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Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas and the Network’s News Department Bestow Scholarships to Deserving Hispanic Students Pursuing Careers in Broadcasting
Miami, FL -- Two outstanding Hispanic students have been chosen this year to receive scholarships from the María Elena Salinas Scholarship for Excellence in Spanish-language News Media program, founded by award-winning journalist and Noticiero Univision co-anchor Maria Elena Salinas in 2002. Every year, Salinas donates a total of $5,000, amount which is matched by Univision News. In addition to receiving the $5,000 scholarship, each student has the opportunity to intern at the Univision Network news department or one of the Network’s owned and operated stations. The scholarships are awarded through the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), of which both recipients are members.
This year’s winners are:
Dulce Juárez, a 19 year-old graduate from Camelback High School in Phoenix, Arizona. This fall, Juárez will be a freshman at Arizona State University, where she will major in Broadcasting and minor in Public Relations. The gifted student is determined to be a journalist and has the skills to accomplish her goals. “I’m very excited about the fabulous opportunity I’ve been given, and look forward to exploring the many areas that the television industry has to offer, within the nation’s leading Hispanic network,” said Juárez. This is the first time the scholarship is awarded to a high school student.
Hector Paniagua Morales from Grand Junction, Colorado, who is the first member of his family to attend college. Currently a sophomore at Mesa State University, Morales is pursuing a BA in Broadcasting/Fine and Performing Arts/Graphic Arts. At 25, he has accomplished much more than he ever imagined possible. “Getting this far has been very difficult, but thanks to María Elena Salinas, Univision and the NAHJ, I will be able to continue my education,” expressed Morales.
One of the nation’s most respected and admired journalists, María Elena Salinas has covered major news events around the world as co-anchor of the network newscast “Noticiero Univision,” a position she has held since 1987. She also co-hosts the Univision Network’s primetime television newsmagazine “Aquí y Ahora,”and writes a weekly column on Hispanic issues for King Features and www.univision.com. She has won several Emmy awards and other prestigious national recognitions. A founding member of the NAHJ, in 2002 she created the María Elena Salinas Scholarship for Excellence in Spanish-language News Media in conjunction with the organization to encourage gifted Hispanic students to pursue careers in Spanish-language journalism and broadcasting.
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 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 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.
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