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Fiestas Patrias Festival to Support Univision Radio’s Hurricane Katrina Fundraising Relief Effort “Los Hispanos Damos la Mano”
Glendale, CA -- Univision Radio, the largest Spanish-language radio broadcaster in the United States, today announced that in conjunction with its national fundraising initiative, “Los Hispanos Damos La Mano” (“Hispanics Lend a Hand”), Univision Radio and the American Red Cross will collect donations for the victims of Hurricane Katrina at this year’s El Grito/Fiestas Patrias Festival, which commemorates Mexican Independence Day.
All of Univision’s Los Angeles area radio stations, La Nueva 101.9 FM, KLVE 107.5 FM, 103.9 Recuerdo 98.3 FM and 1020 AM, will unite for the day-long effort, which will take place at Whittier Narrows Park in the City of El Monte outside of Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18th beginning at 10 a.m.
Univision Radio’s Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, one of the country’s leading radio personalities, will join music producer Emilio Estefan as well as other celebrities and international recording artists at this special fundraising event. Headlining the festival will be music legend Joan Sebastian, who will be accompanied by an all-star lineup: Montez de Durango, Sin Bandera, Lalo Mora, Polo Urias Luis Fonsi, German Lizarraga, Rocio Sandoval “La Peligrosa”, Juan Rivera, Los Baron de Apodaca, Mercedes Castro, Control and Jimena, among others. Famous on-air personalities are slated to appear as well, including: Omar y Argelia, Carlos Alvarez and Sofía Soria from KLVE 107.5 FM, Carlos Madriz “El Paisa” and Marcela Luevanos from La Nueva 101.9 FM, Jaime Piña and Amalia Gonzalez from 103.9 Recuerdo 98.3, Hugo “El Gordo” Cadelago and Hipólito Gamboa along with the rest of the Hablando de Deportes team on 1020 AM.
The Fiestas Patrias Festival in Los Angeles will be the largest fundraising event for the “Los Hispanos Damos La Mano” initiative. Univision Radio stations across the country have also been organizing other efforts to support this initiative.
In order to reach out to all constituents interested in contributing to the fundraising efforts, Univision has enlisted its entire platform of media outlets in a number of local and national projects. In addition to Fiestas Patrias, Univision Radio’s local stations continue to run on air announcements with local talent and coordinate food/water drives, which have thus far generated an outpouring of donations. Univision listeners who are interested in supporting the American Red Cross effort should call 1 (800) 275-7575 or go to Univision .com, keyword: Cruz Roja.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
WHEN: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2005
WHERE: WHITTIER NARROWS REGIONAL PARK - Area “B”
1600 North Rosemead Blvd.
South El Monte, CA. 91733
FESTIVAL TIME: 10AM – 5PM
MEDIA CHECK IN TIME: 9:30AM – 1PM (ID required at check-in)
DIRECTIONS: From the 60 Fwy. (Pomona), exit Santa Anita North to Merced. Turn left on Merced to Lerman Rd. and follow the signs to the VIP Parking entrance.
VIP PARKING ENTRANCE: Located at the rear of Whittier Narrows Regional Park (Potrero St. off Lerman Rd.)
PARKING PASSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED. A MEDIA LIST WILL BE AT THE VIP PARKING ENTRANCE. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE WITH GEORGIA CARRERA-SANCHEZ IN THE PRESS DEPARTMENT AT 818-500-4467 IN ORDER FOR YOUR NAME TO BE INCLUDED.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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Jorge Plasencia
Univision Radio
305-569-3130
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