This year’s award recipients have been announced for the 17th Annual Hispanic Television Summit which will be presented by Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at The Westin New York at Times Square.
The awards will honor a popular television program, a leading brand, a network executive and two business owners.
Univision’s República Deportiva, which this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary, will be honored with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television Programming. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Univision’s President of Sports, and Federico Lariño, Univision’s SVP of Sports Entertainment will join República Deportiva co-host Félix Fernández to accept the award.
AARP will be recognized for its many years of commitment to maturing Latino consumers with the Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video. Yvette Peña, AARP’s VP of Multicultural Leadership will accept the award on behalf of her company.
The Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video will be presented to Peter Blacker, EVP of Revenue Strategy & Innovation at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.
The Veinte Award for Achievement in Hispanic Television and Video will honor both partners of Condista, Burke Berendes and Jorge Fiterre in recognition of their twenty years as pioneers in the business of content representation for the Hispanic market.
The awards are presented annually at the Hispanic Television Summit during the Awards Luncheon.
“The awards luncheon is always one of the highlights of the Hispanic Television Summit. The awards enhance the overall experience for our hundreds of attendees which also includes fresh and topical panel sessions and keynote conversations,” said conference producer Joe Schramm, managing partner and president of Schramm Marketing Group.
This year the Hispanic Television Summit is one of four topical tracks within their NYC Television Week. In addition to the Hispanic TV track, the other three topical tracks are Advanced Advertising, Streaming and TV Data at The Westin New York at Times Square.