Media + People Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”
NAHJ Journalism Awards Honor the Best of 2008
November 23, 2009
When Fidel Castro Dictated to the Old U.S. Media
November 20, 2009
Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant
November 19, 2009
Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
November 18, 2009
Ray Gomez, news director for Pro 8 News (NBC affiliate), the CW and Telemundo in Laredo, passed away last night.
November 13, 2009
The ‘flea’ CNN’s Lou Dobbs couldn’t shake off – Interview with Roberto Lovato
A “Day of Happiness”: Immigration Activists, Hispanic Press Relish Dobbs’ Exit From CNN
Good riddance: Lou Dobbs leaves CNN
Five People We’d Rather See Replace Lou Dobbs Than John King
Dobbs’ CNN departure leaves me cold – (Gregory Tejeda’s insightful post – good read)
Na Na Na, Hey Hey Lou Dobbs Goodbye
Latinos felices por renuncia de Dobbs
U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs – CNN Host Had Been Living Illegally In Country Since 1961 – (satire from the Onion – the photo made me laugh)
November 12, 2009
Mike Cano named Publisher of El Latino in San Diego
Adios Lou Dobbs
Statement From The Hispanic Institute Regarding Lou Dobbs’ Departure From CNN
It’s Dobbs last night on CNN as employee, but not as subject of controversy
AFTER THIRTY YEARS, Lou Dobbs is pushed off CNN. “Strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country,” he says on his last night, “affecting all of us.” Adios, Lou.
In a surprise move, Lou Dobbs announced at the top of his show tonight that it would be his last
Goodbye to an anti-hispanic – After months of pressure, Lou Dobbs’ departure from CNN is not only a sign that the network is interested in restoring its credibility but also that immigrants and Latinos will stand up firmly to hate mongering.
BastaDobbs.com Announces Victory: Lou Dobbs to Leave CNN
Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN – The outspoken newsman says he has been urged ‘to go beyond my role here.’ Is politics in his future?
November 10, 2009
US State Dept ‘deplores assault’ on Cuban bloggers
November 6, 2009
Telemundo station group management shuffle – Celia Chávez, Erika Diaz, Manuel Abud, Efren Padilla and David Padilla
November 5, 2009
Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas
Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
November 4, 2009
Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango – El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna
November 2, 2009
‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
October 30, 2009
Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility
Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for
Telemundo 47
October 29, 2009
Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)
October 27, 2009
After almost 2 years on the job, Joe Ruiz’s last day as a news editor for ksat.com is tomorrow. He landed a new gig as Lead for News – Associate Producer at seattletimes.com.
October 26, 2009
Hispanics oppose Dobbs’ rants
BastaDobbs Responds to Invite from Lou Dobbs
CNN Special on Latinos Stokes Debate Over Dobbs
October 22, 2009
Lou Dobbs, Soledad O’Brien and CNN’s coverage of Latinos
October 17, 2009
Lou Dobbs vs. Latino in America: CNN’s hypocritical juxtaposition
Talking TV with Univision’s Joe Uva – The Spanish-language media company chief on the business of telenovellas, the tastes of Hispanics and why advertisers should listen up.
Dobbs does CNN no favors with Latinos – (even USA Today covers this)
Interview/Entrevista with Roberto Lovato about National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs
CNN refuses to air “Drop Dobbs” Ad
Northern California radio-talk Host and Columnist Roberto Hernandez to receive NLGJA Award
CNN Wants Latino Viewers and $ But Not When They Criticize
CNN Loves Lou Dobbs’ Leprous Lies More Than It Values Latino Lives
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
TV commercial calling on CNN to retire Lou Dobbs and his ugly, race-based rhetoric to Air on CNN! – watch it here – (update: CNN rejected ad – are we surprised?)
Media Matters for America has obtained evidence that CNN contributor Alex Castellanos’ political consulting firm, National Media, is the ad buyer for the insurance industry group America’s Health Insurance Plan’s (AHIP) new ad blitz attacking Democratic health reform plans.
CNN To Disclose Alex Castellanos’s Health Care Industry Ties – (Republican political media consultant)
October 14, 2009
CNN Wants It Both Ways: Basta Dobbs Video
CAUSA: CNN gets called out for hypocrisy and Lou Dobbs
October 13, 2009
CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video)
The anchor Lou Dobbs appears to be exploring an exit from CNN, his longtime employer. – (Could he move to FOX?)
