Tweet by eesparza on February 22nd, 2013 12:25 PM | Spotlight, TV CNN is entering into a production and distribution agreement with critically-acclaimed journalist Soledad O’Brien, whose new production company will produce long-form programming specials for the network it was announced today by Jeff Zucker, president CNN Worldwide. O’Brien’s company, which will launch in June, […]
Tweet Gonzalez is the head of Rampart Records, which earned a measure of fame in the 1960s as the originator of the “West Coast Eastside Sound” — and whose founder dreamed of its becoming a Mexican American Motown. That was Eddie Davis, who produced bands from Boyle Heights, East L.A. and the San Gabriel Valley […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Tweet Rapper Fat Joe has pleaded guilty to tax evasion, according to The Associated Press. As a result of his crimes, he could face up to two years in prison. Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena is more than a little behind on his taxes. Reports indicate the rapper owes around $718,000 to the United States government. […]
Tweet Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade teacher Vicki Soto tried to shield her students from the maniacal shooter. ‘She put herself between the gunman and her students,’ her cousin Jim Wiltsie told the Daily News. She took a bullet for her kids. Teacher Victoria Soto used her body to shield her students from the maniacal […]
Tweet MONTERREY, Mexico — The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American music superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. Her family said they were […]
Tweet President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term on Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Obama beat Romney after nabbing almost every one of the 12 crucial battleground states. The Romney campaign’s last-ditch attempt to […]
