Denisse Marie Oller (born September 30, 1955 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a chef, broadcaster, journalist, newspaper columnist, and a multiple Emmy award-winning and acclaimed national news anchor for Univision Network and Telemundo Network. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oller attended the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and a minor in French before attending Hunter College where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and a minor in Interpersonal Communications. Career, Accolades, and Awards Oller joined Univision in 1986, serving as a national correspondent based in Miami, also working out of Los Angeles, Washington, and New York, before becoming the main anchor of the network's nationally broadcast weekend edition, making her the first Puerto Rican to anchor a national news show. She won her first Emmy award in 1991 for her coverage of the Gulf War’s heroes arriving home, the first time a Spanish-speaking station in New York was recognized by the Emmy's. In addition to her experience as a news anchor, Oller has interviewed many world leaders including former US Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias Sanchez. She has also interviewed prominent artists and writers such as Isabel Allende and Mario Vargas Llosa. Her interview with Zoilamérica Narváez, the stepdaughter of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega was highly covered by the Latin American press after she disclosed details of alleged sexual abuse by Ortega. Her familiar and reassuring voice has broadcast stories across the United States and Latin America, covering major news events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, presidential elections and the historic visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba, where she interviewed both dissidents and government officials. She has been honored with five Emmy's, two Gracies from the American Women in Radio and Television association, and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for journalism for her coverage of the exit of the United States Navy from the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico after 60 years of military occupation. A New Career in Community Work On November 2, 2007, Oller officially ended her 20-year career in news to pursue independent ventures and to establish Newsworks Productions, a multi-platform entity specializing in contemporary lifestyle topics,