On August 17th, Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel of MALDEF and chair of the National Latino Media Council (NLMC), and Alex Nogales, secretariat of NLMC and President and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, met with the Chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, Leslie Moonves, and other top executives at the network, to take immediate action to increase Latino diversity and inclusion at the network.
NHMC's 15th annual Los Angeles Impact Awards Luncheon will be held on September 7th at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Laura Diaz, Emmy award-winning anchor, reporter and producer at Fox 11 News and Rick Garcia, Emmy award-winning anchor for CBS 2, will emcee the luncheon and awards presentation.
Honorees include:
On August 9th, NHMC and the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) hosted the 5th annual Latino Scene Showcase at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The Showcase is a private event for entertainment industry executives, talent managers, agents, and casting directors to watch the performance of original scripts written, directed and performed by graduates of NHMC's Latino TV Writers Program and Latino directors and actors selected by the LATC.
The purpose of the event is to provide more opportunities for Latino writers, directors and actors in the entertainment industry. For more information on the Latino Scene Showcase, visit nhmc.org/latinosceneshowcase.
To view photos of the event, click here. The scenes can be seen here.
Event Sponsors:
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The Pasadena Latino Coalition (PLC) named Roberta Martinez, Executive Director at Latino Heritage as its new Chair. Juliana Serrano, Senior Associate for Peace & Justice and Office for Creative Connections at All Saints Church, and Brenda Rivas, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Operations at NHMC were named Vice-Chairs.
The PLC is a coalition of non-profit organizations serving the Latino community to inform Pasadena constituents and allies about the resources that are available to them, their right to be heard in the public policy debate, and advocate on their behalf for policy change in education, jobs, and housing. PLC does this by hosting town halls, helping to coordinate the PUSD Latino Recognition Ceremony, holding candidate forums, supporting events like the Latino Heritage Parade & Jamaica Festival, and by meeting with elected and appointed officials.
PLC member organizations include:
NHMC Joins the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Comments to the FCC to Strongly Oppose Any Proposal that Delays or Eliminates Broadcast Diversity Reporting Obligations
On August 17th, NHMC joined ten other civil rights organization and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in comments filed at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strongly oppose proposals to delay or eliminate the broadcast diversity reporting obligations. The comment highlighted the most recent broadcast diversity data released by the FCC which confirms the continued and severe underrepresentation of women and people of color in broadcasting.
NHMC Opposes FCC Proposals to Reduce Station Ownership Reporting and Public Inspection File Requirements
On August 4th, NHMC joined the Georgetown Law Institute for Public Representation (IPR) and partner organizations in two letters to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The first is a reply comment to oppose proposals to reduce station ownership reporting requirements at the FCC. In the second letter, NHMC and other civil rights organizations opposed proposals to reduce or eliminate the FCC's public inspection file requirements. "This information helps ensure that broadcasters and MVPDs are serving their communities and meeting public interest obligations under the Communications Act."
Alex Nogales sat down with CBS 2's Rick Garcia on a segment called Confronting Hate, where they discussed the recent protests in our country as well as the hate speech against Latinos.
Congratulations Rob!
In early August, Alex Nogales filmed a segment for the series Roadtrip Nation, to air on PBS sometime next year.
The show follows a group of young individuals, who travel the country meeting a variety of inspirational leaders. To learn more about the project, click here.
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In the Los Angeles area? Check out ¡GAYTINO! Made in America at LACMA on September 17th.
¡GAYTINO! is an autobiographical play by Dan Guerrero about his life and friendship with artist Carlos Almaraz, as well as reflections about his father, Chicano musician Lalo Guerrero.
To learn about the performance, visit the LACMA website here!
Thank you to the NHMC team for your dedication and passion!
Join us in welcoming Lucía Leonor to the world!
NHMC's Vice President, Special Programs Nilda Muhr welcomed her beautiful daughter to the family early last month. We can't wait to meet her!
You may have noticed a few months back, we unveiled our brand new logo!
After many months of planning, the National Hispanic Media Coalition has officially launched its brand new website! Make sure to check it out for yourself by visiting nhmc.org.
Make sure to visit the Media Tree, created to clearly organize the major conglomerates in the film and television industry, each of which have multiple subsidiaries.
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