Karen Taffanelli left her Telemundo Abilene anchor role in January 2025.
Taffanelli joined the Telemundo Abilene – KTAB news team in November 2022, anchoring weekday evening newscasts, Noticias Abilene.
She also served as a creator and producer for the first Nexstar Broadcasting Spanish newscast, Noticias Tampa Hoy, for WFLA in Tampa.
Taffanelli began her career in radio broadcasting at Telemundo T31, Orlando, where she was a noon and weekend news producer.
She also worked as a radio news anchor, producer, and talent at Univision Orlando (Entravision) and iHeartMedia. She received a nomination as a producer in the morning show category at the Paoli Awards in Orlando.
Taffanelli received her bachelor’s degree in Communication and Journalism from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In addition, Karen held certificates in commercial radio hosting and sports journalism.