October 9, 2009
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Featured on Azteca America’s ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’
October 7, 2009
Less than a year after getting hired at KTLA-5, Jason Martinez is out of a job
September 30, 2009
Peter W. Davidson of Brooklyn, described as “an experienced dealmaker and executive in the private sector,” has been named to a key post in the state’s economic development agency – will be executive director, the No. 2 person, at the Empire State Development Corp., or ESD – Many of his businesses have been geared toward the Hispanic community, including El Diario/La Prensa.
Las Vegas figures prominently in Hispanics’ growing clout – CNN and a federal agency director looked west for input on a burgeoning segment of U.S. population
September 29, 2009
CNN: It’s Time to Deport Lou Dobbs – Adam Luna, Political Director, America’s Voice
September 28, 2009
Carlos Anaya Covering Latin Pride National Awards
September 24, 2009
America’s Voice Launches Campaign to Air New Ad on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” – watch it here
Lou Dobbs Confronts Latino Activists Seeking to Dislodge Him from CNN including Roberto Lovato
September 22, 2009
Ousted Florida Anchorman Charles Perez Speaks Out
September 21, 2009
As Movement Demanding CNN Dump Him Grows, Dobbs Plays Victim
Join NCLR and the Drop Dobbs Campaign
The future of freedom of speech in Latin America is being subjected to the “harassment” of policies designed “to put limits on it that are being repeated around the region,” Gonzalo Marroquin, vice president of the Inter-American Press Association, said at the conclusion of a forum held in Caracas.
New Univision Networks president embodies future – Cesar Conde
September 18, 2009
Hispanic group to CNN: Rein in Dobbs
September 17, 2009
National Council of La Raza Joins Campaign Aimed at CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight Advertisers
Grupo Televisa’s Azcarraga Jean has a life like a telenovela
Kenny Lopez makes a 67 market jump from KVEO-23 in Brownsville to KTXL-40 in Sacramento as a general assignment reporter.
After a 19 year run at CNN, Christopher Crommett, currently Sr. VP of CNN en Español, has resigned from the company.
The Movement to Drop Dobbs
New Latino initiative unites Latino bloggers & organizations in speaking out against Lou Dobbs and CNN
“Drop Dobbs”: CNN Pressured To Give Up Controversial Host (VIDEO)
Latinos to CNN: Dump Dobbs Now
BastaDobbs.com – For years, Lou Dobbs has used his platform on CNN to spread myths and misinformation about Latinos and immigrants, even as his network tries to woo Latino viewers. Dobbs is helping fuel the rising tide of hatred and extremism against Latinos in this country. It’s time we said enough (that’s “basta” in Spanish).
Despidan ya a Lou Dobbs
September 9, 2009
Alex Treviño jumps 78 markets to land as a reporter in WUSA-9 (CBS) in Washington, D.C.
Fred Cantú has been a popular anchor at KEYE for the past 7 years. But now the station’s president and GM, Amy Villareal, has axed his morning newscast. – Austin – also affects Michelle Valles
September 8, 2009
Miami Herald columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrés Oppenheimer won the VII ALGABA prize in biography, autobiography, memoirs, and historical research for a collection of columns that ran in the newspaper and will be published in the book, The Non-United States of the Americas.
September 3, 2009
Adrián Garcia’s Web enterprise has found its way to the airwaves. “Deporte en Mente,” which he launched online in March of 2008, can now be heard on 1470 AM Radio Hispana in San Diego.
Los Angeles Hispanic/Latino Emmy winners – 2009
September 2, 2009
50 years makes a difference – Polito Vega
August 27, 2009
Jason Martinez, who started at KTLA-5 in Los Angeles in January as a reporter and then was moved up to the anchor seat for the 6:30 pm and 10 pm news, is now doing weekend duty.
Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years
August 21, 2009
Vicente Serrano’s new show kicks off – “Sin Censura con Vicente Serrano”
Report: 52 Mexican reporters killed in last decade
Polito Vega marks 50 years in radio with star-studded MSG bash
August 16, 2009
Latino Cartoonists Doing Their Thing – They now have a home on the earthlings world wide web: DontArrestUs.com
August 14, 2009
Polito Vega celebrates 50 years on the Radio in NYC
August 12, 2009
Less than a month after leaving Liberman Broadcasting, Ibra Morales returns to Katz Television Group as a Senior Vice President.
