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Univision 23 Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
Noticias 23 Garners Top Award from Florida - Associated Press
Miami, FL -- APRIL 17, 2006 - Univision 23’s investigative news story “Sacerdote, Amante y Espía,” (Priest, Lover and Spy) recently won first prize in the large market television investigative category of the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters contest.
The production team for “Sacerdote, Amante y Espia” included Helga Silva, Executive Producer; Mario Vallejo, Reporter; and Manolo Rodriguez, Chief Editor.
Univision 23 was the only Spanish-language television station nominated for a prize in the state contest. Univision 23 Vice President, General Manager Luis Fernandez-Rocha said, “It is a great honor for Univision 23 to be chosen as a winner in a predominantly English-language contest, among dozens of English-language stations. The award recognizes the stations exceptional news coverage in Florida’s culturally diverse community.”
The news series tells the tale of Raquel Norbert, a secret agent for the Cuban government who became the lover of a beloved Miami priest, Manuel Antonio de Jesus Ortega Hernandez, in order to fulfill his role as a Cuban spy.
“This story took us to three different countries to verify and break the code of silence surrounding a priest whose image many wanted to keep intact,” said Helga Silva, Vice President of News for Univision 23 and Telefutura 69 and the executive producer of this project. “I am proud of Mario Vallejo’s investigation and Manolo Rodriguez’ keen and sensitive vision that brought the images together.”
After remaining untold for decades, reporter Mario Vallejo uncovered the story by conducting interviews with Raquel Norbert, where she opened up to Vallejo and shared the secrets of her life with the recognized Miami priest.
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 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 69 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, La Calle 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 14.9% 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.
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