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AGENDA
LATINA 2008 TO AIR ON AZTECA AMERICA
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 at 8 PM ON KMSG TV-39 Fresno, KFAZ TV-8 Visalia, DirecTV-39,
Dish-39 and Comcast-77
--Simultaneous webcast also available at
www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org--
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2008 – Agenda Latina 2008, an issues forum sponsored by
Grupo Salinas, Fundación Azteca America and Azteca America Colorado wil l be
broadcast nationally on Friday, June 20 at 8:00 pm on Spanish-language broadcast
television network Azteca America KMSG TV-39 Fresno, KFAZ TV-8 Visalia,
DirecTV-39, Dish Network-39 and Comcast-77. The program will also be available
as a simultaneous webcast at www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.
“Our goal is to inform, motivate and empower Latinos to become politically aware
and active in discussing relevant issues, including the economy, health,
education, immigration and the Latino vote,” said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of
Fundación Azteca America.
The program includes Latino community positions from top national leadership of
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, National
Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), National Council of La
Raza, NDN, Republican National Hispanic Assembly and Voto Latino.
The program 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; and
Nancy Agosto, Los Angeles Correspondent of Noticiero Azteca America.
Participants include Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and US Senator Ken Salazar,
as well as a distinguished list of panelists, including: Southwest Voter
Registration Education Project Vice President Lydia Camarillo, Congressional
Hispanic Leadership Institute Executive Director Octavio A. Hinojos a 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 Andrés Ramírez, National
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Executive Director Arturo
Vargas, and Republican National Hispanic Assembly National Chairman Raul Danny
Vargas, in addition to special guests Tiempo Latino Associate Publisher Alberto
Avendaño and Democratic Party Vice Chair Alex Rooker.
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 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:
Melly Saldaña
Marketing/Programming Director
Azteca America Central California
KMSG-39 Fresno, KFAZ-8 Visalia (Comcast Cable 77)
2144 N. Fine Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727
559.255.0039
559.455.0551 Fax
www.kmsgtv.com
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