David Novarro has been named WFLD-32’s new morning anchor effective immediately.
August 10, 2009
WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has fired anchor Charles Perez.
August 5, 2009
Univision anchor Rafael Pineda enjoys 41-year anniversary of WXTV/Ch. 41
Julian Lago, Icon of Journalism in Democratic Spain, Dies
August 4, 2009
El conocido periodista y político José Pardo Llada, legendaria figura de la Cuba republicana, se encuentra hospitalizado en estado grave en la ciudad colombiana de Cali
July 21, 2009
A Note About My Time at Entrepreneur Magazine – Dennis Romero rips into his former employer
Jose Antonio Vargas Leaves The Washington Post for The Huffington Post
July 20, 2009
Ready to Celebrate: Nuyoricans, Hispanic Media Look to Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court
July 14, 2009
Jaime Jarrin has been calling games in Spanish for 51 years. Renee Montagne went to Dodger Stadium, and talked with Jarrin, who has become a major figure in Hispanic broadcasting.
June 22, 2009
With a new webcast, Andres Oppenheimer expanding his reach
June 20, 2009
Latino blogger/journalist Tim Chavez has passed away
June 15, 2009
Rogelio Mora-Tagle is back at Telemundo. Starting today, he will be a freelance correspondent out of the network’s Telemundo bureau in Mexico City.
June 11, 2009
Polito Vega still andando – Radio legend marks 50 yrs. on the air, has no plans to retire
June 6, 2009
Vincent Cordero – VP/General Manager, WGBO and WXFT Chicago
June 3, 2009
Jose Chavez “J-Si” is the latest crew member of the syndicated morning show Kidd Kraddik in the Morning
June 2, 2009
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa dating another newscaster former San Antonio broadcaster Lu Parker now with KTLA Channel 5
June 1, 2009
Writers for Atlanta’s Mundo Hispanico and Azizah Magazine Win New America Media Awards for Outstanding Journalism
Enrique Teuteló has been promoted to Univision Network anchor for “Última Hora” and “Fin de Semana.”
May 29, 2009
Robert Hernandez is leaving his job as Director of Development for the seattletimes.com to become a USC professor.
Ysabel Durón, Geraldo Rivera and Juan Gonzales will be inducted into NAHJ’s Hall of Fame.
May 19, 2009
JOSÉ TILLÁN NAMED GENERAL MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MTV TR3S
May 14, 2009
Luca Bentivoglio has been promoted to chief operating officer of LATV, replacing Howard Bolter, who this month left the company to “pursue new opportunities,” according to a company spokesperson.
ZGS Communications announced today that Manuel Cervantes has been named General Manager of KNSO Telemundo Fresno.
NAHJ to Induct Geraldo Rivera, Ysabel Duron and Juan Gonzales Into Hall of Fame – Award-Winner Pioneers to Be Inducted During NAHJ Multimedia Convention in Puerto Rico
May 7, 2009
Alberto Santini Lara Named Director of TV Azteca’s Flagship Azteca 13
April 3, 2009
Austin anchor Fred Cantú runs online Mexico media directory
March 24, 2009
Q&A: Joe Uva on Today’s Univision
March 21, 2009
Una Entrevista Exclusiva con José Luís Napoles de Univision 23 – Miami
March 19, 2009
Humberto Castelló, the executive editor of El Nuevo Herald in Miami, has resigned and managing editor Tony Espetia (pictured on the right), is retiring
March 17, 2009
Now’s the Time for Next Hispanic Network – Liberman Broadcasting launching a Spanish-language TV network this summer with the original programming that it has developed over the past 11 years for its own short string of TV stations. – Interview with Lenard Liberman
March 16, 2009
Latino layoffs at the Miami Herald
Lou Dobbs’ Latest Anti-Hispanic Rant
March 13, 2009
SA4Mayor.com Breaks New Ground With Online Coverage – (covering San Antonio mayorial race : powered by Latino journalists on a volunteer basis)
March 11, 2009
Media Moves: Top talent out at Univision – Enrique Gratas, Sergio Uriquidi and Fernando Arau were among those laid off.
