[1][2] In 1969, Evelio Otero exited WAPA and was replaced in the anchor chair at 10:00 PM by Guillermo José Torres, a Navy veteran who first served as a radio host in Ponce, Puerto Rico before joining NotiCentro.
[3] Torres would go on to become the most important fixture in the history of the newscast with a career that spawned over 40 years as the anchor of the main 5:00 p.m. edition of NotiCentro.
In October 2014 WAPA announced that they were launching a version of their newscast that would air in the WAPA América feed called NotiCentro América (Newscenter America) and would feature a mixture of national American stories that affect viewers living in the mainland and local Puerto Rican stories that would keep the diaspora residents up to date with the happenings on the island.
This version of the show gained popularity among viewers due to the chemistry between Valentín and Hernandez and the laid back/good nature demeanor that the cast would have while presenting the program.
Hernández made the surprising announcement during one of her segments on the show and reassured viewers she would be going through intense treatment to battle it.
Her passing led to major changes on the program with her co-anchor Normando Valentín leaving the show to host the evening newscast.
[21][22][23][24][25] In 2019, Mónika Candelaria and Jorge Gelpí Pagán were officially named the new anchors of NotiCentro Al Amanecer, they would be joined by Aixa Vazquez in traffic and Ada Monzón in the weather report.
[26][27] On January 21, 2021, a major change was announced to Noticentro al Amanecer with the arrival of Yizette Cifredo and José Santana.
[28][29] In 2021, weather reporter, Ada Monzón was promoted to the evening newscast thus leaving NotiCentro al Amanecer.
(Sports personnel also works for the station's sports network WAPA Deportes) On February 20, 2020, Celimar Adames Casalduc filed a lawsuit against the parent company of WAPA-TV (Televicentro de Puerto Rico) citing Discrimination in employment; Law of Equal Pay; Reprisal.
Rosa Nales states in the lawsuit he believes the difference in salary stemmed from discrimination because of his age and race and he claimed $2.5 million in damages.
Rosa Nales continued to work for NotiCentro anchoring the weekday 11:00 p.m. broadcast and the U.S. Mainland edition of the newscast until his retirement on October 31, 2024.