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• Who, When, What, Where • 2004 Honorary Committee • Press Release

On Feb. 19, 2004, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists celebrated academic excellence and diversity in journalism at the 15th Annual NAHJ Scholarship Banquet. The event raised more than $180,000 to benefit NAHJ's Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund and Educational Programs.


More than 300 people attended the 2004 National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Scholarship Banquet on February 19, 2004 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Natalie Morales of NBC News’ Early Today Show served as MC. The keynote speaker was Carolyn Curiel of The New York Times Editorial Board. She called on media organizations hire more qualified Latinos for their newsrooms. NAHJ President Juan González started the evening by calling for a moment of silence in memory of Los Angeles Times Associate Editor Frank del Olmo, who had passed away earlier in the day.


Through the generosity of this year’s sponsors, NAHJ raised more than $180,000 from this year’s banquet. That money will be used to award scholarships to deserving Latino student journalists and will also be used for NAHJ’s Educational Programs.

The NAHJ Scholarship Fund is named in memory of Rubén Salazar, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a news director of KMEX-TV who died covering the Chicano Anti-Vietnam War Moratorium in East Los Angeles in 1970. For journalists of color, his legacy symbolizes the continuous fight to integrate mainstream media and ensure accurate and fair coverage of Latino issues. More than 30 years later, the spirit of his work lives on in the inspiration and accomplishments of past and current NAHJ scholars. Since the inception of the fund in 1986, NAHJ has awarded more than $600,00 in scholarships to more than 500 Latino student journalists.

¡Mil gracias!

We hope to see you at the 2005 NAHJ Scholarship Banquet in New York City. If you are interested in being a banquet sponsor, please contact NAHJ Development Director Michael Reyes at (202) 662-7145 or e-mail him at: mreyes@nahj.org.

2004 Primary Sponsors: Sponsor    General Motors    Johnnie Walker Black Label Patron    Bloomberg    NBC/Telemundo    The New York Post    The New York Times    State Farm Insurance