February 1, 2009
Eloy O. Aguilar, an award-winning Associated Press bureau chief who mentored a generation of journalists in Mexico and Central America as he covered civil wars, disasters and political upheaval, collapsed and died Friday. He was 72.
Eloy O. Aguilar, quien durante sus 41 años de laureada trayectoria con The Associated Press cubrió terremotos, guerras civiles, entrenó a varias generaciones de periodistas y disfrutó el periodismo a plenitud, colapsó y falleció el viernes. Tenía 72 años.
Tras siete meses de reclusión en el Centro de Detenciones de El Paso (texas), el periodista Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, de 45 años, fue puesto en libertad de manera inesperada.
A Mexican journalist seeking asylum in the United States after a series of stories about alleged Mexican military abuses of civilians has been released from an immigration jail after 7 months’ detention. Emilio Gutierrez Soto, had been jailed since June 2008, when he and his 15-year-old son crossed the U.S. border
The resurrection of legendary El Paso radio personality Steve Crosno is taking shape on the side of La Nave Grocery at Fourth and Campbell streets in South El Paso. Muralist Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado, 31, his friend Osvaldo Velez and volunteers have been working on the tribute mural on weekends and expect to finish it by mid-February.
January 26, 2009
El jefe de Radio y TV Martí permanecerá en su puesto – al menos temporalmente- pese al cambio de gobierno en Washington, que se suponía implicara su renuncia debido a que su nombramiento es político. – Pedro Roig
January 21, 2009
l Paso native Gilbert Solarzano didn’t set out to be a TV news cameraman. It just kind of worked out that way. Now Solarzano has a ringside seat at Tuesday’s inaugural festivities. He’ll be the guy behind NBC’s camera on the north lawn of the White House, where he’s worked for the past six years.
December 23, 2008
Sheriff Arpaio Gets His Own TV Show And An Online Revolt Ensues
Juan Gonzales, who was born and raised in east Stockton, is spearheading a project documenting 200 years of Latino journalism in the United States. Titled “Voices for Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the U.S.,” the project follows how Latino newspapers and the issues they cover have changed since the inception of the nation’s first Latino newspaper, El Misisipi, founded in 1808 in New Orleans.
December 22, 2008
The king of the oldies – Mike Guerrero spins the hits, El Paso- style
December 18, 2008
Cathleen Farrell has been promoted to Publisher and Editor of Vista magazine effective January 1, 2009
Ibra Morales, who left his job as Telemundo station group president in May, has been hired by Liberman Broadcasting to lead the launch of a new Spanish-language network.
December 17, 2008
Viva Carolina Executive Editor Juan Pablo Giometti Attends Minority Business Growth Program
December 15, 2008
PBS’ ‘Chávez’ Web Debut Proves Profitable – Frontline documentary on Venezualan leader a bilingual hit online – (video, Hugo Chavez)
December 12, 2008
En una ceremonia a la que acudieron grandes personalidades del periodismo mexicano, Jorge Ramos recibió el Premio Nacional de Periodismo por la entrevista realizada al ex presidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari en el 2001.
Pacquiao-De la Hoya, éxito de TV Ganancias millonarias en PPV
December 6, 2008
Periodistas nuevo blanco de nacrotraficantes en México
December 3, 2008
Dallas Mavs TV color man Bob Ortegal might have gone a bit overboard when he called J.J. Barea “the Puerto Rican A.I.,” but the lil’ guy has given folks reason to get excited recently.
30-yr TV veteran Roberto Vizcón is no longer the general manager at WGEN-TV Channel 8, the Miami affiliate of Colombia’s Caracol network
December 2, 2008
Raul Yzaguirre bestowed Corazon Award for Leadership from Univision.
November 28, 2008
Reporter Tom Llamas is leaving WTVJ, the NBC affiliate in Miami and heading north. TVNewsday reports he has been hired at the WNBC in NYC
Francisco Varta-Orta, who was laid-off from the L.A. Times last month has found refuge at the Los Angeles Business Journal
November 21, 2008
Why Jorge Mettey Sued Univision
Raul Rio, a local political activist and former director of a Spanish-language publication, died Tuesday after a long battle with skin and prostate cancer. He was 85 – Palm Beach, Florida
LIVE Internet Talk Radio Host Daniel Gutierrez Visits With Author/Speaker/Consul by Jon Missall
November 19, 2008
Jorge Mettey, former news director and vice president of news at Univision KMEX-TV 34 in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit Monday against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after allegedly being pressured to cover news sponsored by advertisers.
