Miguelangel Lopez Upped to Regional VP of News at Telemundo Florida Trio

Miguelangel Lopez
Miguelangel Lopez (Image credit: Telemundo)

Miguelangel Lopez, WTMO Orlando (Florida) VP of news, has been named regional VP of news and content for WTMO, WRMD Tampa and WWDT Fort Myers, effective immediately. He will continue to report to Jose Suarez, president and general manager of the three stations, which are part of NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Station Group.  

“Miguelangel’s expanded responsibilities reflect his proven leadership, immense experience in news and original content, and dedication to journalistic excellence,” Suarez said. “We are fortunate to have talented and committed newsroom professionals across the stations, and excited to have Miguelangel in position to lead them to continued growth and success to best-serve our diverse communities.”

Lopez has spent more than 18 years with Telemundo Station Group and the network, on air, in production and in a leadership role. Since 2021, he has led Telemundo 31 Orlando’s news operations. Previously, he was VP of news for Telemundo’s KTLM McAllen (Texas), moving up from executive producer and news director. 

Earlier in his career, Lopez was a reporter, correspondent and senior producer at Telemundo and WKAQ San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began his career as a reporter at Univision Puerto Rico after graduating from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.