News (Noticias) Tagged ‘Toledo’

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Board of Directors has granted Adelante, The Latino Resource Center, $35,000 for the predevelopment of a community service center with retail space in Toledo. The design for the project is based on Latino culture and the development takes place within an existing structure owned by Adelante at 520 Broadway St., according to a press release. “*

When he was elected president of Peru in 2001, Alejandro Toledo became the first person of mixed Latino and Indian blood in 500 years to serve as the country’s political leader. Toledo started life so poor that he sold cigarettes and shined shoes on the streets to support his family and pay for his education. Today, he has made reducing poverty and inequality his fight.”*

The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) will host the Latina Empowerment Conference at the Detroit Marriott, at the Renaissance Center, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM on May 30, 2008. It follows on the heels of a successful women’s business expo presented by Cleveland’s Hispanic Business Association on May 16.

According to organizers, the Latina Empowerment Conference provides leadership training, inspiration and motivation to Latinas. The half-day event concentrates on leadership and professional development, networking, knowledge, and inspiration. “*

More than 700 students from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan are expected to attend the University of Toledo’s Latino Youth Summit tomorrow.”*

The passion that stirs people to become better leaders will be discussed during the 2008 Leadership Symposium presented by the university’s Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association May 6 at The University of Texas at Austin.

Beverly Kearney, head coach of the university’s women’s track and field team, and Art Acevedo, chief of the Austin Police Department will be keynote speakers for the 8:30 a.m. symposium in the Santa Rita Room of the Texas Union, said Luis Guevara, chairman of the HF/SA Leadership Symposium Committee.

Guevara said the 2008 Leadership Symposium, titled “Diversity & Leadership: Bridging Action with Passion,” will provide innovative ideas and tools to help people become more effective and efficient leaders. He said information-sharing, skills development and networking opportunities at the symposium are designed to help empower participants and motivate them to assume leadership roles to make positive difference in society.

The symposium is open to the public but seating is limited and registration is required. On-site registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on May 6 in the Santa Rita Room (3.502) of the Texas Union. A $15 fee will be assessed for on-site registration. Event information is available online.

The 2008 Leadership Symposium features four sessions addressing the themes of the symposium. Linda Medina, founder and president of Young Hispanic Professional Austin Association, will talk about “taking action in the community.” Dr. Magdalena de la Teja, dean of student services at Austin Community College, will discuss professional development in a variety of contexts. Sylvia Acevedo of CommuniCard LLC will address the issue of leadership development in the 21st century. Dr. Dnika Jones Travis, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, will propose a method for improving dialogue in a diverse setting.

Kearney was a standout student-athlete at Hillsborough (Fla.) Community College where she earned National Junior College All-America honors. She then moved to Auburn University where she once again earned All-American honors. At Auburn, she earned a bachelor’s degree in social work. She earned a master’s degree at Indiana State University, where she began her coaching career. She has been a coach at the University of Toledo, University of Tennessee and the University of Florida. She became head coach of The University of Texas at Austin’s women’s track and field team in 1993, and since then the Texas Longhorns have claimed six national championships and 19 league championships. Prior to the 2008-2009 track and field season, she became the sixth Longhorn inducted into the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Acevedo migrated to the United States with his family in 1968 in search of freedom and the opportunities to be found in America. He earned his bachelor’s degree, with departmental honors, in public administration from the University of La Verne, and began his professional career in law enforcement with the California Highway Patrol in 1986. Acevedo serves as the eighth police chief in the 84-year history of the Austin Police Department and is the first Hispanic to lead the city’s police force. With more than two decades of law enforcement experience, he oversees a department that employs about 2,000 sworn officers and civilian personnel and has been designated a national model “flagship agency” in its most recent review by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

The 2008 Leadership Symposium is sponsored by the Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association, the Office of the President, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, the College of Education, the College of Communication, the Cockrell School of Engineering, the School of Architecture, the Center for Mexican American Studies, the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, UTemps/Human Resource Services and the University Federal Credit Union.

For more information, contact: Robert D. Meckel, Office of Public Affairs, 512-475-7847.”*

For more than a half-century, she was known as the madrina - the godmother.

Ruth Garcia, now 87, fulfilled the custom by overseeing the baptisms of hundreds of newborns at the former Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church. But she also became the godmother of hundreds more: immigrants who came from Texas and Mexico in the 1940s, speaking little English and knowing little about the city.

“I felt it was my duty to help them,” Mrs. Garcia said.”*

*From: http://toledoblade.com
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Robert Torres has been named the city’s director of development, a Cabinet-level position for Mayor William J. Healy II.

