Santiago Caicedo
Santiago Caicedo is a reporter with Noticias RGV on Channel 5.2, covering the Rio Grande Valley and northern Tamaulipas. Santiago also contributes in English on Channel 5 News.
Whether its immigration, education, the courts or elections - Santiago has you covered with bilingual coverage.
Before working at KRGV-TV, Santiago was down the road at KGBT-TV where he covered every corner of the valley - including Mexico. He also contributed his stories in Spanish on Azteca 4.2, where he occasionally produced and anchored hourly news updates. Santiago's coverage has also aired across the state of Tamaulipas on XHCDT-TV (Azteca7) out of the capital city Ciudad Victoria.
Before arriving in the Valley, Santiago was a reporter at KGLA-TV (Telemundo) in New Orleans. While in the 'Big Easy,' he covered crime, elections and the city's large Honduran community. While in New Orleans, he also worked at WEZB 97.1 FM 'B-97' (Audacy) and completed a college internship program at WDSU-TV (NBC).
Santiago graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Loyola University New Orleans. While in college, Santiago worked at the 100-year-old student newspaper The Maroon and hosted radio shows on the university's radio station in both English and Spanish.
Santiago's goal is for the community to be well-informed with information that is useful to make decisions in their lives. If you have a story idea, email him at: santiago@krgv.com
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