Media + New York City Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 16, 2009

TELEMUNDO’S VERONICA CONTRERAS TO EMCEE THE LATINO TRENDSETTER AWARD GALA

November 10, 2009

Ex-NY Post editor sues paper for racism, sexism – Sandra Guzman, a black and Puerto Rican associate editor, was terminated on Sept. 29 in retaliation for complaints about allegedly pervasive racism and sexism at the newspaper.

October 30, 2009

Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for Telemundo 47

October 17, 2009

El Diario Endorses Thompson, Likening Bloomberg to Hugo Chávez

As La Kalle prepares to unveil new call letters, Hispanic radio listeners happy with strong signal – WCAA moved from 105.9 FM to 96.3 FM – NYC

A spokesman for Telemundo tells me the company eliminated the news director position in New York and created a VP of Content position “to oversee the news department, creative services and all digital platforms.

Hugo Balta, news director for Telemundo’s WNJU-47 in New York, also got pink-slipped during the company’s latest round of cuts.

October 15, 2009

El Diario-La Prensa endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor of New York City – largest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the NYC area

September 22, 2009

DON”T MISS the Third Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference this Thursday September 24 in NYC. The industry’s signature event will explore the latest trends and opportunities in the Hispanic digital and print media markets. The event annually gathers more than 200 key players in Hispanic advertising and media through an exciting line-up of speakers and panelists.

September 18, 2009

10 Reasons To Attend The Seventh Annual Hispanic Television Summit

September 2, 2009

50 years makes a difference – Polito Vega

August 27, 2009

Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years

August 21, 2009

Polito Vega marks 50 years in radio with star-studded MSG bash

August 16, 2009

New NYU Press Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas

August 14, 2009

Polito Vega celebrates 50 years on the Radio in NYC

August 5, 2009

Univision anchor Rafael Pineda enjoys 41-year anniversary of WXTV/Ch. 41

August 4, 2009

Spanish-language station V-Me shares kids’ shows with NYC-TV

August 3, 2009

Univision is celebrating its 41 years of broadcasting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2009 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the boogie down Bronx Joyce Kilmer Park 161st & Grand Concourse & Walton Avenue right in front of the Court House Bronx, NY Join Zon del Barrio as we bring the Bronx down with this birthday celebration!

July 20, 2009

Ready to Celebrate: Nuyoricans, Hispanic Media Look to Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court

June 25, 2009

Getting it Right:Connecting with the Hispanic Consumer 3rd Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference – Award Lunch & Networking – September 24, 2009 – NYC, venue to be announced soon

June 22, 2009

Nathalia Ortiz has joined the team of “Currents,” the new NET NY television show as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

Has the New York Daily News abandoned their “en Español” portal page? It hasn’t been updated since May 15th

June 19, 2009

Francesca Maxime has moved to NYC to become co-host of “Currents,” a brand new television show for NET NY

June 11, 2009

Polito Vega still andando – Radio legend marks 50 yrs. on the air, has no plans to retire

April 10, 2009

New York will soon have a new daily Spanish-language newspaper. On April 20, NY Al Día will be launched

March 11, 2009

MTV’s ‘I’m a Nuyorican’ not getting El Barrio love – has only managed to spark a lot of drama.

Telemundo NY WNJU-47 cancels newscasts, lays off staff

January 21, 2009

Los tentáculos de Slim llegan al New York Times

It’s Official: New Times Company Gets $250 Million Cash Infusion From Carlos Slim

November 11, 2008

‘American Latino TV’ & ‘LatiNation’ Red Carpet Event in NYC

October 6, 2008

Last Call: Join Leading Executives at Hispanic Digital and Print Media’s Preeminent Event

September 26, 2008

WXTV-TV in NYC – For the first time in history, a Spanish-language TV station is poised to win the audience race from 6 pm to midnight, a time period which straddles early fringe, access, primetime, and late fringe, on a weekday basis during a September ratings survey.