Torres, 45, is leaving his position as a development specialist with the city of Toledo. He’s also stepping down as a member of the Toledo Board of Education.

Torres is expected to start the job by March 1. His salary will be roughly $71,000 a year, similar to that of other Cabinet positions. “*

*From: http://www.cantonrep.com
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Puerto Rico’s top police officer visited Orlando law-enforcement agencies Wednesday in an effort to keep criminals from eluding arrest by traveling between the island and Central Florida.

Currently, the lack of online court records, computerized criminal background data and other digital intelligence on the island limit the ability of local law-enforcement officials to gather information on criminals from Puerto Rico.”*

*From: http://www.orlandosentinel.com
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Aerogal, Ecuador’s premier airline, has officially declared Miami its first U.S. destination. The airline’s Boeing 737 plane landed on Miami International Airport grounds just recently, accomplishing its goal of becoming the only international Ecuadorian airline offering first class service to all passengers. The airline will now provide daily non-stop service from Guayaquil’s Jose Juaquin de Olmedo Airport to Miami International Airport.

The much awaited inaugural flight to Miami was well received by a host of special guests at a private reception held immediately after landing. Special guests welcoming the airline included Juan Carlos Toledo, General Consul of Ecuador; Tony Ojeda, Executive Director of Miami-Dade County’s International Trade Consortium and Lauren Stover, Assistant Aviation Director for Miami International Airport. The Miami-Dade County Fire Department gave Aerogal its first greeting on the runway with the traditional water cannon salute, soaking the plane with two giant water hoses from either side.

“As the first and only Ecuadorian airline to offer a route to the U.S., we are extremely pleased to have been welcomed by such an esteemed panel of guests at Miami International Airport,” stated Gabriela Sommerfeld, President and CEO of Aerogal. “Our arrival to Miami symbolizes only the beginning of what we are set to accomplish. Our goal is to bring our signature first class service to all key U.S. cities, enabling both tourists and Ecuadorians to experience a safe and comfortable trip, especially now during this busy holiday season.”

Aerogal’s new flight will be the only one to offer first class service to all passengers including welcome champagne, warm meals, digestives, snacks and their own flat panel TV. Miami has now become Aerogal’s first U.S destination, and the airline will be the only carrier offering flights from Miami to the famed Galapagos islands.

Since its re-launch in 2002, Aerogal has been blazing new trails in airline service, becoming one of the first in the world to begin Smart Voyager certification, an Environmental Certification that evaluates aspects such as social-environmental responsibility politics, natural ecosystems conservation and reduction of negative environmental impacts. In addition, as part of Aerogal’s ‘green’ initiatives, the airline has begun an environmentally friendly program in the Galapagos, requiring all airlines that fly into the destination to abide by certain rules and regulations that protect the Galapagos Islands’ flora and fauna.

The schedule for the new route is:

Flight # 901
Departs:
MIA 5:00 pm
GYE 10:00 am

Arrives
MIA 2:30 pm
GYE 9:30 pm

About Aerogal
Aerogal is Ecuador’s premier airline with daily internal flights between all major Ecuadorian cities and external flights to Colombia. It is Ecuador’s only airline to fly non-stop to a U.S destination with a non-stop flight from Miami to Guayaquil. Aerogal was formed as a small internal airline in Ecuador in 1985; in 2002 the company began its expansion strategy taking the airline to where it is today: one of the world’s safest, friendliest and most environmentally friendly carriers. For more information please visit www.aerogal.com.ec or call 1-888-7AEROGA”*

*From: http://www.hispanicprwire.com
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A security guard who was “playing around” backstage may have contaminated Miss Puerto Rico Universe’s clothes and makeup brush with pepper spray, setting off allegations of sabotage, the island’s police chief said Thursday.

Police are also reviewing a video showing the same guard kissing a rival beauty contestant, according to police chief Pedro Toledo, who said it is part of investigation into whether the discharge of pepper spray was an accident. “*

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) (NASDAQ: SBSA) announced today that the party held to celebrate the national launch of MEGA TV was a huge success. Through a partnership with DirecTV Más, MEGA TV is being broadcasted nationally over Channel 405. Held on November 1 at the exclusive Chakra Club in Miami Beach, the party treated guests to brilliant Latin entertainment. The official national launch of DirecTV was on October 17.

