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Grupo Salinas, Fundación Azteca America and Azteca America Colorado Present “The State Of Latinos: 2008 Colorado Town Hall Meeting” .
May 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2008 –
Fundación Azteca America and Azteca America
Colorado present “Agenda Latina 2008,” an issues
forum that will allow top national community
leaders and a live studio audience to express
concerns of the Latino community on May 30.
The event will be taped before
a live studio audience and broadcast nationally
on Azteca America in early June. Guests include
top national leadership of Congressional
Hispanic Leadership Institute, Labor Council for
Latin American Advancement, Latino Issues Forum,
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC),
National Association of Elected and Appointed
Officials (NALEO), National Council of La Raza,
NDN, Republican National Hispanic Assembly and
Voto Latino.
“We are at a crucial moment
when it comes to the needs and rights of the
Latino community, and this is an excellent
opportunity for some of the leading Latino
community leaders to create a common agenda,”
said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Fundación
Azteca America.
Darrell Brown, General Manager
and Vice President of Denver’s 7 and Azteca
America Colorado added “Azteca America Colorado
is proud to provide the platform and meeting
place for this important town hall dialogue. The
televised event marks not only a milestone for
our local station and the Azteca America Network
but it makes Colorado broadcast history as
well.”
Azteca America is joining
efforts with national partners to inform,
motivate and empower Latinos to become
politically aware and active and to discuss
relevant issues, such as the economy, health,
education, immigration and the Latino vote.
Viewers will have the
opportunity to submit questions via the Azteca
America websites and through video submissions
by affiliates nationwide.
The forum will be moderated by
Noticiero Azteca America Washington
Correspondent and Issues: Caras and Voces host
Armando Guzman together with Colorado radio
broadcaster Fernando Sergio from Denver’s Radio
Qué Bueno.
Confirmed participants include
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, US Senator Ken
Salazar, and US Congressman Mark Udall.
Panelists for the forum include: Congressional
Hispanic Leadership Institute Executive Director
Octavio A. Hinojosa Mier, Labor Council for
Latin American Advancement Executive Director
Gabriela D. Lemus, National Council of La Raza
Director of Immigration and National Campaigns
Clarissa Martínez De Castro, Voto Latino
Executive Director Maria Teresa Petersen, NDN
Vice President Hispanic Programs Andres Ramirez,
League of United Latin American Citizens
National President Rosa Rosales, National
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed
Officials Executive Director Arturo Vargas,
Latino Issues Forum Executive Director Nora
Vargas and Republican National Hispanic Assembly
National Chairman Raul Danny Vargas. For full
bios visit www.aztecaamerica.com
About Fundación Azteca America
Fundación Azteca America is a
non-profit organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life for members of the Hispanic
community currently in the U.S.
For more information, visit
www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.
Fundación Azteca America, Fundación Azteca,
Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of
Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas
For more information, Visit
www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate and
www.gruposalinas.com. Also check out
www.ricardosalinas.com.
About Grupo Salinas
Grupo Salinas (www.gruposalinas.com)
is a group of dynamic, fast-growing and
technologically advanced companies focused on
creating shareholder value, contributing to
building the middle class of the countries where
it operates, and improving society through
excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur
Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com),
Grupo Salinas operates as a management
development and decision forum for the top
leaders of member companies, TV Azteca (www.irtvazteca.com),
Azteca America (www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo
Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca
(www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx),
Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx), and
Grupo Iusacell (www.iusacell.com). Each of the
Grupo Salinas companies operates independently
with its own management, board of directors and
shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity
holdings. However, member companies share a
common vision, values and strategies for
achieving rapid growth, superior results and
world-class performance.
About Azteca America Colorado
Azteca América Colorado
broadcasts Spanish-language programming to
cities along Colorado’s Front Range, check your
local listings. Azteca América Colorado is owned
by The McGraw-Hill Companies, which owns KMGH
Denver’s 7 and television stations in
Bakersfield, CA, San Diego, CA and Indianapolis,
IN. The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading
global information services provider meeting
worldwide needs in the financial services,
education and business information markets
through leading brands such as Standard &
Poor’s, McGraw-Hill Education, Business Week and
J.D. Power and Associates. Find Azteca América
Colorado online at www.AztecaColorado.com.
For further information,
contact:
Azteca America Colorado
Alvina Vazquez
303 832 0695
Alvina_vasquez@aztecaamericacolorado.com
Grupo Salinas
Daniel McCosh
(5255) 1720-0059
dmccosh@gruposalinas.com
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