Anna Vaccarella (born August 31, 1968 in Cagua, Aragua)[1] is a Venezuelan journalist. She currently works in radio show on Unión Radio.[2][non-primary source needed]

Anna Vaccarella
Born(1968-08-31)August 31, 1968
NationalityVenezuelan
OccupationJournalist
Known forAlerta (RCTV), En Sintonía (Unión Radio)
PartnerRomán Lozinski
Children
  • Isabella Lozinski
  • Sofía Lozinski

Career

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At 17 years of age, Vaccarella moved to Caracas[3] to study journalism at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, where she graduated first of its class.[4]

She began her career in RCTV, where worked as a journalist for 10 years. Vaccarella started as a correspondent, then with only 24 years old, she led Alerta,[3] a newsmagazine television program.[5] She also ventured into radio and worked for 8 years in Kys FM 101.5.[6]

After she left RCTV Vaccarella joins Venevisión, where she had the opportunity to work as news anchor together with journalists Unai Amenabar and Eduardo Rodríguez. She worked in Venevisión for 12 years, until December 2013. Then, she decides to return to the radio to be the host of the program En Sintonía transmitted by Unión Radio 90.3 FM.[7]

Personal life

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In 2005, Vaccarella marries her colleague Román Lonzinski.[8] The couple had difficulties to conceive but as a result of in vitro treatments, her twins Isabella and Sofia were born on May 7, 2011.[9]

On July 31, 2015, Vaccarella sent a statement in which she revealed that after having a hysterectomy, the results of the biopsy showed that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma,[10] a type of cancer that attacks lymph cells and bone marrow.[11]

On February 2, 2016, she underwent a bone marrow transplant in New York City.[12] Approximately five months later, Vaccarella returned to Venezuela and resumed her work at Unión Radio.[13]

References

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  1. ^ OBELMEJÍAS, YOLIMER (May 8, 2016). "El renacer de Anna Vaccarella". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "SHIRLEY- Entrevista con Anna Vaccarella (PARTE 1)". Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "SHIRLEY- Entrevista con Anna Vaccarella (PARTE 4)". Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Cronistas de la historia venezolana: no son protagonistas de la noticia, pero la narran a diario". Noticias24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "RCTV.NET". July 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Los Inolvidables: Anna Vaccarella "Cada día renazco y busco ser una mejor versión de mí" – Unión Radio". Unión Radio (in Spanish). February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Entrevista Venevisión: Anna Vaccarella, comunicadora social". Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "SHIRLEY- Entrevista con Anna Vaccarella (PARTE 5)". Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Globovisión visitó a las hijas de Ana Vacarella y Roman Lozinski by Globovisión, información responsable y veraz – Dailymotion". Dailymotion. May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ana Vaccarella informó que padece cáncer". El Nacional (in Spanish). July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Espectáculo: Conoce más del cáncer que sufre Ana Vaccarella". Espectáculo. July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Anna Vaccarella se hará trasplante de médula en Estados Unidos – Unión Radio". Unión Radio (in Spanish). November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Anna Vaccarella: vivo el día a día – Unión Radio". Unión Radio (in Spanish). July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.