Ilia Calderon is known as a Colombian television journalist. She is most famous for being the host of Univision Primer Impacto.
Ilia Calderon was born on May 15, 1972 in Choco, Columbia. She was raised by a mother who worked as a television personality. She graduated from the University of Antioquia with a degree in social work.
Ilia Calderon is married to her Korean American husband, Eugene Chang. Her husband works as a physical therapist. Ilia first met Eugene via her personal trainer in 2010. The loving couple gave birth to their first child, Anna in 2012. The Emmy-winning anchor, who sees life challenges as chances to develop and learn, says the excursion to her girl was overflowing with troubles. In the wake of being determined to have endometriosis, she persevered through three medical procedures to expel uterine fibroids to at last give birth to Anna by means of in vitro treatment.
Ilia is strongly conscious of her multicultural daughter Anna's future. She has spoken many times with several media outlets about discrimination that present in our society. The journalist's Hispanic and Asian family unit in Miami is another route of how she's breaking stereotypes. Being concerned about her daughter's future, Ilia wrote a letter against discrimination highlighting Univision's Rodner Figueroa firing saga. A daytime Emmy award-winning talk show host and fashion critic, Rodner was fired in March 2015 after he labeled an appearance of Michelle Obama as someone from the cast of "Planet of the Apes".
Ilia Calderon started her career as a news presenter at Teleantioquia. She also worked for Noticiero CM& before getting a gig to host the Noticiero Telemundo weekend edition at Telemundo.
In the Univision world dominated by light-skinned anchors, Calderon is definitely someone who is changing the world by making people believe that we can co-exist together despite varied cultural attributes and racial differences. Ilia has covered a diverse range of topics in her long career including celebrities, social causes, politics, and violent current events like the 9/11 attack and Afghan Iran war.
Ilia Calderón left a mark on the world on Nov. 8, 2017, when she reported she would be taking the spot cleared by María Elena Salinas on Noticiero Univision. She's the first Afro-Latina to anchor a news work area from Monday through Friday on a significant network in the United States.
“It’s a great responsibility knowing that I’m opening doors for other generations, not only for journalists but for other girls and women who want to succeed at what they do,” she explained to PEOPLE CHICA about winning the coveted position that places her next to Univision’s well-known journalist, Jorge Ramos. “My commitment is not only to the Afro-Hispanic community but to the Hispanic community in general.”
Calderon was the master of ceremonies at the 2012 Hispanic Leadership Summit. Ilia enjoys a high net worth thanks to her professionalism, years of experience as an anchor, and charming personality. She has been admired for her craft wherever she went.
| Birth Date: | 15 May, 1972 |
| Age: | 47 yrs |
| Occupations: | Television presenter Journalist |
| Citizenship: | Colombia |
| Birth Place: | Chocó Department |
| Education: | University of Antioquia |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Colombian television journalist |
| Twitter Id: | Iliacalderon |
| Net Worth 2020: | 5 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 61 million |
