Duarte Wins Martinez-Marquez Award at Noche de Triunfos Gala
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Daily Star’s Carmen Duarte won the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Guillermo Martinez-Marquez award at the association’s annual Noche de Triunfos gala held June 22 at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix.
The gala was held during the NAHJ convention in Phoenix June 20-23. The Martinez-Marquez award is given to the top overall entry in the association’s Professional Journalism Contest. The winner is also awarded a $1,000 grand prize. Duarte won for "Mama’s Santos," a 36-part installment that ran from Feb. 13 thru March 19 of 2000. The series personalized the Arizona cotton industry by focusing on the story of Duarte’s mother Leonarda "Nala" Bejarano Duarte.
The Associated Press Alan Diaz won the "Best of Show" which is awarded to the top overall photo entry. Diaz won for his entry "Elian," which is the same photo that earned won the Pulitzer this year. The photo showed an armed federal agent removing Elian Gonzalez from the house of his Miami relatives. Univision anchor María Elena Salinas, who served as the emcee of the gala, was also awarded the "President’s Award," for celebrating her 20th year as a journalist with Univision.
The winners of the contest were:
Guillermo Martinez-Marquez: Carmen Duarte, "Mama’s Santos," Arizona Daily Star
Best of Show: Alan Diaz, "Elian," Associated Press
President’s Award: Maria Elena Salinas, Univision
Print News Spot News: Nancy Cleeland of the Los Angeles Times for "Janitor Strike"
Print News Investigative or Enterprise: Ignacio Ibarra of the Arizona Daily Star for "Marvin’s Journey"
Print Feature Series or Package: Luis Fabregas, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Hannah’s Story"
TV News Spot News: Art Rascon of KTRK in Houston, "Mid-East Crisis"
TV News Investigative, Enterprise, Series or Documentary: Carmen Escobosa of KMEX in Los Angeles for "Tierra de Nadie"
TV Feature Single Story: Pete Fuentes of XETV in San Diego, "Ted and Irene"
TV Feature Series or Documentary: Damian Trujillo of KNTV in San Jose for "Change in Mexico"
Radio: Maria Martin of Latino USA, "Latino Identity"
Public Service: Carmen Duarte, Arizona Daily Star for "Mama’s Santos"
Videography: Hugo Perez of KRWG in Las Cruces, N.M., "El favor de los santos"
Photo News: Alan Diaz of the Associated Press, "Elián"
Photo Feature: Marcio Sanchez of the Kansas City Star, "Dominican
Diamond"
Photo Portrait or Personal: Marcio Sanchez of the Kansas City Star, "The Try Out"
Photo Sports: Wilfredo Lee of the Associated Press, "Out of Reach"
Photo Story: Don Bartletti of the Los Angeles Times, "One Man’s Door"
