Maria Arteaga Mendoza
Reporter, WCJB TV20 & Telemundo Gainesville
Gainesville, Fla.
Maria Arteaga Mendoza joined TV20 as a bilingual reporter and multimedia journalist in October 2026. She reports in English and Spanish and has experience covering live events, conducting interviews, anchoring sports segments, and producing video stories.
Before joining TV20, Maria completed a sports reporting practicum at WDRB-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, where she reported and conducted interviews in both languages, anchored sports segments, and produced video packages. She also interned with ESPN Louisville, creating digital sports content.
A native of Colombia, Maria has played tennis competitively since she was young, representing her country in national and international competition. She played singles and doubles for Union Commonwealth University and later coached the University of Louisville women’s tennis team. She also worked in the University of Louisville’s Office of Communications and Marketing, where she conducted interviews and wrote and published stories for UofL News and the university magazine.
Maria earned a bachelor's degree in media communication from Union Commonwealth University and a master’s degree in communication, with a concentration in Sports Media, from the University of Louisville.
Outside of reporting, she enjoys playing tennis, reading, shopping, Bible study with friends, and FaceTiming with her family.
