Julio Vaqueiro is an award-winning journalist and anchor of Noticias Telemundo, the network’s flagship newscast.

Vaqueiro, who leads Noticias Telemundo’s special reports, breaking news and political coverage, was named main anchor in 2021. He co-anchored Noticias Telemundo’s 2024 presidential election night coverage after reporting extensively from the campaign trail. Vaqueiro appears regularly on Meet the Press to discuss U.S. politics.

Vaqueiro has been recognized with numerous honors. In 2025, he and a Noticias Telemundo team were among the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism winners. He was awarded an Emmy in 2025 for outstanding journalist in Spanish-language media. He was also recognized with the 2025 Impact Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The Hollywood Reporter recognized Vaqueiro in 2023 as one of the leading Latinos in film, TV, and music. In 2022, he was named to Adweek’s “Young Influentials” list which recognizes people under 40 who are advancing innovation and creativity across media and tech.

Vaqueiro is also the author of Rio bravo: La frontera entre Sheinbaum y Trump (Aguilar, 2025).

Vaqueiro joined Telemundo’s national news network in 2017 as co-anchor of the weekend newscast, Noticias Telemundo Fin de Semana. He was previously a co-anchor at Telemundo’s owned and operated station KVEA – Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles.

Before moving to the United States, Vaqueiro worked as a reporter and anchor at Efekto TV in Mexico City. He also worked as a Mexico City correspondent for the newsmagazine Al Rojo Vivo and collaborated with MSNBC as a contributor. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Universidad Anáhuac del Norte in Mexico City.