Ilia Calderón

My Time To Speak

Ilia Calderón Chamat is a Colombian journalist. Born in Chocó, Colombia, Calderón is a news anchor for Univision’s national evening newscast along with Jorge Ramos. Her latest book — MY TIME TO SPEAK — is an inspiring, timely, and conversation-starting memoir from the barrier-breaking and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ilia Calderón — the first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States.

XO chats with Ilia about following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity.  Take a listen.

 



Team HeyXorje

Hey Xorje is a web portal showcasing everything written/spoken/curated by media personality Xorje Olivares and HeyXorje.com Executive Producer C.A. Villalba. Wanna share your voice? Share your narrative? Email us at writers@heyxorje.com