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Olga Alvarez y Merijoel Duran de Univision 41 ganan premio Emmy
Duran now engaged to man she met reporting story
New York, NY -- Two reporters for Univision 41 (WXTV), New York’s premier Spanish-language TV station, won coveted Emmy Awards last night at the 49th Annual New York Area Emmy Awards presentation at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
“Noticias Univision 41” weekend anchor Olga Alvarez and “Noticias Univision 41” reporter Merijoel Duran accepted Emmy statuettes for reports seen in November 2004 and May 2005. And in a development worthy of a telenovela, the staple of Univision prime time programming, Duran is now engaged to be married to the subject of her Emmy-winning report, a man she met for the first time while reporting the story.
Duran was honored in the category, “Outstanding Multi-Part Hard News Story,” for “De Papá a Mamá” (From Father to Mother), a three part report on a man who is raising twin girls as a single parent after losing his wife in childbirth. “De Papa a Mama” was seen on “Noticias Univision 41” November 22 through 24, 2004. Segment producers for the story are Alexander Bedoya, Nicole Duignan, David DiPuma, and Lourenco Blanco. In accepting the award, Duran “let the cat out of the bag” as it were in saying, “I gained two beautiful daughters in doing this story.”
Alvarez won her Emmy in the category, “Outstanding Multi-Part News Feature,” for “Milagro Para Una Madre” (Miracle for a Mother), which was seen May 7 & 8 2005. Segment producers are José Arturo Lopéz, Hector Moya, Alexander Bedoya, and Humberto Acosta. “Milagro Para Una Madre” is the story of a mother whose daughter awakened from a coma miraculously after seven years of unconsciousness.
The New York Emmy Awards, presented annually by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY TV Academy), honor excellence in television achievement throughout the State of New York and northern New Jersey. Eligible entries were seen on New York area TV between September 1, 2004 and August 31, 2005.
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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