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Entries for January, 2013

Southwestern Chicano Community Chimes in on Obama’s Immigration Vegas Speech

Tweet BY Dee Dee Garcia Blase Viva Samuel Ramirez is active with the Mexican-American community in Arizona. He is also the Arizona field director with Voto Latino. Here is what he says about the immigration speech President Obama gave in Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday: POTUS speaks some REAL TRUTH to the people in Nevada yesterday: […]

CRN’s publicist Joe Ortiz Honored by The City of Indio, California

Tweet Indio, California: Joe Ortiz, veteran broadcaster, journalist, talk show host, public relations consultant, published author and blogger, was honored by his hometown of Indio, California, on December 19, 2012. Elaine Holmes, incoming Mayor for the City of Indio, presented her first ever proclamation to Joe Ortiz, a “Lifetime Achievement” award, recognizing him for his […]

Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration

Tweet By BRETT ZONGKER | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in the vice president to a star-studded concert celebrating Latino culture. Eva Longoria, a co-chairwoman for Obama’s campaign, hosted “Latino Inaugural 2013: In Performance […]

Eastside record label still spinning out the music

Tweet Rampart Records’ founder had hoped it would become a ‘Mexican American Motown.’ Its current head just hopes it can keep on going. January 08, 2013| By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times Hector Gonzalez earlier had a career as a TV sound-man, receiving an Emmy award as part of a team covering the 1984 Olympics. […]