Celebrities and leading personalities such as Julio Sabala, Tito Puente Jr., Lena Burke, Daniel René, Raymond Castellón, Alejandra Alberti, Andrés Cuervo, Ley Alejandro, Carlos Oliva, Lefty Pérez, Yolandita Monge and Topy Mamery, all walked down the red carpet and attended the event. Representing MEGA TV and SBS was Jaime Bayly, María Elvira Salazar, Frank Cairo, Allan Villafaña, Ana Remos, Camilo Egaña, Lourdes Ruiz Toledo, Alan Jacott, Daysi Ballmajó, Miguelito Gonzalez, Raul urbina, Ileana Garcia, Jessica Fox, and Jairo Martinez, among others. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was the beautiful and talented Mariela Encarnación.

Albita Rodriguez and Jerry Rivera, two of the hottest performers in the tropical music genre, gave such a breathtaking performance of “La Mega Se Pega”, the official theme song for MEGA TV’s national broadcasting campaign, that the crowd gave them a standing ovation. Jerry Rivera also performed his hit song “Cuesta Abajo,” while dancers performed the famous Argentine tango with a tropical twist both on stage and in the audience.

The highlight of the night was when José “Pepe” Díaz, a member of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, read a letter from Mayor Carlos Alvarez, declaring November 1 as “MEGA TV Day” in Miami-Dade County. Shortly after that, Miami Beach’s Vice Mayor, Michael Gongora, read a letter from Mayor David Derner that named November 1 “MEGA TV Day” for Miami Beach.

“This celebration is a great opportunity to recognize everyone who contributed to MEGA TV’s success in key cities of the United States,” said Cynthia Hudson - Fernández, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Vice President of Mega TV. “Through their support and hard work, MEGA TV continually delivers high quality programming that has a special focus on accurate investigative journalism and entertainment that is suitable for all families. Moreover, this partnership enables us to not only build on the station’s record setting growth in South Florida, but it also allows us to become a major player in the competitive U.S. Hispanic television market.”

Since launching a year and a half ago, MEGA TV has been the fastest-growing television station in the history of the South Florida television market, achieving unprecedented recognition from viewers in record time.

John De Armas, Vice President of DirecTV, was also in attendance and surprised guests with a free year of service from DirecTV Más.

“As the home of MEGA TV, Miami deserved the brightest and most spectacular party,” he said. “We are proud to be able to offer this excellent television station to our Latin audience and we are extremely pleased to welcome MEGA TV into the DirecTV family.”
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“Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network in the United States, is proud to announce the launch of “Issues: Caras y Voces,” a political forum hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman. The weekly forum will begin airing October 1 and continue every Monday during the national newscast of Noticiero Azteca America at 6:30 pm EST and PST/ 5:30 pm CST and 11:00 pm EST and PST / 10:00 pm CST. The forum will also be transmitted on broadcast television in Mexico through Proyecto 40.

The broadcast premiere will feature Governor Bill Richardson, the first Latino Democratic presidential candidate with real possibilities of being part of the Democratic ticket in 2008. His public service history includes US Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Secretary of Energy and currently Governor of New Mexico.

“The birth of this forum is the result of a dialog with bipartisan members of Congress, who expressed the need for our Latino communities to have issues in Washington communicated in simple, straightforward language through a broadcast television network in both the United States and Mexico,” said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America.

The focus of the segment is the projection and analysis of top leaders that impact the Hispanic community through one-on-one interviews, which will be conducted by Armando Guzman. Covering the White House and the Capitol for almost two decades, Mr. Guzman is one of the most veteran and respected correspondents in Washington.

During ten years as senior anchor and producer of the weekly political news program “Temas y Debates,” Mr. Guzman interviewed numerous heads of state and U.S. political figures. He has interviewed the last four U.S. presidents and vice presidents, as well as world figures such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Lech Walesa, Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and countless Latin American presidents.

As a war correspondent, he was the first Latino journalist to ever broadcast from the USS Air Carrier Theodore Roosevelt during the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

He has been recognized by numerous organizations for his journalistic contributions, including the Edward R. Murrow award in 1996 and the “Premio Nacional de Periodismo,” Mexico’s National Journalism Award, for his coverage of the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Mr. Guzman will also be moderating an immigration forum as part of the activities of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute on October 2. The Plenary Session is titled “Achieving Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Where Do We Go From Here?” and will include participation by Congressman Luis Gutierrez.