Sí TV Launches Multiplatform Effort Highlighting Latino Leaders
November 18, 2008
Long Road Stretches For Mexican Journalist Seeking Asylum – Emilio Gutierrez Soto
November 17, 2008
‘The Handyman in Your Home’ – Radio host Ino Gomez tells how he reached his American dream
November 11, 2008
American Latino TV Taps Jeff Stern as Director of Distribution
November 6, 2008
Multimedia reporter Russell Contreras has left the Boston Globe after three years
Dallas’ Al Día was not immune to Belo’s mandated cuts. – laid off 5 people.
November 3, 2008
Another Open Letter to the L.A. Times – Insulting the spirit of Ruben Salazar, Frank Del Olmo, and the Latino community by letting Augustin Gurza go
Chris Lopez is now the official successor to Don Flores, who quit his job as editor of the El Paso Times in August.
Eric Garcia, David Hinojosa and Joyce Saenz Harris laid off at the Dallas Morning News
Criminal charges against Roberto Galvez have been dropped – Univision sports anchor in Laredo
October 28, 2008
Raúl De Molina Takes Over! His anniversary show received the highest ratings, placing itself at the top of the networks and his most recent book “La Dieta del Gordo” has reached the top selling list.
October 27, 2008
ABC has relocated reporter Miguel Marquez from Los Angeles to London.
October 23, 2008
MultiVu’s Manny Santos to Speak on Panel at Multichannel’s Hispanic TV Summit 2009
A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a suspect in the 2006 killing of U.S. journalist-activist Bradley Roland Will to stand trial on homicide charges.
Making News: Jorge Ramos Univision’s Jorge Ramos Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
A former general manager of Hoy (Julian Posada) bets on a new magazine for next-generation Chicago Latinos. – Café bills itself as a “Latino lifestyle magazine,” and the first issue came off the presses last week. It’s a free bimonthly that the founders hope will go monthly next spring.
Radio host, a new citizen, stirs Latino voters – Eddie Sotelo, known as “Piolin,” or Tweety Bird.
October 20, 2008
Fallece director de Ediciones de El País de Uruguay – Eduardo Scheck
Azteca América this week named Alberto Santini Executive VP of Programming, based in Mexico City and Los Angeles.
October 17, 2008
Mark Hinojosa is moving to Detroit. Starting October 20, he becomes the New-media Director for the Detroit News.
List of some of the Telemundo people laid off
Chris Munoz has been named EVP/GM of Univision Radio National Sales by Univision and Katz Radio Group. He was most recently a Univision Radio SVP overseeing network radio revenue and marketing platforms.
October 15, 2008
R.I.P Fransisco Fregoso :: A once prominent DJ and well-known media member among Hispanics in Corpus Christi, friends and family described him as a pioneer.
UNITY Elects New Leadership – Rafael Olmeda, immediate past president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), has been elected president of UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
The Press-Enterprise Appoints Two Executives to Expand Its Focus Online and in the Hispanic Community
October 9, 2008
Jorge Ramos will receive a Lifetime Achievement in Hispanic Television
October 7, 2008
Ernie Mourelo has left Los Angeles’ Telemundo affiliate KVEA-52
Al Prieto, until recently an Executive Director, has been promoted to Vice President of ABC NewsOne.
Tony Martinez, WSNS-44’s executive producer, was promoted to news director
News anchor Rich Rodriguez no longer works at Fresno’s KSEE-24
September 30, 2008
Los Angeles Daily News promotes Mariel Garza, hires Oscar Garza & Julio Morales
September 27, 2008
The exit of Cucuy marks a generational change in Spanish-language radio, and will benefit a rising crop of Spanish-language DJs, especially Piolin (Tweety Bird) on Univision Communication Inc.’s KSCA-FM (101.9) and Don Cheto on KBUE-FM (105.5), owned by Burbank-based Liberman Broadcasting Inc.
September 25, 2008
Francisco Aguirre Baca, who co-founded the Spanish-language newspaper Diario Las Américas and earned accolades throughout the world for his humanitarian efforts, died at his home in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as a result of complications from a stomach aneurysm. He was 88.
