Satcha Pretto Biography

Satcha Pretto, born in Honduras, is an Emmy Award-winning journalist. She is a famous television host and host, known as the news co-anchor of the popular morning show on the Univision network. Wake up America . In addition, she is also a triathlete and marathon runner.

Early life and biography

Satcha Pretto was born as Satcha Pretto Padilla Cisneros on April 5, 1980 in La Paz, Honduras. She was born the daughter of Honduran Liz Padilla and Panamanian Ronaldo Pretto . Pretto grew up in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, between the ages of three and 18. Her father, Ronaldo Pretto, died in 1996 when she was 16 years old.

Pretto completed his education at the school level from the bilingual schools, the Maya Elementary School and the Macris High School in Tegucigalpa. She received a scholarship in 1998 to attend Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. She graduated from there in 2001 with a BA in Communications. Satcha is fluent in English and Spanish.

Race

After her graduation, Satcha was hired by Radio Suprema Estéreo 99.5 in Tegucigalpa, where she underwent intense training for three months before she could go on the air. In 1997, she debuted as the host of a three-hour live show. She hosted the show for a year.

Later, he moved to San Angelo, Texas, where he began working as a television journalist. Initially, she worked as a reporter and anchor for the KTLE-Telemundo nightly news. From 2002 to 2003, Pretto worked in West Texas.
Honduran journalist Satcha Pretto SOURCE: Latin Times

In 2003, she moved to Dallas, where KUVN chose her as co=anhor of their Spanish-language newscast ‘Cinco o’clock’. She also appeared on CNN as a reporter for ‘Anderson Cooper 360’ and ‘Paula Zahn Now’ at the same time.

In 2007, Pretto served as host for Univision’s coverage of the ‘Tournament of Roses Parade’. And the following year, she was selected as one of the journalists in charge of covering Pope Benedict XVI’s tour of the United States.

Starting in July 2011, Pretto began hosting Univision’s morning news show ‘Despierta América’, which he has directed up to now.

She has also been featured in numerous public campaigns for Target Stores since 2013. Additionally, she was also featured on the cover of ‘Eva’ magazine in 2013.

In 2007, Pretto won the famous individual ‘Emmy’ for best investigative reporting. The same year, she also won the ‘Texas Associated Press Broadcasters’ award.

Net worth

Satcha Pretto has worked as a journalist for more than a decade. Starting from a local radio station in his native Honduras, he had a major impact on journalism through his work on US television networks. Winning an individual Emmy took his career to a new height. Pretto’s lucrative career in journalism has earned him a staggering amount of money and he has a handsome net worth.

As of 2019, Pretto’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. However, no official source verifies the exact net worth of him. Also, the annual salary of him is not known till date. But, according to some online sources, some top-rated journalists earn more than $100k a year.

Personal life

Satcha Pretto, the 39-year-old Honduran journalist, is happily married to an American businessman. Aaron Butler . After a romantic relationship of around seven years, the couple got married in 2013 in Barcelona. They chose the same destination for their wedding, where they got engaged a year earlier.

Satcha Pretto and her husband Aaron Butler with their son SOURCE: Univision

A year into their marriage, they welcomed their first child, a son. Bruce Aaron Butler-Pretto in July 2014. On May 28, 2016, the husband and wife welcomed their second child, a baby girl, Alana Christine Butler Pretto .