Dunia Elvir
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Dunia Elvir is a television journalist
and producer.
Growing up in Barrio La Isla in La Ceiba, Dunia used to play soccer and "bate" (baseball)in the street.
Dunia was 6 years old when her father bought her first microphone and radio. Dunia enjoyeed playing and pretending to be an announcer.
At 15 years old Dunia was sent to Los Angeles, California to live with her maternal grandmother. She went to Jordan High School in Los Angeles
and earned her high school diploma as an ESL (English as a Second Language)student. Later on she earned her broadcast degree in American Communication Institute in Hollywood in 1991.Like many other immigrants, Dunia faced many challenges while trying to excel in her career. Dunia graduated with a limited knowledge of English. This and the lack of immigration documents prevented her from continuing with her higher education.
One year later her first son, Jesus was born. Jesus is Autistic, this disability made her chose home life in order to take care of him. In 1997 Dunia's second son Lalo (Eduardo) was born.
A few years later this first marriage had a rocky patch and the couple separated in July 2001, when Dunia left the house with her two children.
On April 12, 2003 Dunia married Carl Procida.
In December 2004 Dunia decided to start college, this idea was a mutual dream of her and her husband. While trying to accomplish their higher education as a couple Dunia
and Carl had two girls. Adrianna and Josieanna, came to make the relationship even stronger. By November 2008 Dunia and Carl graduated from University of Phoenix with a Bachelors in Business Management.
This educational goal gave Dunia the opportunity to grow within Telemundo. At this point Telemundo is not only providing Dunia with the opportunity to work, fulfill her dream profession but is also helping her to grow intellectually by allowing her to go back to college and pursue her MBA, which Dunia will be able to complete this November 2011, and with her husband as her classmate.
in Mexican
Radio in 1989. She later moved to KRCA Channel 62 in Los Angeles
as reporter and TV news presenter.
Since 2001, she has worked for Telemundo
in Los Angeles. She was also a correspondent on the TV program Cada día con Maria Antonieta
(Every day with Maria Antonieta Collins). Actually Elvir also reports for Telemundo Network shows Levantate Al Rojo Vivo
, Noticiero Telemundo and the Los Angeles morning show "Buenos Dias".
She has interviewed Anthony Hopkins, Venicio del Toro, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
, Vicente Fox
, Tony Saca, former US treasurer Rosario Marin
, former President of Honduras
Ricardo Maduro
and his ex-wife Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro
, former Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales and first Lady Xiomara de Zelaya, Alvaro Colom Caballeros, Guatemala's current President and current Honduras President among other Latin America Presidents Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
.
On 2006, she traveled to Central America
to work on various special reports on El Salvador
, Honduras
and Guatemala
. She also covered el Cucuy de la Mañana
's "Votos por America" tour.
Dunia went to Mexico and report on the terrible accident at the Pasta de Conchos mine in 2006. In 2006, millions of people participated in protests over a proposed change to U.S. immigration policy, Dunia was in the heart on Los Angeles, CA covering this massive protest to the world as Telemundo Network Correspondent.
She also cover other significant events like 9/11, the 2008 historic U.S. Presidential election.
She was nominated for an Emmy Award
in the category of Best Investigative Report in Los Angeles in 2001. She also won the "Golden Mike" with her report Corners of Sin as the Best Investigative Report of the year.
Elvir has received various special recognitions from the Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, the California State Senate
, she was awarded with a special recognition from the California State Assembly and members of the US Congress.
She also won the GLAAD Award in 2005.
She was invited as a special guest to visit the White House by The National Association of Latina Leaders
(NALL).
In 2006, she received the "Distinguished Award Visitor" from the city of La Ceiba
, where the 2006 Miss Honduras beauty pageant took place. Up until that point, she was virtually unknown in her own country.
In August 2007, she received the "Journalist of the Year" Award in Toronto, Canada at the "Toni Reyes Summer Festival" where over 70 thousand Hispanic
s from different nationalities gathered to celebrate.
On September 20, 2007 she received from the Camara de Comercio e Industria de Tegucigalpa (Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce and Industry) the "Orgullo Hondureño en el Extranjero" Award for her community service and the positive impact to other Hondurans in the United States.
In 2008 Dunia's story "Danger in Hospitals" was selected by NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists) as the best Investigative report of the year, recognition she received in Washington D.C.
Dunia received the Los Angeles Press Club Award for "Best Public Service Program" a 30 minute piece.
This 2011 Dunia was awarded with the "NBC Ovation Award" Above and Beyond distinction.
This are just few of the many acknoledgments Dunia has received during the last 10 years.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and producer.
Early life and Education
Dunia has 2 brothers Orlando and Carlos Elvir. She is the oldest, Orlando is 5 years younger and Carlitos (as Dunia calls her younger brother) is 8 years younger than her. Her mother took under her care two of her cousins; Claudia and Maricela who became the sisters Dunia always wanted to have.Growing up in Barrio La Isla in La Ceiba, Dunia used to play soccer and "bate" (baseball)in the street.
Dunia was 6 years old when her father bought her first microphone and radio. Dunia enjoyeed playing and pretending to be an announcer.
At 15 years old Dunia was sent to Los Angeles, California to live with her maternal grandmother. She went to Jordan High School in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and earned her high school diploma as an ESL (English as a Second Language)student. Later on she earned her broadcast degree in American Communication Institute in Hollywood in 1991.Like many other immigrants, Dunia faced many challenges while trying to excel in her career. Dunia graduated with a limited knowledge of English. This and the lack of immigration documents prevented her from continuing with her higher education.
