Hispanics See TV Hiring Progress – The TV season that brought Emmy honors to ’Ugly Betty’ star America Ferrera also saw a rise in employment opportunities for Hispanics at the major networks, according to a report released Tuesday. The eighth annual survey by a coalition formed to push for more minority hiring for on- and off-camera jobs in broadcasting found Hispanics made encouraging if ’incremental’ progress. AP, online.
Hispanics Watch Red Sox Sweep World Series – The Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies in four games to claim Major League Baseball’s World Series title, and U.S. Hispanics were watching the team’s historic run every step of the way. Broadcasts of the four games were among the highest-rated English-language programs viewed by Hispanics for the week of Oct. 22-28, according to figures released by the Nielsen Media Group. Hispanic Business, online.
Census Reveals Fear Over Neighborhoods – Nearly half the nation’s children live in places where their parents fear that neighbors may be a bad influence, and one-third or more of black and Hispanic children are generally kept inside their homes because their neighborhoods are considered too dangerous. New York Times, online.
Hispanics Urged to Join Home Builders Group – Many Hispanics work at construction sites throughout Orlando, but few Latinos are advocating for their industry. A new group of builders and contractors wants to change that. The Latin Builders Council is calling for Hispanics who own construction companies or work in related trades to join the area’s Home Builders Association and become part of its council. Hispanic Business, online.
Cynthia Gorney: Selling America en español – The estimate worked up by the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies for 2007 is $928 billion. Those are dollars spent inside this country by Hispanic consumers, American-born citizens as well as green-card residents and the undocumented, on things they want or need: iPods, laundry soap, motor oil, Bulova watches, new-home loans. It’s $200 billion more than was spent two years ago. Dallas Morning News, online.
Garcia’s tenure at St. Francis (N.Y.) turns historic – Irma Garcia had no idea she was making history. She had spent a good portion of her life in the athletic department at St. Francis College (N.Y.) as a player, coach and administrator. The next step didn’t seem like such a leap. But when university president Frank Macchiarola removed the ’acting’ title from her position July 1, Garcia made history by becoming the first Hispanic female athletic director in Division I. USA Today, online.
Quarterbacking while Mexican – Sanchez is by no means the first Latino quarterback to celebrate his ancestry. In the summer of 1970, Sports Illustrated featured Joe Kapp on its cover with the headline ’The Toughest Chicano’ after he led the Minnesota Vikings to the Super Bowl. In the present, journeyman Jeff Garcia and the Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo speak fondly of their Latino upbringings. Los Angeles Times, online.
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