Nilda Rosario is set to join WNJU, the New York Tri-State area Telemundo station.

According to TV Spy, Rosario will serve as an anchor on "Noticiero 47 Fin De Semana" during weekends at 5:30 PM and 11:00 PM. Together with co-anchor Yaima Crespo and weather anchor Janine Bencosme, she will deliver local breaking news and the latest information relevant to viewers in the New York tri-state area.

Rosario is also scheduled to work as a general assignment reporter on "Noticiero 47 Telemundo" which airs on weekdays every 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM, TV Spy noted.

"Nilda is an exceptional journalist who has amassed more than 17 years of experience reporting for New York Tri-State area communities and we are ecstatic that she is a part of the Telemundo 47 team," said Cristina Schwarz, WNJU president and general manager, as quoted by TV Spy.

"Our station is committed to hiring and building the best news teams possible to deliver the news and information that our viewers expect and deserve from us," Schwarz added, as reported by Latin Times.

Rosario previously worked at WXTV, Univision 41's New York station, from 2003 to 2015 in various job positions, Latin Times noted. She was tasked as a weekday weather anchor, weekend weather anchor, and morning show traffic reporter.

A graduate of journalism from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rosario started her career in 1996 as a copywriter production assistant at Univision Radio WADO 280 AM, and she also worked as an editor, news announcer, and traffic reporter in the TV network, Latin times reported.

Univision Under Fire for Racist Remarks

Univision faced backlash for one of its host's offensive and racist remarks. Just recently, Rodner Figueroa was fired from the network after he compared a depiction of First Lady Michelle Obama to a "Planet of the Apes" character.

Although Figueroa claimed that he was criticizing the Filipino make-up artist Paolo Ballesteros' portrayal of the First Lady, the comment didn't go unnoticed, and Univision let go of their longtime fashion commentator, Aspen Public Radio reported.

Univision was also criticized in 2010 for allowing a segment to air where their hosts "wore Afro wigs and held small spears" during a soccer World Cup held in South Africa, the news outlet wrote.

NYU Professor Arlene Davila, who studies the regulation of Latino media, said she is not surprised about the controversy surrounding Univision, adding that the network's "landscape is often whiter than mainstream U.S. television," Aspen Public Radio noted.