DENVER – Feb. 17, 2026 – Telemundo Colorado / KDEN, part of NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group, today announced that Emmanuel López-Capó has been named news director, effective March 9. López-Capó joins KDEN from Telemundo62 / WWSI and NBC10 / WCAU in Philadelphia, where he most recently served as executive producer. He will report to Tatiana Argüello, President and General Manager of Telemundo Colorado and Telemundo Utah / KULX.
An Emmy Award-winning bilingual journalism leader with more than 15 years of experience in broadcast and digital news, López-Capó will oversee all aspects of news editorial, production, and operations for Telemundo Colorado. He will lead the station’s cross-platform newsroom team in delivering comprehensive local news, weather, investigative reporting, and original storytelling to Spanish-speaking communities across TV, streaming and digital platforms.
“Emmanuel’s strong editorial leadership, commitment to developing newsroom talent and passion for serving Hispanic communities makes him the ideal person to lead our news team,” said Argüello. “His proven track record of delivering high-quality, community-focused journalism will further strengthen our mission to inform and empower audiences across Colorado.”
López-Capó has spent the last eight years with WWSI and WCAU. As executive producer for nearly five years, he led editorial strategy, newsroom operations and multiplatform coverage. During his tenure in Philadelphia, he earned multiple regional Emmy Awards for team coverage and was recognized as an AL DÍA 40 Under Forty honoree for his professional impact.
Prior to joining NBCU Local’s stations in Philadelphia as a senior producer in 2018, López-Capó spent more than four years as a news producer for Telemundo Puerto Rico / WKAQ, the Telemundo-owned station where he began his career as a production assistant and junior web content manager. He also spent time with Puerto Rico’s Wapa TV as news producer.
A native of Puerto Rico, López-Capó earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from Universidad de Puerto Rico, and he completed graduate studies in digital communications and media at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.
