Meet Dunia Elvir

Dunia Elvir
News Anchor, Noticiero Telemundo 52
Telemundo 52 Los Angeles / KVEA

Dunia Elvir is the News Anchor for Telemundo 52’s weekday evening newscasts Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 6PM y 11PM. Telemundo 52 is Telemundo’s West Coast Flagship television station, delivering nearly 30 hours of local news and programming to audiences in Southern California each week, including breaking news coverage, up-to-the-minute weather forecasts, and entertainment.

Elvir is an Award-winning journalist with three decades of a successful career in journalism. She began her journalistic career in 1990 at Telemundo 52 Los Angeles, she joined Telemundo Network in 2002 and returned to KVEA in 2008 where she served as a News Reporter and Anchor.  In 2010, she was named Anchor for the station’s morning newscast, a position she held for six years until she was named Co-Anchor for Noticiero Telemundo 52 a las 5 PM in 2016.  In 2018, she was named Anchor for the debut newscast Noticiero Telemundo 52 al Mediodia.

Her storytelling has earned her prestigious awards, including a Gold Telly, 18 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, three Golden Mikes from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California, and a GLAAD Media Award, among others. In 2004, she was named one of the 13 most outstanding Latinas in the United States by the National Association of Latina Leaders (NALL).

Some of her most notable interviews include UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and more than five presidents from various Latin American countries.  In 2014, Elvir was the first and only Latina to serve as a moderator in California's gubernatorial debate between Governor Jerry Brown and Neel Kashkari in Sacramento.

Elvir has contributed to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History initiative “Escuchame: The History of Spanish-language Broadcasting in the U.S.” by donating a pair of painted tennis shoes illustrating personal and career highlights.

In 2023, Elvir was one of seven Latina journalists featured in “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News,” a bilingual exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History showcasing the work of Latina journalists and how they wrote the first draft of history for major U.S. events for the Spanish-language communities they report on and for.

She is the president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and is a member of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS PSW), Radio and Television News Association (RTNA) and the Los Angeles Press Club.

Elvir earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. Elvir also completed a journalism fellowship with the University of Southern California (USC).