About Azteca America

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 60 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento, Albuquerque, Fresno, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford-New Haven, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Yuma, Ft. Myers-Naples, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Reno, Greenville-Spartanburg, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Abilene, Chico, Toledo, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls, Charleston and Sherman.

www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company. Visit: www.gruposalinas.com Grupo Salinas Media Contact: Daniel McCosh 011 (5255) 1720-0059 dmccosh@gruposalinas.com
Website: www.aztecaamerica.com/
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“Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) (NASDAQ: SBSA) announced today that beginning Monday, July 2, “Paparazzi,” the popular program on MEGA TV, will be syndicated across various television stations owned by Pappas Telecasting Companies, the largest privately-held, commercial television broadcast group in the United States.

“Paparazzi” gives viewers an inside look at the lives of their favorite celebrities, while providing unique commentary and insight based on investigative reporting. The show, which airs every weekday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, 5:00 p.m. Central, and 6:00 p.m. Pacific, is hosted by Frank Cairo, who discusses each story with his regular panelists, including Daisy Ballmajó, Alan Jacott, Lourdes Ruiz Toledo, and Allan Villafaña.

Under the agreement, “Paparazzi” eventually will be televised on more than 20 Pappas television stations across California, Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, and Nevada, as Pappas Telecasting implements its new Spanish-language programming initiative.

In California and Nevada, on July 2, viewers will be able to tune to KTNC-TV and KTNC-DT, which cover the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose and Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto areas, and KAZR-CA, in Reno, Nevada. Over the next six months, KFRE-CA in Fresno, KEAZ-LP in Eureka, and KBBV-CA in Bakersfield will be added. KAZO, Omaha, Nebraska and KAZJ, Sioux City, Iowa will launch “Paparazzi” on July 2, as well.

In Texas, “Paparazzi” initially will appear on KAZH-TV and KAZH-DT in Houston, Texas. KXLK-CA in Austin, and KXCC-CA in Corpus Christi, Texas, WWAZ-TV and WWAZ-DT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be added later in 2007. South of the border, viewers in Mexico also will be able to watch “Paparazzi” in a few months on KDBC-DT.3 in El Paso, Texas, which covers Juarez, Mexico, and KSWT-DT.3 from Yuma, Arizona, which reaches Mexicali, Mexico.

About Pappas Telecasting Companies
Pappas Telecasting Companies is the largest privately-held, commercial television broadcast group in the United States in terms of U.S. Household coverage as defined by Nielsen Media Research. The company owns 27 stations, including market-leading FOX, The CW, ABC, CBS, and MyNetworkTV affiliates, and operates four other stations pursuant to local marketing agreements, in most regions of the United States. Additionally, Pappas owns 16 on-air digital channels, operates three others under LMAs, and holds construction permits to build 10 additional television stations. Pappas owns KTRB-AM 860 in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose radio market, and KMPH-AM 840 in Modesto. According to statistics from Nielsen, Pappas Telecasting television stations serve more than 16% of all U.S. television households. In addition, the company owns or operates television stations in markets reaching nearly 36% of U.S. Hispanic households and 38% of all U.S. Hispanic persons age 2+. In total, Pappas owns or operates stations in 24 Designated Market Areas.

About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, including the #1 Spanish–language radio station in America, WSKQ-FM in New York City, as well as 4 of the Top 7 rated radio stations airing the Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV, a television operation serving the South Florida market, and produces live concerts and events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company operates LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company’s corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com. “

“Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network in the United States, is proud to announce the addition of Sherman, Texas as its 58th market in the country.

The addition of KADY, channel 34 in the Sherman-Ada television market is an important piece of the Texas Network, which will provide affiliate group Una Vez Mas, LP coverage throughout Texas.

“We are excited to see Una Vez Mas completing their Texas Network, with the previously announced station in Houston and now Sherman,” said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America.

“The Sherman-Ada market is an important part of Una Vez Mas’ Texas Network strategy, which will allow advertisers to reach every DMA in Texas,” said Terry Crosby, Chairman of Una Vez Mas, LP. “We look forward to providing the best Spanish-language programming to our viewers in this dynamic market.”

With the addition of KUVM channel 34 in Houston, which begins broadcasting Azteca America on July 1, and the aforementioned KADY in Sherman, Una Vez Mas is well on its way to reaching every market in the Lone Star State.

Stay tuned for additional Azteca America coverage news this week. Company Profile

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 58 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Albuquerque, Fresno-Visalia, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Naples-Ft. Myers, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Yakima, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Reno, Greenville, Abilene, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Toledo, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls and Charleston.

Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company.

