Maria Hinojosa
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Maria Hinojosa (b. 1961, Mexico City) is a Mexican American broadcast journalist. She is currently (since 2005) Senior Correspondent for the PBS news magazine, NOW.[1]
Hinojosa's first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show while she was a student at Barnard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies.
In 1995, Hinojosa began hosting the National Public Radio show Latino USA; she also hosted the WNBC-TV public affairs show, Visiones. From 1997 to 2005, she worked for CNN's New York City bureau, where she gained recognition for her reporting on urban issues.
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[edit] Honors and awards
Hinojosa has won many honors and awards, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' Radio Award, the New York Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award, the National Council of La Raza's Ruben Salazar Communications Award (named for Mexican American journalist Ruben Salazar), and an Associated Press award. In addition, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine.
[edit] Books
- Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son (ISBN 0-670-88445-6)
- Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa
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