September 23, 2008
Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)
September 16, 2008
El Cucuy de la Manana Changes Course
One of Hispanic radio’s biggest personalities, El Cucuy, Renán Almendárez Coello, has signed off of KLAX-FM “La Raza” in Los Angeles, dealing a blow to owner Spanish Broadcasting System. – going to build his own radio network
September 12, 2008
Mack Quintana, a community leader and former publisher of the El Paso Times and the Las Cruces Sun-News, was found dead in his West El Paso home early Thursday, police said.
September 10, 2008
Mexican journalist languishes in Texas detention – Emilio Gutiérrez Soto
TERRI SIMPSON TO LEAD SALES OPERATIONS FOR TRIBUNE MULTICULTUAL INTERACTIVE
September 9, 2008
Azteca America Chairman Luis J. Echarte Participates in CHCI Conference Summit on Spanish-Language Media and the 2008 Elections
Pioneering Hispanic Columnist Roger Hernandez Dies at 53
September 8, 2008
Award-Winning Journalist and Broadcaster Alfredo Cruz New Station Manager for Trinity University’s KRTU 91.7 FM – San Antonio
September 5, 2008
Sergio Avila, who back in July proposed to his girlfriend on live television, has joined the KGUN-9 news team as a general assignment reporter. – Tucson
Al Morales back on the air in Miami
Jaime Garza, who was laid off from KCAL/KCBS five months ago, is the new 10 pm anchor at KTXL, Fox-40 in Sacramento.
‘Peanuts’ animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
Ruben Sanchez Arriving Live on CaribeVision
September 3, 2008
Q&A: AIM TV’s Robert Rose
Javier Aldape: Hispanic Print Market in Context
August 29, 2008
Germán González-Flores has been named news director of El Comercio de Colorado, a bi-monthly publication in Denver.
August 28, 2008
Sports reporter Jaime Cárdenas, recently laid off from the L.A. Times, has landed a job at the L.A. Galaxy as communications coordinator.
August 26, 2008
Ray Chavez, an Oakland Tribune photographer and this year’s recipient of the NAHJ’s Photographer of the Year award, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Oakland on Friday.
David Sedeño, publisher of Spanish-language La Estrella until the Fort Worth Star-Telegram folded the publication back in April, moves on to become the new editor of the semi-monthly Texas Catholic and the monthly El Católico de Texas
Armando Acuña, public editor of the Sacramento Bee since 2005, becomes associate features editor, after the paper’s management eliminates the position.
Andrés Martinez, who became L. A. Times editorial page editor in 2004 and resigned in 2007, is now suing his ex-girlfriend alleging she cost him his job at the newspaper and tarnished his professional reputation.
August 20, 2008
ImpreMedia has promoted the top executives of its New York newspapers, widening their management roles of El Diario La Prensa and Hoy New York. – Rossana Rosado y Jorge Ayala
For those of you wondering what former Telemundo president Jim McNamara is up to, I got tipped off by Laura Martinez of Multichannel News, that InterMedia Advisors will soon announce his appointment as non-executive Chairman of Cine Latino.
The editor of the El Paso Times has stepped down, officials at the newspaper announced Tuesday.
Don Flores, who has been an executive and the top editor at the El Paso Times, has resigned. Flores’ departure ended a 15-year turn as top newsman at the paper, the largest and arguably most influential news outlet in the community.
August 17, 2008
Chicago Tribune lays off 3 Hispanic Journalists – Mark Hinojosa, Ray Quintanilla y Michael Martinez
Martín Llorens Joins RadioCadena Univision to Launch New Talk Radio Program ‘Hola Martín’
How I got my job: Brandon Benavides – News producer at KSTP-TV – Twin Cities, Minnesota
August 14, 2008
Ovidio Rodriguez: TV show producer/director to be honored at Cadillac Bar – San Antonio
August 12, 2008
Chris Peña is leaving Miami to become assistant news director at WMAQ, NBC’s O&O in Chicago.
