Lindsay Casinelli

Lindsay Casinelli
Born
Lindsay Elena Casinelli

(1985-09-03) September 3, 1985
Caracas, Venezuela
OccupationsJournalist and Anchor
Spouse
Miguel Ángel García
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(m. 2018)​
Children2

Lindsay Elena Casinelli[1] (born September 3, 1985)[2][3] is a Venezuelan-American sports journalist and television personality for Telemundo. Casinelli previously worked for Univision from 2012 to 2024.

Early years

Casinelli was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1985, to an Italian Venezuelan family.[4][2] She graduated high school in Venezuela at age 16.[5] Casinelli moved to the United States to attend California State University, Long Beach, where she graduated with her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism in 2006.[6][7]

Career

Casinelli began her career as the host of MLB's Los Angeles Angels weekly television show Angels in Action.[2] In 2008, Casinelli was the host for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers weekly magazine show " El Show de Los Lakers" in which she became the first female sports anchor for the local Univision channel KMEX.[6] In 2009, she became a reporter for WXTV, the Univision station in New York City.[2] She later became a sports reporter for Telefutura and ESPN Deportes.[2]

Casinelli also is an Emmy award winner for her journalism.[8] She has worked on Univision as a sportscaster calling the action on Combate Global and as co-host on Contacto Deportivo with Adriana Monsalve and others.

In 2024 she was let go by Univision after 12 years. After TelevisaUnivision decided that, at this stage of the company, all sports would be broadcast based in Mexico and not in the United States[9]

In 2025, Casinelli completed an executive MBA at the Miami Herbert Business School.[1]

In August 2025, Casinelli appeared on the Telemundo program La mesa caliente as a guest host. She has said this on her debut for the network: "Excited about this new beginning in my career.” [10] In March 2026, she became a permanent host of the talk show.[11]

Personal life

Casinelli became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018.[12] Also that year, she married Miguel Ángel García. They have two children and live in Miami.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lindsay Casinelli's Post". LinkedIn. 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lindsay Casinelli, equipo República Deportiva" (in Spanish). Univision. March 3, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Sol la Lande, Xavier [@XaviSol_] (September 3, 2018). "Hoy es cumple de la siempre sonriente y alegre @LINDSAYDEPORTES !!!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 19, 2026 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Casinelli, Lindsay [@LindsayCasinell] (April 2, 2020). "De donde son tus antepasados, en mi casi yo primero puse hispana, venezolana y luego italiana .. en el caso de mi esposo Mexicano Americano y luego Español . La mejor respuesta es la verdad ;)" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2026 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Arreola, Cristina (July 2, 2014). "Inspiring Latina: Univision Deportes Anchor Lindsay Casinelli". latina.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Moore-Bloom, Arlo (July 9, 2024). "Lindsay Casinelli on the Copa America's cultural medley, family fueling her enchantment with soccer, and what she learned from Derek Jeter". Soccer America. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ California State University, Long Beach (December 5, 2025). Learning from JPR Alumni. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lindsay Casinelli: Living the game from a different perspective". Concacaf. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lindsay Casinelli Salida Univision". Hola. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lindsay Casinelli llega a 'La Mesa Caliente' como presentadora invitada tras su salida de Univision". La Opinion. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  11. ↑ González, Moisés (2 March 2026). "¡Entrevista! Karla Monroig y Lindsay Casinelli, las nuevas copresentadoras oficiales de 'La mesa caliente'". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Casinelli, Lindsay [@lindsaycasinelli]; (March 23, 2018). "Hoy mi corazon esta lleno de agradecimiento . Muy feliz por ser una nueva Ciudadana de esta gran nacion !" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2026 – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ González, Juan Pablo (August 22, 2024). "Todo sobre Lindsay Casinelli, periodista despedida de 'Despierta América' y Univision". Mamas Latinas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  14. ↑ Hansen, Lena (May 15, 2025). "Lindsay Casinelli se sincera sobre su salida de Univision y porqué atribuían su éxito al hombre con quien se casó". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2026.
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