Milenka Peña Biography
Milenka Peña is a TV and radio journalist, producer, and broadcaster. She is also a writer and a public speaker, appearing as a keynote speaker at national and international conferences.
Milenka Peña Age
Pena was born and raised in Bolivia, United States of America.
Milenka Peña Education
She studied Broadcasting Communications and Journalism.
Milenka Peña Husband
Milenka has been married to her husband Van DenHartog since 1995. They have two sons, Brandon and Dylan.
Milenka Peña Career
Milenka Peña began her career in television, singing, and acting at a young age in Bolivia. She has performed on national and international stages since she was four years old. Years later, while pursuing her professional studies in Broadcasting Communications and Journalism, Milenka worked as a producer, anchor, and on-air host for several well-known radio and television programs, as well as hosting a variety of events and contributing as a writer to magazines and newspapers. Milenka joined Telemundo Chicago’s News Department, the Hispanic section of the NBC Network, in 1997. Years later, she became the main news anchor.
Milenka is the Senior News Editor at Digital Trends Español, a top consumer technology publisher in the Spanish-speaking market. The site’s yearly active user base increased to 15 million readers, with over 30 million page views in less than a year. Peña has experience working independently on projects and productions for multinational organizations. She was a regular guest host on Focus on the Family’s Spanish radio show, which reaches an international audience of over 50 million people every day, and she also contributed to other publications. She is a Harper Collins published author and a keynote speaker at national and international events and conferences. She has her own syndicated radio show “Apasionante con Milenka Peña”.
Peña served as the Continental Media Director for Global Freedom Concepts and El Instituto para la Cultura Financiera, organizations dedicated to promoting healthy financial practices. Milenka coordinated Moody Radio Chicago’s Spanish broadcasting and hosted “Nuevo Pulso con Milenka Peña,” a weekly radio show addressing Latino culture topics. The program also includes music, humor, contests, and interviews with pertinent guests, giving the Hispanic audience a family-friendly option.
Milenka Peña Awards
She received numerous key accolades, including Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence in Camera and Best News Anchor from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She also got the coveted Silver Dome Award from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association.
Milenka Peña Net Worth
Pena has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.