Visit: www.gruposalinas.com/ ; www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate

Azteca America Media Contact: Daniel McCosh 011 (5255) 1720-0059 or 323 517 0370 dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com Azteca America

CONTACT: Daniel McCosh, Azteca America, +011-5255-1720-0059, +1-323-517-
0370, dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com

Web site: www.aztecaamerica.com/ “

“Rutted, worn-out athletic fields behind the Wal-Mart store on Glendale Avenue and along Schneider Road soon will be as good as new.

Thats because Adelante Latino Resource Center next week will receive a $56,000 check from the giant retailer to renovate the Schneider Park fields.”

“Azteca America was the number-one choice among Hispanic networks for men ages 18-49 with its exclusive live transmission of the Mexican Soccer League championship final game. The program, which featured Pachuca vs. America, attracted a record audience of 1.9 million viewers on May 27, once again proving that Mexican League Soccer is the premier sports vehicle for attracting Hispanic audiences.

“Pachuca made history as champions of the current Mexican Soccer League season, while Azteca America hits its own milestone of 1.9 million viewers,” said Adrian Steckel, CEO of Azteca America.

According to Nielsen’s National Television Index, the transmission also beat out ABC, NBC and CW for men ages 18-49, and brought in superior audiences to CBS, ABC CW and NBC for men ages 18-34. Among Hispanic networks, the game beat out Univision, and attracted more than three times the audiences of Telemundo and Telefutura, respectively, for males ages 18-34.

Extending the Azteca America platform to new media, the game also generated 100,000 premium SMS messages for a related trivia contest. The game was transmitted live to mobile subscribers on the MobiTV service, and was one of the most successful live sports programs in recent history.

“Soccer is the world sport, and number one with Hispanic viewers,” added Mr. Steckel. “And no soccer buy is complete without Azteca America, where we broadcast almost half of the entire league games.”

Company Profile

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in over 57 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Albuquerque, Fresno-Visalia, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Naples-Ft. Myers, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Yakima, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Reno, Greenville, Abilene, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Toledo, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls and Charleston.

www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company. Visit: www.gruposalinas.com/ Azteca America

CONTACT: Daniel McCosh of Azteca America, +1-323-517-0370 or,
+011-5255-1720-0059, dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com

Web site: www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate
www.gruposalinas.com/ “

“Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network in the U.S., is proud to announce carriage on Cox Cable in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This is the first straight-to-cable market for Azteca America with Cox Cable. The carriage agreement is part of a national agreement for so-called “white-areas”, or markets where an Azteca America broadcast signal is not present. Tulsa is added to Cox Cable carriage of Azteca America in eight markets where local broadcast stations are present, including Phoenix, San Diego, Las Vegas, Tucson, Santa Barbara,
Wichita, Omaha and Victoria.

“Although Tulsa continues to have a relatively small Hispanic population, it is growing rapidly, and carriage of markets directly on cable is a new growth area for the network,” said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America.

The national accord with Cox Cable is added to similar agreements signed with Time Warner and Comcast during the past 12 months and Azteca America expects to sign an agreement with an additional national cable operator within the coming weeks.

Separately, Azteca America is also now carried in Toledo, Ohio through a straight-to-cable agreement with Buckeye Cable.

About Azteca America

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in over 57 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Albuquerque, Fresno-Visalia, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Naples-Ft. Myers, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs, Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Yakima, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Reno, Greenville, Abilene, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Toledo, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls and Charleston.”

“Richard Santana’s transformation story from a young street thug and drug user to a professional speaker with a masters degree from Harvard University left many of the 750 students attending the sixth annual Latino Youth Conference spellbound yesterday at the University of Toledo.

The mood in the crowded Student Union auditorium changed repeatedly from laughter to drop-dead silence as Mr. Santana weaved his personal story of teenaged sex and drugs before he found intervention and education around calls to action for the students.”

“Indeed, Martinez is showing thousands of people how to cook with, and for, love. The author of Daisy Cooks Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World, will speak Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Stranahan Theater. Her appearance is part of the Authors Authors series sponsored by The Blade and the Toledo-Lucas County Public-Library.

“If you talk about the language of love, that’s the one that I would write it in. I would write it in food,” she says.

Martinez, who turns 49 today, began her program in April, 2005, in 10 test markets, and five months later, expanded it to 250 public television stations.”

“Listen to Lí­nea Abierta Live on the web: http://www.radiobilingue.org

LíNEA ABIERTA, the nation’s only daily Spanish-language talk show in public radio, will present the following (subject to last-minute changes):

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SPECIAL NEWS COVERAGE ON NATIONAL MAY 1ST MARCHES

MONDAY, APR 30 12:00 PDT.

