Boris Sanchezis one of three anchors onCNNNews Centraland madehis debutMonday afternoon hosting alongside Brianna Keilar and Jim Sciutto.
The Cuban-born journalist recently said in an interview that taking on this new gig was something personal for him.
Sanchez added: But this is something personal.
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Ive been given a platform to speak for people that are underrepresented, and to again, defend democracy.
And thats not something I take lightly.
Most of my career Ive spent reporting from all sorts of natural disasters and terrorist attacks, he said.