Starting tonight, Alejandro Mendoza will co-anchor the 6 and 11 pm newscasts at KDTV-14, the Univision station in San Francisco
A Mexican journalist and his 15-year-old son have spent almost two months in federal custody waiting for political asylum from the United States. Emilio Gutierrez-Soto
Oakland Tribune photographer Ray Chavez named photojournalist of the year by National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The work of Plain Dealer reporter Rachel Dissell and photographer Gus Chan was honored by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists on Monday. – for “Johanna: Facing Forward” tracing Johanna Orozco’s nightmare
August 11, 2008
Joanne Lynch Promoted to President of the Univision Television Station Group
Univision newscaster Jorge Ramos will receive the Award for a Lifetime of Achievement in Hispanic Television, presented by Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable magazines at a luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the New York Hilton.
August 5, 2008
Telemundo Taps MGM’s Anjelica Cohn as SVP, Business Affairs
The new “Fox 5 Morning News” debuts today. Raoul Martinez will co-anchor the show, which airs from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays on KSWB/Channel 69 (Cable 5). – San Diego
Just 5 months after Univision hired him away away from Hearst-Argyle Television, Terry Mackin is no longer president of the Univision Communications’ TV station group.
PEOPLE en Espanol Names the Best and Worst Dressed Celebrities of the Year
August 4, 2008
Carlos Chicas: Calling the Hogs En Español – Arkansas
August 1, 2008
Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control – Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian
July 29, 2008
New York Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez has been inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame.
‘Baldo’ Readers Are Being Surveyed by the Comic’s Creators – Carlos Castellanos and Hector Cantu
July 28, 2008
Robert Flores, who has worked for ESPN for the past three years, gets a steady time slot.
July 26, 2008
Cuban dissident writer Raul Rivero has won a prestigious Spanish journalism award for his work as a journalist reporting on his native country, where he spent two years in jail on charges of trying to undermine President Fidel Castro’s government.
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
Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer
July 23, 2008
Journalists Of Color To Gather At UNITY – Chicago
Rick Rodriguez Named Carnegie Professor at Cronkite School
July 21, 2008
Media Moves: Al Corral becomes a talent rep
Jimmy Perez Heads Programming For GLR Networks
July 17, 2008
Media Moves: Veronica García, Jesús Sánchez & Jaime Cárdenas among Los Angeles Times Latino layoffs
TV producer, director Claudio Guzman dies
Five Minutes with Rick Sanchez – The CNN anchor talks about what it’s like to be a Latino in mainstream journalism.
Spanish Voice of the Mets Pleased at Growing Number of Latino Players
U.S. studies Ecuadorean’s asylum petition – Estefano Isaias, television station owner
July 16, 2008
Sorpresa! Appoints Industry Veteran to Head West Coast Advertising Sales Effort – Jon C. Dubin
July 15, 2008
Hispanic TV Update: Q&A With Luca Bentivoglio – Vice President, Programming, LATV
July 13, 2008
On the Air with Javier Martinez – Southwest Texas
July 10, 2008
Media Moves: Robert Hernandez has a new title: Director of Development for seattletimes.com. For the past 5 years, he’s been a Sr Producer of News for The Seattle Times and seattletimes.com.
Media Moves: Jesse Blanco moves to Savannah to anchor Fox 28’s 9PM newscast. He leaves KDBC, the CBS station in El Paso where he was also a primary anchor.
Award-winning reporter Daniel Garza is among a number of employees who were laid-off the Bay Area’s NBC station.
June 30, 2008
Henry Cisneros meets the cartoonists
Claudio Alvarez-Dunn, the managing editor of Puerto Rico’s Primera Hora , was fired last week, after more than 10 years with the newspaper
June 26, 2008
Snippet: Jorge Avellán joins WMYD-20, a Granite Networks MyNetwork TV affiliate, as a reporter.
June 24, 2008
Snippet: Adrián García-Marquez, a former sports anchor at Telemundo-52 in Los Angeles will be joining the San Diego Chargers broadcast team.
Jaime Jarrin links Dodgers to Spanish-speaking audience – Jarrin has gone from early slights to a 50-year broadcasting career that includes not only baseball but also covering the pope, White House visits and the slaying of Ruben Salazar.
Joseph Garcia elected to APME leadership role
Dodgers to honor broadcaster Jaime Jarrín’s 50th season – Spanish Voice of the Dodgers
June 23, 2008
Media Moves: Valverde, Lopez and Garcia L.A. Press Club award winners
Snippet: Raoul Martínez, anchor-reporter at WESH-2 in Orlando is leaving the station after six and a half years.