September 23, 2008

Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)

August 18, 2008

New York area Hispanic TV viewers are showing little interest in the Olympics, not only on NBC O&O WNBC but also on co-owned Spanish-language Telemundo affiliate WNJU. Univision’s WXTV goes up

August 11, 2008

GolTV to Launch on Time Warner Cable in New York City and Los Angeles

August 7, 2008

Ecuavision Internacional, Telemicro Internacional added to Time Warner Cable New York City DTV

August 4, 2008

One startling change has been the TV-watching habits of Hispanic viewers. In 1995, most Hispanic viewers in New York primarily watched English-language television (62 percent) over Spanish-language stations (38 percent), according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year, viewers favored the Spanish stations 71 to 29 percent. Similar trends are happening elsewhere.

August 3, 2008

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news – On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

August 1, 2008

New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Media Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York

July 30, 2008

Local New York Univision reporter Miriam Ayala filed a federal lawsuit against the local Univision station (channel 41) and the larger network, claiming that she was passed over for plum positions anchoring and on good stories because she wasn’t light skinned enough, young enough or pretty enough.

July 24, 2008

Just a couple of months after WCBS/Ch. 2 correspondent Pablo Guzman cheated death in a car crash, he’s now recovering from a heart attack. – New York City

New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York

July 17, 2008

Spanish Voice of the Mets Pleased at Growing Number of Latino Players

June 25, 2008

Portada Invites You to the Second Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference, NYC, Oct. 9

June 18, 2008

Queens Courier Establishes Outreach To Latin Population With Exclusive Spanish Edition

June 2, 2008

New York Hispanic Papers Sponsor Summer Concerts

May 6, 2008

WCBS-TV reporter Pablo Guzman injured in Yonkers car accident

April 14, 2008

El shock jock lifts WCAA radio – Luis Jimenez in New York

April 12, 2008

LATV to Hold Inaugural Upfront May 1

March 6, 2008

R. Paniagua Inc. and Multimedios del Caribe Launch ‘La Noticias De La Republica Dominicana’ on NY1 Noticias

El Diario crossing over to Brooklyn – (marking its 95th anniversary this year!!!)

March 5, 2008

On Local Radio, an Accent on Spanglish – Rocio Trujillo on WBON 98.5 FM, La Nueva Fiesta in New York City

January 22, 2008

Maria Marin Takes a Bite of Big Apple Radio – Popular host of ABC Radio Networks En Espanol’s ‘Tu Vida Es Mi Vida’ to hit New York airwaves

January 17, 2008

Luis Jimenez Returns to the New York Radio Airwaves on Univision’s WCAA-105.9FM

January 16, 2008

Luis Jiménez is back and kicking – King of Latin airwave disses ‘Vacilón’ ex-colleagues and says he has no rivals in N.Y. morning radio

January 9, 2008

Spanish language station reclaims second place – WSKQ-FM – New York

November 15, 2007

Lucha Launches El Participante Magazine – Columbia University

November 4, 2007

Denisse Oller quits news and gets cooking

October 22, 2007

24 Horas Newspaper – NY Increases Circulation and Exposure by Placing Distribution Newsracks in City’s Key Areas

September 26, 2007

Winners of 69th Annual Maria Moors Cabot Prize for Outstanding Reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean – Honored on October 9 at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Award Ceremony

September 24, 2007

Sabado Is Gigante for WXTV

September 12, 2007

“SPIN’ DOCTOR – DJ LEGEND POLITO BURNS UP THE AIRWAVES

September 11, 2007

Minority Christian Journalists Gather at the Hudson River

September 10, 2007

New Hispanic TV Network Slated to Launch Tomorrow – Miami and New York – CaribeVisión

August 20, 2007

Idearc Media Caters To Bronxs Diverse Population With Bilingual Verizon Yellow Pages

July 17, 2007

24 Horas to Break Hispanic Dailies Monopoly in New York

July 1, 2007

How to beat bureaucracy ‘Noticias’ will help Hispanics – Ch. 41 aims to help Hispanics – New York City

March 22, 2007

Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at Bank of America 2007 Media, Telecommunications & Entertainment Conference

January 30, 2007

New York’s WWOR-TV / My9 & AIM TV Group Get Diversity Right

January 22, 2007

Spanish standoff on radio – Luis Jimenez

January 14, 2007

The Sounds of Mexico Hit New York Airwaves – With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona

January 3, 2007

Jimenez: Its adios to Manana

January 2, 2007

New morning for Luis Jimenez – New York City