February 12, 2015 | SharkAdmin Arantxa Loizaga, NVC Class of 2007 “Dream big, work hard and always strive to be better than yesterday.” Northwest Vista College graduate Arantxa Loizaga is now the network co-anchor for Univision’s weekend newscast “Noticero Univision,” which airs nationally at 6:30 and 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The NVC alumna graduated in 2007 with an Associate of Arts in Communications and has since become an award-winning journalist who has interviewed the likes of President Barack Obama, former Mexican President Vicente Fox, and former Mayor and current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, to name a few. Arantxa Loizaga is a community college success story. Having moved to the United States from Mexico City, she credits the writing and math labs at Northwest Vista College with helping her succeed academically and professionally. Her journey of dedication and hard-work includes earning her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations from Our Lady of the Lake University, while simultaneously working as a reporter and primetime co-anchor at San Antonio’s Univision 41. We recently asked Aranxta if she had any words to share with current and future Northwest Vista College students. Her response was a heart-felt, inspirational message of encouragement. “In order to achieve success, we need to put in the hard work. Use college as your platform to discover the things that you like, and the subjects that you feel passionate for. Understand that if you are attending school right now, you are a very fortunate human being that is taking the right steps to achieve intellectual and spiritual wealth – something that money can’t buy – but it’s up to you how much you really nourish your heart and mind.” Arantxa has received four Lone Star Emmy Awards. She has also been awarded the Laurel Award from the Columbia Journalism Review for her exclusive interview with President Obama. The Univision network offers Spanish language programming that includes news, sports and entertainment. – Contributed by Manny V. Martinez of Community Development
