WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 July 28, 2015 \u2013 (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) will honor acclaimed Telemundo journalist and MSNBC host Jos\u00e9 D\u00edaz-Balart, with the NAHJ Presidential Award of Visibility at the \u201cHall of Fame & Honors\u201d Luncheon Presented by Toyota in Orlando on Saturday, September 19th. It is the first time, the organization will present the honor in recognition of D\u00edaz-Balart\u2019s unwavering commitment to journalism, the pursuit of the truth and his accurate and fair representation of Latinos in coverage.<\/p>\n
\u201cJos\u00e9 is not only an exceptional example of a solid journalist, but one that has never forgotten his community,\u201d said Mekahlo Medina, NAHJ President. He not only works for fair and accurate representation of Latinos in news, he is relentless about informing all Americans about Latino issues that are American issues\u00bb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cJos\u00e9 is not only an exceptional example of a solid journalist, but one that has never forgotten his community,\u201d said Mekahlo Medina, NAHJ President. \u201cHe not only works for fair and accurate representation of Latinos in news, he is relentless about informing all Americans about Latino issues that are American issues.\u00bb<\/p>\n
In his three decades of informing the Hispanic community, D\u00edaz-Balart has earned a place as one of the most accomplished and respected figures in US journalism. He currently co-anchors the \u201cNoticiero Telemundo\u201d daily newscast and hosts the Sunday public affairs program \u201cEnfoque con Jos\u00e9 D\u00edaz-Balart\u201d on Telemundo, as well as the English-language network MSNBC\u2019s \u201cJos\u00e9 D\u00edaz-Balart.\u201d D\u00edaz-Balart is also an Education Champion for NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content\u2019s new nationwide pro-social campaign, Aprender es Triunfar, aimed at closing the Latino student achievement gap.<\/p>\n
His work has earned numerous accolades, including an Emmy, George Foster Peabody and Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University award, an award from the Hispanic Federation and the Ruben Salazar award from the National Council of La Raza.<\/p>\n
About the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) <\/STRONG>
\nThe National Association of Hispanic Journalists<\/a> (NAHJ) is dedicated to the advancement and recognition of Hispanics in the news and communications industry. NAHJ founded in 1984 also advocates for the fair and accurate representation and treatment of Hispanics in media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 July 28, 2015 \u2013 (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) will honor acclaimed Telemundo journalist and MSNBC host Jos\u00e9 D\u00edaz-Balart, with the NAHJ Presidential Award of Visibility at the \u201cHall of Fame & Honors\u201d Luncheon Presented by Toyota in Orlando on Saturday, September 19th. It is the first… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2348,4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-negocios-finanzas","8":"category-business-finance","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/featured.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/featured.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}