Satcha Pretto (born April 5, 1980) is a Honduran-American journalist and news co-anchor of the Univision Network's popular morning show Despierta America.
She started her professional career as a television journalist in Midland-Odessa, Texas, as a reporter and anchor of the late night newscast of KTLE-Telemundo.
While at KUVN, Pretto worked with the CNN Cable Network as a reporter for Anderson Cooper 360 and the now-defunct Paula Zahn Now.
On July 13, 2006, Univision Communications Inc. announced the naming of Satcha Pretto as the new co-host of the highly rated daily newsmagazine Primer Impacto - Fin de Semana (First Impact - Weekend Edition), on Saturday and Sunday, 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET/PT (4:00-5:00 p.m.
In doing so, Pretto made history by becoming the first female journalist from a Spanish-language media outlet in the U.S. to travel on board the Pope's plane.
[1] Between April 19–21, 2001 Pretto, as a senior majoring in communications at Angelo State University, received a recognition from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association meeting in Wichita Falls, in the live competitions.
[6] In June 2001, she was selected by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists as one of only 12 students from the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be part of El Noticiero.
[2] The magazine "People en Espanol" chose Pretto as one of the 10 best dressed celebrities in 2009 and included her on the exclusive list of its "50 most beautiful" in 2010.