AGJOBS.

California lawmakers re-introduced in Washington a bill titled AgJobs, which reforms guest worker programs, provides temporary “blue card” visas, and creates a path for the legalization of farm workers. While the legislation is slowly gathering support in Congress, President Bush has called the legalization reforms unacceptable. This is a discussion on the prospects for this bill.

Guests: Marí Echaveste, consultant and lobbyist, United Farm Worker Union, former member of President Clinton’s cabinet, Berkeley, CA; Baldemar Velázquez, founder and president, Farm Labor Organizing Committe, Toledo, OH; Republican representative TBA.

TUESDAY, MAY 1 12:00 PDT.

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION.

On the first anniversary of the largest demonstrations in Latino history, civil-rights groups around the nation mobilize again to urge for immigration reform and a stop to the mass deportation raids. In this segment of this extended special edition, pro-immigrant leaders share news on the events and give insights on the bills in Congress and many states and cities.

Guests: Dolores Huerta, pioneer of the civil rights movement, Los Angeles, www.myspace.com/doloreshuerta77; Oscar Chacón, director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities, Chicago, www.nalacc.org ; Nativo López, national president of Mexican American Political Association and Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Los Angeles, www.hermandadmexicana.org; Clarissa Martí­nez, Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Washington, DC. www.cirnow.org
13:00 PDT.

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:

Correspondents from around the country file news reports on the protests that take place in immigrant enclaves. These rallies are expected to be the largest pro-immigrant actions since May Day 2006. This is the second hour of this extended edition.

Guests: Rubén Tapia, Los Angeles; Malena Peraza, Yakima, WA; Chelis López,
San Francisco; Marco Vinicio González, New York; Elvia Díz, Phoenix; Jorge Salazar, Chicago; Patricio Espinoza, San Antonio.
14:00 PDT.

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION.
Station-based contributors and citizen reporters file stories on the unfolding pro-immigrant rallies in small-town USA. Representatives from sister radio stations join this program, including stations in Immokalee, FL; Woodburn, OR; Santa Rosa, CA; Lancaster, PA; Mt. Vernon, WA; Granger, WA; and Alamosa, CO.
15:00 PDT.

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:

In this final hour of special news coverage, listeners are encouraged to call in and provide reports illustrating the pro-immigrant actions they witness or support. On this day, a number of student and community groups are planning public rallies, teach ins, vigils, visits to members of congress, and calls, faxes and emails to elected officials.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 12:00 PDT.

TEXAS EDITION – MAY 1: THE OUTCOMES.
Host Samuel Schmidt analyzes the similarities and differences between last year and this week’s national rallies. Guest commentators also discuss the impact of the national rallies on the battle for the hearts and minds of the U.S. public and the struggle to reach a deal in Congress.

Guests: Carlos Spector Calderón, immigration law attorney, legal analyst, El Paso, TX; Marí Jiménez, director, Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project AFSC, Houston, TX.

THURSDAY, MAY 3 12:00 PDT.

THE BATTLE ABOUT WAR SPENDING.
President Bush is expected to veto this week a bill that pays for the war in Iraq and orders U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by next April. This is a debate on the veto showdown and the challenge to end the war in Iraq.

FRIDAY, MAY 4 12:00 PDT.

MEXICO EDITION.
Martha Elena Ramí­rez hosts this edition of the Voz PÚblica series from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments.
13:00 PDT.

PUERTO RICO EDITION.
In this pre-taped edition from San Juan, PR, WRTU’s Wanda Colón Cortés, brings news and analysis on major developments in the Caribbean basin.”

A really good PDF full of charts etc about the Hispanic population in Ohio

I wish I could find something like this for every state.

“Carlos Toledo, a television news anchor for the Spanish language channel Telemundo, spent last Saturday in Norman.

He didn’t come to town to cover a story or deliver a lecture on mass media. Toledo had a different assignment, one that kept him locked away in one of the many back rooms of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. There in the facility’s sound studio, for more than an hour, he spoke of dinosaurs.”

“Criminal suspects moving between Central Florida and Puerto Rico face new scrutiny after an agreement reached Wednesday between law-enforcement agencies.

Computerized information sharing about gang members begins almost immediately between police on the mainland and the island as a result of last months arrests of workers at Orlando International Airport on gun-smuggling charges. It will take longer to set up a system to exchange court records because of language differences and lack of computers and online records in Puerto Rico.”