For American Spanish-language audiences, ANA JURKA is one of the faces of the World Cup.
The Honduran reporter, 37, is covering the international soccer competition in Qatar.
Ana is a member of the Telemundo team that is bringing the competition to US viewers.
On Instagram, Ana has 320,000 followers who she has updated on her travels throughout the Middle East.
She began her media career in Honduras and has been with Telemundo for about ten years.
On the station, Ana hosts soccer-related programs, such as a news segment and a Premier League roundup.
She hosted a car exhibition in 2004, which launched her career.
Before relocating to the US in 2012, she went on to become one of the most well-known television hosts in Honduras.
Ana began off-camera work for the Orlando Telemundo station.
When the sports reporter abruptly left, she was thrust into the spotlight.
Since that time, her career has continued to grow.
Ana later joined the deportes team and has covered the Olympic Games and two prior World Cups.
Before the World Cup started, she talked to Forbes about her remarkable career in the media.
“When I started my career in Orlando, I never imagined I would get as far as I have,” Ana remarked.
“It was my goal, of course, but when I came to the network, I had a one-minute segment during the halftimes of our Premier League broadcasts, sometimes less than a minute.
“Little by little, I was given more opportunities, to cover for my colleagues when they were on vacation, sick, or on special assignments.