Univision's (NYSE:UVN) KMEX-TV was among the non-fiction
winners of the 65th Annual Peabody Awards announced by the University
of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The
prize was awarded for the station's unprecedented series, "El 15% de
los Estados Unidos" (15% of the United States).
"We set out to create a public service investigative series that examined the past, present and future of the Hispanic community in the United States, revealing diversity and contributions far beyond the usual television depictions," said Jorge Delgado, President and General Manager for Univision Los Angeles. "This project took 18 months to produce and we are proud to say that it has become one of the most successful properties for KMEX-TV."
The 19-part series was hosted by news anchors Rolando Nichols and Claudia Botero, and reporter Oswaldo Borraez. It was inspired by the book "La Nueva California, Latinos in the Golden State" written by Dr. David Hayes Bautista, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Peabody Award is considered the most selective and prestigious award in the electronic media industries. Entries are judged by a 15-member advisory board, which meets each Spring for intensive deliberations. Board members include television critics, broadcast and cable industry executives and experts in culture and fine arts. The awards will be presented June 5th at a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Jon Stewart, anchor of Comedy Central's two-time Peabody Award winner "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," will be master of ceremonies.
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; Galavision, 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 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., 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 http://www.univision.net.
"We set out to create a public service investigative series that examined the past, present and future of the Hispanic community in the United States, revealing diversity and contributions far beyond the usual television depictions," said Jorge Delgado, President and General Manager for Univision Los Angeles. "This project took 18 months to produce and we are proud to say that it has become one of the most successful properties for KMEX-TV."
The 19-part series was hosted by news anchors Rolando Nichols and Claudia Botero, and reporter Oswaldo Borraez. It was inspired by the book "La Nueva California, Latinos in the Golden State" written by Dr. David Hayes Bautista, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Peabody Award is considered the most selective and prestigious award in the electronic media industries. Entries are judged by a 15-member advisory board, which meets each Spring for intensive deliberations. Board members include television critics, broadcast and cable industry executives and experts in culture and fine arts. The awards will be presented June 5th at a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Jon Stewart, anchor of Comedy Central's two-time Peabody Award winner "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," will be master of ceremonies.
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; Galavision, 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 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., 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 http://www.univision.net.