NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El Diario will recognize the achievements of 24 recipients at the Eleventh Annual EL Awards luncheon. This event will take place at the exclusive Grand Havana Room in New York City, NY. The honorees will be featured in a special supplement, which will be available in the Sunday edition of El Diario, on October 26, 2014.
In the spirit of the Hispanic Heritage Month, El Diario created the EL Award, a recognition that celebrates the achievements of Latino Men in the tri state area and their contribution to our community. Over 250 men have being recognized by El Diario in the last decade. This program has successfully created a group of role models for the new generations to look up to and realize that everything is possible with dedication and hard work.
Our honorees come from different backgrounds and industries. Among this year’s recipients are WNBC 4 Meteorologist Raphael Miranda, Telemundo47 Consumer Unit & Content Manager, Endy Rodriguez, Luis Rosero, Director Hispanic Business Strategy of Toyota, City Councilmen and first Mexican American elected official in New York, Carlos Menchaca, and News Anchor for Univision41 Jorge Viera.
“El Diario and the New York Hispanic Community celebrate today with pride success stories, Latinos devoting all their efforts in overcoming every obstacle,” said Francisco Seghezzo, CEO of impreMedia, parent company of El Diario. “Twenty four stories, twenty four names that represent the Latino community’s growth and empowerment in New York. We are very proud to honor this amazing group and celebrate their excellence, leadership and heritage.”
Sponsors include: NY Yankees, NY Jets, Gorayeb & Associates, Toyota, Rums of Puerto Rico, 4NBC & Telemundo47.
About impreMedia: impreMedia is the leading Hispanic news and Information Company in the U.S. in online and print. impreMedia's multi-platform offerings range from online to video, social media, mobile, audio, newspapers and magazines, including IMPOWER, its Digital Publisher Group. 25.5% of U.S. Hispanic adults use an impreMedia network product. The network is also the nation's largest Hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in top U.S. Hispanic markets, reaching 15 markets total that represent 59% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Its leading publications include La Opinión in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York. For more information, visit: http://www.impremedia.com.
About El Diario: Founded in 1913, El Diario/La Prensa is the longest publishing Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. Since its inception as a small publication in Lower Manhattan named La Prensa, the newspaper has grown into one of the largest and most influential Latino media outlets in the nation. In 1963, it merged with El Diario de Nueva York, forming El Diario/La Prensa, as it is known nowadays. Keeping up with the new century, the newspaper is now a state-of-the-art multimedia operation that includes print, digital, and other platforms. El Diario/La Prensa has won numerous awards for its celebrated investigative and community journalism. In 2005, the newspaper was co-recipient of the José Martí Award as best Spanish-language newspaper in the nation, granted by the National Association of Hispanic Publishers.