June 20, 2008
Channel 10 Reporter Mario Diaz Joins McCain Campaign, Looks Forward To ‘The Ride Of A Lifetime’ – Tampa Bay
June 17, 2008
Listen to podcast interview with Alberto Oliva, editor in chief, Ser Padres about the magazine – Hispanic MPR
The Ñ Beat: “Reflections Of Ourselves” – Chicago
With Raul Alarcon Sr., change was in the air
June 16, 2008
Did You Know? Raul Alarcon Sr. was a communications pioneer in Cuba, he founded his first radio station on the island in the early 1950s. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he left behind a network of 14 stations that had been seized by Fidel Castro’s government.
June 12, 2008
Media Moves: Fred Ortega leaves paper for political P.R. – of the Pasadena Star-News
Raul Alarcon Sr. Dies – founder of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS)
In “The Gift of Time: Letters from a Father,” released Tuesday in English, Jorge Ramos (Univision anchor) presents 15 meditations on his sometimes conflicting identities as son, parent, foreigner and passionate journalist — identities he admits he has yet to fully reconcile.
Cartoonists Go to War – (Political cartoonists in Nicaragua)
June 11, 2008
Spanish Broadcasting System Three Awards For Excellence in Hispanic Radio – Founder/CEO of SBS Raul Alarcon, Sr. honored with the Medallas de Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award
June 10, 2008
Media Moves: John Morales adds radio duties – Miami
June 5, 2008
Media Moves: Mike Barajas to anchor new shows in Houston
June 4, 2008
CaribeVision Appoints Leticia Del Monte As Director Of Advertising, Promotions And PR
June 3, 2008
Media Moves: Fernández promoted at WGEM – Quincy, Illinois
Polito Vega to Be Honored At The AT&T Tropical Night – Miami
May 28, 2008
Miguel Lagunas’ heritage is his passion – Louisville, Kentucky
Joe Uva takes over at Univision – Hands-on approach said to contrast with predecessor
May 27, 2008
Media Moves: Ibra Morales exits Telemundo
May 22, 2008
Discovery’s Victor Parada Thinks Beyond the :30 – Interview
May 21, 2008
Roberto Yanez Named Vice President of News for Los Angeles #1 News Station, KMEX Univision 34
May 19, 2008
Geraldo Presents Positive Latino Images
May 15, 2008
George de Lama steps down as Chicago Tribune managing editor for news
May 14, 2008
CPJ condemns murder of Guatemalan journalist – Jorge Mérida Pérez
May 12, 2008
Edward Lewis Named Chairman of Latina Media Ventures
May 8, 2008
Highly acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez to address UMass Dartmouth undergraduates
May 6, 2008
WCBS-TV reporter Pablo Guzman injured in Yonkers car accident
May 5, 2008
Eli Velaquez – VP of Sports at Telemundo
April 30, 2008
Spanish-language newscaster gets honor from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco – Jorge Ramos
April 29, 2008
Jessi “El Principe” continues showbiz column in New York
April 28, 2008
Alfredo Duran Named Senior Vice President, Branded Services and General Manager of The Warner Channel Latin America
Mega TV Puerto Rico Names Luis Roldan Senior Vice President and GM
April 25, 2008
Antonio Roman named VP of Univision Network Sales in Miami
‘¡Ask a Mexican!’ columnist speaks – Columbia, Missouri
Did You Know? Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! co-host and a columnist for the New York Daily News. In 1968 Juan was a member of SDS and one of the only Latino activists on the Columbia campus- Forty Years After Historic Columbia Strike
April 22, 2008
Academics examine mass media, Latino politics in new book – Hispanic MPR
Why questions about age, name could pose problems for Miguel Tejada
Miguel Tejada says ESPN misled family; Segment airs tonight
April 21, 2008
Jack Hobbs – HispanicAd.com ‘Media Executive Of The Year’
First-class honor for brave Latino journalist – Ruben Salazar
Recognition of Rubén Salazar with a new stamp is a fitting tribute. It is fitting that we are advancing the education of our future journalists and scholars in his name.
Andres Oppenheimer Joins GENTV
Congressman Solomon Ortiz to Speak About the Merida Initiative on Azteca America’s ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’
