Maity Interiano '07, a producer and on-air talent for Univision Network, will deliver the 2017 Commencement address, Elon University announced Wednesday.
Interiano is an on-air talent for "Despierta America," which is the top-rated live morning show for Univision Network. In addition to hosting a daily entertainment segment, she also does a behind-the-scenes look at her reporting in a feature called "Maity on the Road." She's covered the Latin Grammy Awards, the Premios Juventud youth awards and Premios Lo Nuestro, as well as the Oscars and the Golden Globe Awards.
She won an Emmy Award for her coverage of Desfile de Las Rosas 2015 for Univision. In 2014, she was named best host in the Favoritos del Publico portion of the TVyNovelas Awards, presented annually by Televisa and TVyNovelas.
While at Elon, worked as a news reporter for the student newscast, then Phoenix14 News. She was a recipient of one of Elon's Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Awards in 2012.
Commencement is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. May 20 on Scott Plaza in front of Alamance Building. Recent Commencement speakers include CNN's David Gergen, political analyst Charlie Cook, sports commentator Mary Carillo and NBC's Brian Williams. Including Gergen, it's the second consecutive year that a parent of a graduating senior has not delivered the address.