09-09-2008

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This year represents the most nominations in the history of KTVW Univision 33, breaking the previous record of 32 nominations set in 2003.

Univision 33’s production, news and promotions departments are all nominated. This is the eighth consecutive year that KTVW has been nominated for the coveted Emmy awards. In addition, Univision 33 is the only Spanish-language television station in the Phoenix market to receive nominations consistently during the last eight years.

The Emmy® nominees, the piece submitted and the categories in which they are competing are as follows:
• Patricia Benavides –  Solo a Las 10 (Only at 10)–  Newscast – Daytime and Evening

• Walter Iglesias, Mario Barraza –  Infancia sin Patria (Childhood Without a Country) –  General Assignment Report

• Walter Iglesias –  Producción de Soldados (Making Soldiers) –  Feature News Report –  Serious Feature or Serious Series

• Karla Escamilla – Tiradero de Sueños (Dreams Dump) –  Feature News Report –  Serious Feature or Serious Series

• Karla Escamilla –Asesino En Casa (Killer at Home) –  Feature News Report –  Serious Feature or Serious Series

• Patricia Benavides –  Destino Presidencial (Presidential Destiny) –  News Special

• Alejandra Espinoza –  El Poder de la Oración (The Power of Prayer) –  Religion –  News Single Story/News Feature or Program Feature/Segment

• Ruben Pereida –  Kino: El Legado En Nuestra Tierra (Kino: The Legacy in Our Land) –  Historic/Cultural-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special

• Patricia Benavides – Destino Presidencial (Presidential Destiny) – Politics/Government-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special

• Patricio Gutierrez –  Inmigración: Futuro Incierto (Immigration, Uncertain Future) –  Politics/Government-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special

• Mary Rábago, Jose Luis Palomino – Cuídalo Es Tuyo (Take Care of It! It’s Yours!) –  Environment –  Program Feature/Segment

• Lissette Argenal –  La Voz De La Cosecha (The Voice of the Harvest)–  Societal Concerns

• Walter Iglesias –  Adicción, Camino a la Muerte (Adiction: Road to Death) –  Societal Concerns

• Mary Rabago –  Las Nuevas Maquiladoras (The New Maquiladoras) –  Societal Concerns

• Walter Iglesias –  Tan Lejos y Tan Cerca (So Far, So Close) –  Human Interest-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special

• Rubén Pereida –  Segunda Oportunidad (Second Chance) –  Human Interest-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special

• Lissette Martinez – ¿A Servicio de Quien? (To Whose Service?) –  News Single Story, Series or Feature

• Héctor Pérez, Mario Barraza –  Expediente 33 (File 33) –  News Single Story, Series or Feature

• Walter Iglesias, Mario Barraza –  Adicción, Camino a la Muerte (Adiction: Road to Death) –  News Single Story, Series or Feature

• Lissette Argenal –  Tu Pulso (Your Pulse) –  Public/Current/Community Affairs –  Program/Special

• Patricio Gutierrez –  Inmigración: Futuro Incierto (Immigration, Uncertain Future) – Public / Current / Community Affairs –  Program/Special

• Javier Ramis, Monica Ballesteros –  Hispanos Que Abrieron Fronteras (Hispanics Who Shattered Frontiers) –   Promotion Program –  Single Spot or Campaign

• Marco Flores –  ¡Ya Es Hora Ciudadanía! (It is Time… Citizenship!) –  Station Excellence

• Isela Bhakta –  Noticias 33 A Su Lado (News 33 on Your Side) –  Director –  Live or Live-to-Tape

• Claudio Del Valle –  Usted Lo Vio En... (You Saw It On…) – Editor – Short Form (Promos, PSA's, Commercials, Opens, etc.)

• Carla Salazar – Desde Washington (From Washington) – Editor – Short Form (Promos, PSA's, Commercials, Opens, etc.)

• John DeSoto –  Tiradero de Sueños (Dreams Dump) –  Editor –  News and Sports –  Within 24 Hours

• Mario Barraza –  Mario Barraza Composite –  Editor –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Mario Barraza –  Adicción, Camino a la Muerte (Adiction: Road to Death) –  Editor –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• José Luís Palomino –  El Poder de la Oración (The Power of Prayer) –  Editor –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Javier Rodríguez –  Oro Blanco: Extracción Mortal (White Gold: Deathly Extraction) –  Editor –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Claudio Del Valle –  Graphics Composite –  Graphic Arts –  Graphics – News

• Mary Rábago –  Inmigración: Futuro Incierto (Immigration, Uncertain Future) –  On-Camera Talent –  Anchor –  News

• Mary Rábago –  Foro Comunitario (Community Forum) –  On-Camera Talent –  Program Host/Moderator

• Jose Luis Palomino –  Las Nuevas Maquiladoras (The New Maquiladoras) –  Photographer –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Steve Aron – Producción de Soldados (Making Soldiers) –  Photographer –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Steve Aron – Bahia de Kino, el Próximo Puerto Peñasco (Bahia De Kino, the Next Rocky Point) – Photographer –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

• Javier Rodríguez –  Oro Blanco: Extracción Mortal (White Gold: Deathly Extraction) –  Photographer –  News and Sports –  No Time Limit

The Emmy® statuettes represent the highest honor bestowed in the television industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting. The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences comprises of television stations in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, as well as parts of California and Wyoming.

About Univision
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.