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Kicks Off 2006-2007 President's Lecture Series with
Award Winning Journalist and Author, Maria Hinojosa
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2006
CONTACT: Grace Newton, Interim Director of Public
Relations, St. Philip's College
210/531-3259
gnewton@accd.edu
Journalist
and Author, Maria Hinojosa will kick off the St. Philip’s
College 2006-2007 President’s Lecture Series
with her address, “America at a Crossroads...Media,
Immigration and Politics: Stories from the Frontlines
of American Journalism,” on Tuesday, October
10, 2006, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The lecture
will be held in the Heritage Room on the main campus,
1801 Martin Luther King Dr., and is free and open
to the public.
Born in Mexico City, Hinojosa is a magna cum laude
graduate of Barnard College, where she majored in
Latin American studies, political economy and women's
studies. She currently is Managing Editor and Host
of National Public Radio’s Latino USA. In addition
to hosting each week’s show, Hinojosa is the
Senior Correspondent for the Emmy Award-winning PBS
newsmagazine NOW. Before joining NOW, Hinojosa was
the Urban Affairs Correspondent for CNN. Prior to
coming to CNN, Hinojosa spent six years as a New York-based
correspondent for National Public Radio. During this
time, she also hosted Visiones, a public affairs talk
show on WNBC-TV in New York.
Throughout
her career, Hinojosa has garnered several awards and
honors. Three times since 1995, Hispanic Business
Magazine has named her one of the 100 most influential
Latinos in the United States. In 1995, Hinojosa received
the Robert F. Kennedy award for "Manhood Behind
Bars," a story for NPR, which documented how
jail has become a right of passage for men of all
races. Maria Hinojosa's Awards include: NAMME Catalyst
Award from the National Association of Minority Media
Executives (2005); NAHJ top television award for CNN
documentary, “Immigrant Nation: Divided Country”
(2005); Emmy recognition for coverage of the September
11th attacks (2002); Latino Heritage Award from the
Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (2002);
Minerva Mirabal Award in communications from the Dominican
Women's Caucus (2002); Lifetime achievement award
from Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (2005);
Ruben Salazar Communications Award, National Council
of La Raza (1999); Hispanic Business Magazine 100
Most Influential Latinos (1995); and New York Society
of Professional Journalists Deadline Award for "Kids
and Guns." (1993).
In addition,
Hinojosa authored the book, Crews: Gang Members Talk
with Maria Hinojosa (1995), which was based on her
award-winning NPR report. Her second book, Raising
Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son, a motherhood
memoir about raising a Latino child in a multicultural
society, was published by Viking-Penguin in 2000.
In 1999, Working Mothers Magazine named Hinojosa one
of the 25 “Most Influential Working Mothers.”
The St.
Philip's College President's Lecture Series provides
opportunities for the college and community to hear
noted speakers' perspectives on a broad range of local,
regional, state, national, and international issues.
The lectures are provided at no cost to participants
and are designed to attract students, faculty and
staff on campus as well as the greater San Antonio
community.
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