]
Recognition[edit]
In 2006, she won her first Emmy award for on-camera work.[6] In 2007, she received three additional Emmy awards for writing, news feature story, and a human interest story.[7] Two more Emmys followed: in 2009, for a feature story about Facebook,[8] and in 2010 for investigative special feature.[9] In 2013, she was chosen as one of "People en Español"'s 50 most beautiful people.[10] In May 2013 she was a guest host on ABC's The View.[11] She was presented with the Leading Ladies of Entertainment accolade by the Latin Recording Academy in 2018.[12]
Personal life[edit]
In 2012 she received an MBA from Florida International University, where she earned her undergraduate degree. The Pamela Silva Scholarship at FIU's Honors College provides scholarships to first-generation, low-income business or journalism majors.[13] [14]
She married media mogul Cesar Conde in 2009. They divorced in 2020. She gave birth to a son, Ford Liam Siberry, in April 2020.[15] Ford's father is Jordan Siberry.[16]
She is a board member of Amigos for Kids, a Miami-based charity focused on preventing child abuse.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Pamela Silva Conde Joins Univision's "Primer Impacto" as New Co-Anchor". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Pamela Silva Named Co-Anchor of Univision's 'Primer Impacto'". Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Latina TV Anchor Pamela Silva Conde Endured Childhood Hardships, Now She's Giving Back". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Fernandez, Crystal (2002-10-08). "Students win spots on Dolphin squad". PantherNOW. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Pamela Silva Conde Named Co-Anchor of Univision's 'Primer Impacto'". www.adweek.com. 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ 2006 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards Program Winners Archived 2006-12-14 at archive.today
- ^ 2007 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards Broadcast/Cablecast Program Winners Archived 2007-12-14 at archive.today
- ^ 2009 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards Archived 2010-02-20 at archive.today
- ^ The 34th Annual Suncoast Emmy Awards 2010 Program Winners Archived 2010-12-10 at archive.today
- ^ Celebrating People En Español's "50 Mas Bellos" - Time Inc.
- ^ Silva Conde guest hosts on ABC’s The View
- ^ "Leading Ladies of Entertainment". Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "Pamela Silva Scholarship Endowment". Honors College. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Latina TV Anchor Pamela Silva Conde Endured Childhood Hardships, Now She's Giving Back". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Univision TV Host Pamela Silva on Giving Birth Mid-Pandemic, Starting a New Chapter in Her Life". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ PARTNERS, OUR (2022-03-11). "Interview with Snowboarder Jordan Siberry". SFWeekly. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "About Us | Amigos for Kids". www.amigosforkids.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.