09-10-2008 Print Press Release Printable Version    


Univision and the Latin Recording Academy® Invite Fans to Attend the 9th Annual Latin Grammy® Awards

Tickets to Go on Sale Sept. 16 in Celebration of Houston Hosting Television’s Premier Latin Music Awards Show


Miami, FL -- The Latin Recording Academy® and the Univision Television Network are once again inviting Latin music fans to experience the biggest night in Latin music in person by making a limited number of tickets available to the public for the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards telecast. This year’s show, originating from Houston’s Toyota Center for the very first time, will air live on Thursday, November 13, 8 – 11 PM ET/PT (7 PM Central).
 
“Univision’s telecasts of the Latin GRAMMY Awards have all been tremendous ratings successes and have clearly become viewer favorites,” said Alina Falcón, executive vice president and operating manager of the Univision Television Network. “Being able to offer our loyal viewers the opportunity to experience one of Univision’s most watched and highly-anticipated mega-events in person is especially gratifying.”
 
Tickets to the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be on sale starting September 16 at 10 AM Central and may be purchased at select Houston area Randall’s locations, via phone by dialing 1-866-4HOUTIX (1-866-446-8849), or via the Internet at www.toyotacentertix.com .  Tickets will be available at the Toyota Center box office beginning 9 AM Central September 17.

About the Latin Recording Academy®
 
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.grammy.com
 
About Univision Communications Inc.
 
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 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% 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 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://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. Univision Communications has 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.



Contact: Lara Migliassi
Univision Network
305-640-3711
lmigliassi@univision.net

Elizabeth Sanjenís
Univision Network
305-471-4086
esanjenis@univision.net