Media + Arizona Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 19, 2009

After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.

August 24, 2009

A radio station that went off the air a year ago is back providing news and information to the Valley’s huge Spanish-speaking population – KNUV-AM (1190) – Arizona

June 9, 2009

Maria “Tess” Martinez, a former Tucson Weekly intern, died Monday, June 1, in a single-car accident in New Mexico. She was 25 years old. Founding member of NAHJ’s student chapter at the University of Arizona

December 28, 2008

Spanish media shrinking in Tucson as Hispanic numbers boom – Local Spanish speakers have few options for news

December 23, 2008

Sheriff Arpaio Gets His Own TV Show And An Online Revolt Ensues

September 15, 2008

Horizonte, the weekly public-affairs program that focuses on Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Thursday.

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

August 20, 2008

Spanish-language broadcaster Liberman Broadcasting is expanding into the Phoenix market, agreeing to purchase KVPA-LP there for $1,250,000, according to an FCC filing seeking approval of the deal.

July 23, 2008

The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. – Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.

July 10, 2008

Media Moves: Reporter Lupita Murillo celebrated her 30th anniversary at NBC affiliate KVOA last week. Lupita arrived in Tucson in 1978 after working at KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas for several years as reporter and weekend anchor.

June 17, 2008

Media Moves: Janet Rodríguez moves to Phoenix

April 10, 2008

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

February 7, 2008

Editor to join ASU faculty – Rick Rodriguez, x-editor of Sacramento Bee joins Arizona State University

January 28, 2008

‘Hispanic panic’ as Arizona immigration crackdown bites – (this is a new term, I haven’t seen before – Hispanic Panic ?!?!?)

January 2, 2008

Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at 18th Annual Citigroup Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference

November 26, 2007

University of Arizona Hispanic journalism students picked for NY Times workshop

November 13, 2007

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Calls for Extension of Border Patrol During Azteca America’s Political Forum “Issues: Caras y Voces”

September 26, 2007

University of Arizona’s Olga Briseño Involved in Effort to Honor Hispanic Journalist with Stamp

September 24, 2007

Latinos often marginalized in media, editor says

September 23, 2007

KGUN anchor misses peaks near El Paso – Myrna Membrila – Tucson, Arizona

September 7, 2007

Did You Know? Phoenix passed the San Francisco Bay Area to move from No. 9 to No. 8 with 358,440 Hispanic television homes.

August 27, 2007

Film tells of battle vs. Hispanic stereotypes – “Below the Fold: The Pulitzer That Defined Latino Journalism”

Latino vets of Tucson join outcry over ‘War’

May 24, 2007

Nielsen and Phoenix Multicultural Launch Hispanic Panel

May 23, 2007

DIRECTV Adds KPDF-41 Azteca America to the Phoenix Local Broadcast Channel Lineup

April 11, 2007

Modavox and the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Launch New Internet Television Network

March 6, 2007

Latino issues beat lost in Arizona Republic newsroom shakeup

February 28, 2007

Diamond Backs set to televise 50 games in Spanish

February 26, 2007

Asociación Amigos Medios Hispanos en Arizona Friends of Hispanic Media is Founded

February 5, 2007

Hispanic journalists group starts UA student chapter – University of Arizona

January 31, 2007

Spanish-language station airs story about Payson’s immigration ordinance – Arizona

December 21, 2006

University of Arizona student enjoys TV stardom – Bunny Uriarte