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Two Top Journalists Tapped for 2010 NAHJ Hall of Fame Honors

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NAHJ Hall of Fame Inductees
Ray Suarez & Gloria Campos

WASHINGTON, DC (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veteran journalists Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS’ “The NewsHour,” and Gloria Campos, anchorwoman for WFAA-TV, Dallas’ ABC affiliate, have been selected for induction into the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

The induction ceremony will take place June 26 during the 28th Annual NAHJ Multimedia Convention & Career Expo — one of the industry’s leading journalism events, which will offer a fertile training ground and premiere networking hub for some 1,000 of our nation’s most influential Latino journalists, media executives and key political figures – June 23-26 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

“Choosing NAHJ Hall of Famers is always a humbling experience for the board. You realize quickly that the level of talent and commitment out there among Latino journalists is immense,” said O. Ricardo Pimentel, NAHJ president.

“Ray Suarez and Gloria Campos epitomize this truism. Singly and together they represent consummate professionalism and a record of achievement that should inspire journalists everywhere. NAHJ is proud to honor them.”

A seasoned newsman with more than 35years in the business, Suarez joined “The NewsHour” in 1999  following a six-year stint as host of National Public Radio’s nationwide call-in news program, “Talk of the Nation.” He also hosts “Destination Casa Blanca,” the weekly program on Latino politics, for HITN-TV.

The author of several books, his most recent work is “The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America,” an examination of the tightening relationship between religion and politics in the U.S.

After earning a degree in journalism from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Gloria Campos landed a job at KGBT-TV in her hometown of Harlingen, Texas. She joined WFAA in 1984, where she became Dallas’ first Latino anchor.

Campos also hosts and serves as co-producer of “Wednesday’s Child,” an adoption feature segment, which helps find permanent homes for Texas’ foster children. An avid volunteer and board member for various nonprofit organizations, she is also the recipient of numerous awards.

Created in 2000, NAHJ’s Hall of Fame is reserved for journalists and industry pioneers whose national or local efforts have resulted in a greater number of Latinos entering the journalism profession or have helped to improve news coverage of the nation’s Latino community.

With the induction of Campos and Suarez, there are now 27 NAHJ Hall of Famers. Past honorees include such pioneering journalists as Rubén Salazar, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the news director of KMEX who was killed while covering the Anti-Vietnam War Moratorium rally in East Los Angeles in 1970, and Ignacio E. Lozano, Sr., founder of La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish-language daily newspaper. Last year’s inductees were Geraldo Rivera, host of Fox’s newsmagazine “Geraldo-at-Large”; KRON “Weekend Morning News” anchor Ysabel Durón; and founder and editor of El Tecolote newspaper and professor of journalism at City College of San Francisco, Juan Gonzales.

About NAHJ

Founded in 1984, NAHJ’s mission is to increase the percentage of Latinos working in our nation’s newsrooms and to improve news coverage of the Latino community. NAHJ is the nation’s largest professional organization for Latino journalists with more than 1,400 members working in English and Spanish-language print, photo, broadcast and online media. NAHJ is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.nahj.org.

CONTACT:  National Association of Hispanic Journalists
          Media Contact:
          Robyn-Denise Yourse,
          (202) 662-1274
          ryourse@nahj.org

NAHJ Accepts Nominations for 2010 Hall of Fame

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Deadline: April 19, 2010!!

Ysabel Durón, Geraldo Rivera, Juan Gonzales 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees

Every year, NAHJ is proud to recognize an individual who has courageously upheld our mission to expand the number of Latinos in newsrooms and improve coverage of Latino communities.  This individual has demonstrated a commitment to our profession, paving the way for other Latino journalists.  They have practiced journalistic values with distinction while inspiring others to do the same. They have been pioneers, leaders and mentors.

This year, NAHJ will induct one such individual into its Hall of Fame at the 2010 Hall of Fame Gala to be held at NAHJ’s 28th Annual Multimedia Convention & Career Expo in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 26, 2010.

NAHJ has inducted 25 journalists into its Hall of Fame including pioneering journalists Rubén Salazar and Ignacio E. Lozano. For a complete list of all inductees go to: http://www.nahj.org/2009/07/nahj-hall-of-fame/.

Do you have an idea on who should be inducted into the NAHJ Hall of Fame? Nominate someone now! For more information and to nominate someone, download the form below.

NAHJ Hall of Fame

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Created in 2000, NAHJ’s Hall of Fame honors those journalists whose efforts either nationally or locally have resulted in a greater number of Latinos entering the journalism profession or have helped to improve news coverage of the nation’s Latino community. 

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  Glora Campos, anchor for WFAA-TV (Dallas).
Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS’ “The NewsHour”.  
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Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera, host of Fox’s newsmagazine “Geraldo-at-Large”.
Ysabel Durón, KRON “Weekend Morning News” anchor. Ysabel Durón
Juan Gonzales Juan Gonzales, founder and editor of El Tecolote newspaper and professor of journalism at City College of San Francisco.
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NAHJ inducted Juan Gonzalez, a former NAHJ president and New York Daily News Columnist, plus radio co-host of “Democracy NOW!”, into its Hall of Fame during the 2008 UNITY convention in Chicago.
NAHJ also inducted Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin professor and media activist, into its Hall of Fame during the UNITY ’08 Convention in Chicago.
NAHJ also inducted Francisco P. Ramirez, founder of the Spanish-language Newspaper El Clamor Público in Los Angeles in the mid-1800s, into its Hall of Fame at the 2008 UNITY Convention in Chicago.
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NAHJ inducted Cecilia Alvear, a former NAHJ president and retired producer from NBC in 2007, into its Hall of Fame during the 2007 NAHJ Convention in San Jose, Calif.
NAHJ also inducted Rigo Chacón, three time Emmy winner and president of Rigo Chacón and Associates (RCA), into its Hall of Fame during the NAHJ Convention in San Jose, Calif.
NAHJ also inducted George Ramos, a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with the Los Angeles Times and chair of the Cal Poly Journalism Department, into its Hall of Fame at the NAHJ San Jose Convention.
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NAHJ inducted María Elena Salinas, a founding member of NAHJ and a veteran anchor of Noticiero Univision, into its Hall of Fame during the 2006 NAHJ Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
NAHJ also inducted Henry Alfaro, one of the first Mexican-American TV reporters who worked for 35 years at ABC7 in Los Angeles, into its Hall of Fame during the Fort Lauderdale Convention.
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Gerald Garcia, Jr., founding member and the first president of NAHJ. 

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 Ignacio E. Lozano, Sr. founded La Opinión, the nation’s oldest Mexican American daily newspaper. 

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Dr. Mary Adelaide Gardner was a former professor of journalism at Michigan State University and a journalism scholar. 

Albor Ruiz, columnist, New York Daily News 

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Paul Espinosa, independent producer, writer and director 

Félix Gutiérrez, author, educator and activistFrank del Olmo was an associate editor at the Los Angeles Times.Frank O. Sotomayor, assistant METPRO director and hiring editor, Los Angeles Times 

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Charlie Ericksen is the founder of Hispanic Link News Service in Washington, D.C. 

Edith Sayre Auslander is a former reporter and editor at the Arizona Daily Star and former professor at the University of Arizona. 

Peter Moraga was a pioneer in radio journalism in California and Arizona. 

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Rubén Salazar was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the news director of KMEX. 

Elma Barrera, a reporter for ABC’s Channel 13, was the first Hispanic female reporter in the Houston market in 1972. 

Sylvan Rodríguez was an anchor at KHOU-TV 11 in Houston.