One year later her first son, Jesus was born. Jesus is Autistic, this disability made her chose home life in order to take care of him. In 1997 Dunia's second son Lalo (Eduardo) was born.
A few years later this first marriage had a rocky patch and the couple separated in July 2001, when Dunia left the house with her two children.
On April 12, 2003 Dunia married Carl Procida.
In December 2004 Dunia decided to start college, this idea was a mutual dream of her and her husband. While trying to accomplish their higher education as a couple Dunia
and Carl had two girls. Adrianna and Josieanna, came to make the relationship even stronger. By November 2008 Dunia and Carl graduated from University of Phoenix with a Bachelors in Business Management.
This educational goal gave Dunia the opportunity to grow within Telemundo. At this point Telemundo is not only providing Dunia with the opportunity to work, fulfill her dream profession but is also helping her to grow intellectually by allowing her to go back to college and pursue her MBA, which Dunia will be able to complete this November 2011, and with her husband as her classmate.
Career
Elvir started her career in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Radio in 1989. She later moved to KRCA Channel 62 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
as reporter and TV news presenter.
Since 2001, she has worked for Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
in Los Angeles. She was also a correspondent on the TV program Cada día con Maria Antonieta
María Antonieta Collins
María Antonieta Collins Flores is a Mexican journalist, TV host and best seller author of seven books , and winner of four Emmy Awards, , and the Edward Murrow Award.- Biography :Collins became known to viewers in her native Mexico as a reporter of "Televisa 24 horas" ,...
(Every day with Maria Antonieta Collins). Actually Elvir also reports for Telemundo Network shows Levantate Al Rojo Vivo
Al Rojo Vivo
Al Rojo Vivo is a Spanish language news program on the American television network Telemundo. It is shown daily from 5 to 6 P.M. EST. Anchors are Maria Celeste Arraras and Candela Ferro.- External links :* Telemundo Website* Official "Al Rojo Vivo" Website...
, Noticiero Telemundo and the Los Angeles morning show "Buenos Dias".
She has interviewed Anthony Hopkins, Venicio del Toro, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...
, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
, Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
, Tony Saca, former US treasurer Rosario Marin
Rosario Marin
Rosario Marin , was the 41st Treasurer of the United States from August 16, 2001 to June 30, 2003 serving under President George W. Bush. She is the first person to assume the post since William Clark who was not born a United States citizen . She is the only U...
, former President of Honduras
President of Honduras
This page lists the Presidents of Honduras.Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. From 5 January 1822 to 1 July 1823, Honduras was part of the First Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide....
Ricardo Maduro
Ricardo Maduro
Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest is a former President of Honduras and Bank of Honduras chairman. Maduro graduated from The Lawrenceville School and later Stanford University...
and his ex-wife Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro
Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro
Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro was the first lady of Honduras. Aguas Santas, her double given name, means "holy waters" in Spanish.-Marriage and first lady:...
, former Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales and first Lady Xiomara de Zelaya, Alvaro Colom Caballeros, Guatemala's current President and current Honduras President among other Latin America Presidents Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of...
.
On 2006, she traveled to Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
to work on various special reports on El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. She also covered el Cucuy de la Mañana
Renán Almendárez Coello
Renán Almendárez Coello currently hosts an all day Saturday program on KWKW Radio Los Angeles. He has entered into a multi year agreement to launch a syndicated version of the Saturday show . Prior to KWKW, Renan hosted the morning show on KLAX-FM in Los Angeles, California...
's "Votos por America" tour.
Dunia went to Mexico and report on the terrible accident at the Pasta de Conchos mine in 2006. In 2006, millions of people participated in protests over a proposed change to U.S. immigration policy, Dunia was in the heart on Los Angeles, CA covering this massive protest to the world as Telemundo Network Correspondent.
She also cover other significant events like 9/11, the 2008 historic U.S. Presidential election.
Recognitions
Elvir has received many recognitions because of her reports on human interest stories.She was nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in the category of Best Investigative Report in Los Angeles in 2001. She also won the "Golden Mike" with her report Corners of Sin as the Best Investigative Report of the year.
Elvir has received various special recognitions from the Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, the California State Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
, she was awarded with a special recognition from the California State Assembly and members of the US Congress.
She also won the GLAAD Award in 2005.
She was invited as a special guest to visit the White House by The National Association of Latina Leaders
National Association of Latina Leaders
The National Association of Latina Leaders is a non-profit organization representing millions of Hispanic women across the United States. It was co-founded in 2003 by Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin and Media entrepreneur Cathy Areu. Rosario Marin served as the organization's Chairwoman during...
(NALL).
In 2006, she received the "Distinguished Award Visitor" from the city of La Ceiba
La Ceiba
La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras...
, where the 2006 Miss Honduras beauty pageant took place. Up until that point, she was virtually unknown in her own country.
In August 2007, she received the "Journalist of the Year" Award in Toronto, Canada at the "Toni Reyes Summer Festival" where over 70 thousand Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
s from different nationalities gathered to celebrate.
On September 20, 2007 she received from the Camara de Comercio e Industria de Tegucigalpa (Tegucigalpa Chamber of Commerce and Industry) the "Orgullo Hondureño en el Extranjero" Award for her community service and the positive impact to other Hondurans in the United States.
In 2008 Dunia's story "Danger in Hospitals" was selected by NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists) as the best Investigative report of the year, recognition she received in Washington D.C.
Dunia received the Los Angeles Press Club Award for "Best Public Service Program" a 30 minute piece.
This 2011 Dunia was awarded with the "NBC Ovation Award" Above and Beyond distinction.
This are just few of the many acknoledgments Dunia has received during the last 10 years.