2nd Annual New York Impact Awards Reception to Honor Local Latino Leaders
On Thursday, October 6 at 6:30 pm at the Google Offices in New York, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) will honor journalists Jorge Ramos and Jessica Formoso, the media outlet Fox News Latino and civil rights organization Latino Justice PRLDEF, for their leadership and contributions to the Latino community to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month,
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a media advocacy and civil rights organization for the advancement of Latinos, working towards a media that is fair and inclusive of Latinos, and towards universal, affordable, and open access to communications. Thursday’s Impact Awards reception will be honoring New York area trailblazers whose achievements, generosity of spirit and courage under fire, have greatly benefited the Latino community.
Honorees include:
Jessica Formoso, award-winning reporter for Fox 5 – Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Jorge Ramos, Emmy-award winning news anchor for Telemundo 47 – Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Fox News Latino, Latino news organization – Excellence in Journalism
LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Latino civil rights organization – Outstanding Service and Commitment to the Latino Community
Lynda Baquero, Consumer Reporter of Better Get Baquero at NBC 4 New York will emcee the event.
WHEN:
Thursday, October 6, 2016
6:30 pm – Reception
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Program
WHERE:
75 Ninth Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
RSVP: For credentials, please email: press@balestramedia.com
Last year, NHMC began a tradition of honoring those individuals or entities from the New York area whose achievements, generosity of spirit, and courage under fire, have greatly benefited the welfare of the Latino community. Past NHMC Impact Award recipients include: Jeanine Ramirez (NY1 News), Joe Torres (WABC-TV), Lynda Baquero (NBC 4 New York), Esteban Creste (Univision 41), and former Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Cynthia López. The event gathers over 150 local industry leaders.
NHMC’s title reception sponsor is Google.
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