( CNN ) -- Emmy-winning journalist Elizabeth Espinosa is getting a new voice -- and in a different language . For the first time in her career , the very American -- and half Mexican-Salvadoran -- journalist will be speaking to her fellow Angelenos in Spanish , as the host of CNN Latino 's new show `` Sin Limites , '' an informative magazine-style show that will highlight her personal , relatable style while exploring issues affecting the Los Angeles community . `` It 's almost as if I 'm doing a reverse crossover , right ? I ca n't wait , '' Espinosa , a weekend news anchor for KTLA , said in an interview . `` CNN en Español is doing something so unique and valuable for the Latino community . '' CNN en Español launches CNN Latino on Monday in Los Angeles . The local Spanish-language custom bloc hopes to engage the newer generation of Latinos in the U.S. , who are comfortable switching back and forth between English and Spanish . As of now , `` Sin Limites '' is the only original programming on CNN Latino and will air locally on KBEH-DT Channel 63 at 8 p.m. PT . The first 12 minutes of the show will be a live debate-style show . Experts and newsmakers from the U.S. and Latin America will join Espinosa every night to provide solutions , share different angles , and answer questions from the audience via social media . `` I understand what the Latino in Orange County is like as opposed to the Latino in San Bernardino . There are many levels of every immigration spectrum here . You have the ones that just got here and the ones that have been here for seven generations , '' Espinosa said . `` We come in so many sizes , shapes and forms . I 'm that middle ground that understands both . '' CNN en Español launching CNN Latino . Espinosa did n't always have her heart set on journalism . With a full scholarship for law school in hand , she was well on her way to becoming an attorney , inspired by her younger brother 's medical malpractice case . But in the end , a law career was n't for her . `` I was going to live in such misery because I was n't going to be able to be the voice I wanted to be for this community , the way I wanted to be , '' Espinosa explained . `` God really had a different path for me . Uno pone y Dios dispone , meaning 'Man proposes , God disposes . ' '' Espinosa has been an advocate for the rights of the disabled and helps community groups and nonprofit organizations , such as Ability First and Heart of Los Angeles , known as HOLA . Growing up , Espinosa was the primary caretaker of her disabled younger brother , Christian , now 29 . Espinosa is 36 . `` As you can imagine , Christian has really changed my life . I do n't have children , but he 's a child to me , '' Espinosa said . `` I think I was his mother in another life . He 's given me my humanity . I receive a source of strength from him . '' Her story caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey , who selected her as one of the 10 finalists for OWN 's `` Your Own Show '' contest in December 2012 . Espinosa was honored with an Emmy award for her 2007 special , `` Forgotten Footprints : The Hunted Children of Uganda . '' She also produced and hosted a special report about disabled and abandoned children in El Salvador . Espinosa said she 's keeping her day job as KTLA 's weekend news anchor . `` Elizabeth is a passionate communicator , '' said Cynthia Hudson , senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español , in a statement . `` With her roots , her drive for communicating under-told stories and her journalistic accomplishments , she will lead destination programming for today 's multicultural and multilingual U.S. Hispanic generation . '' Why CNN Latino will be different from every other Latino media outlet . `` 'Sin Limites ' will make a connection with you . Shows do well when viewers make a connection with the host . We 're going to cater to Hispanics because we are going to tackle issues they deal with , '' explained Espinosa , `` Plus , you have a Latina host that was born and raised in the U.S. and understands both worlds . '' CNN Latino 's first client is KBEH Los Angeles . The hope for the programming bloc is that it will expand into other markets outside of Los Angeles later this year . Elizabeth Espinosa may be available on a local channel in your city very soon .
CNN Latino welcomes Emmy - winning journalist Elizabeth Espinosa as new host . For the first time Espinosa will be broadcasting to her fellow Angelenos in Spanish . ` ` It 's almost as if I ' m doing a reverse crossover , right ? I ca n't ##i , '' says Espinosa . CNN en Español launches CNN Latino on Monday in Los Angeles .