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Roxanne Vargas is the host of NBC 6’s lifestyle and entertainment show “6 in the Mix” and reports local and entertainment stories daily on the NBC 6 news. Among various distinctions, Vargas has received five Emmy nominations for her reporting and hosting of several features and was voted “Best TV Host” by the Miami New Times in 2012. A wife and mommy, the South Florida native graduated from Florida International University and still calls Miami home.
Maruchi Mendez is a freelance writer and the author of Finding Home: A Memoir of a Mother’s Undying Love and an Untold Secret along with the Spanish translation, Buscando Mi Estrella. She is the co-founder of JunTos Foundation, which helps prevent the unnecessary loss of young people to heart disease and cancer, and an advocate for student-athletes’ health. She lives in Miami where she has raised her four children, and is now a proud grandmother.
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