We’re excited to announce that the University of Texas at Arlington and its UTA News en Español are bronze-level sponsors for our scholarship efforts. UTA has long had a stellar reputation for producing quality journalists with its award-winning student newspaper, The Shorthorn. Now the school is leader in preparing students for careers in Spanish-language media with […]
It’s not a party without great food and a welcoming atmosphere. The HCDFW wants to especially thank Chef Sharon Van Meter for working with the group to make sure our scholarship banquet at 3015 at Trinity Groves is a success once more. Chef Sharon opened her “home” to us last year making it one of […]
Thank you to the Alameel Foundation for donating $5,000 toward the Hispanic Communicators-DFW scholarship fund. The Dallas-based nonprofit aims to provide various scholarship and community service opportunities across the North Texas area. You can learn more about the group’s efforts here.
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Thanks to our sponsor KUVN Univision 23 for continuing to support the Hispanic Communicators-DFW scholarship as a bronze-level sponsor and for helping us with so many other efforts big and small throughout the year.
Stella Chavez finds the stories that often linger in shadows, whether it be those of migrant farm workers in Florida or a sexual abuse victim. While at The Dallas Morning News in 2006, Stella co-authored “Yolanda’s Crossing.” The seven-part series details the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican girl abused repeatedly by an uncle who […]
Thank you to the Dallas Business Journal, a new sponsor for the Hispanic Communicators-DFW this year. We are thrilled to have you on board one of our latest supporters for our scholarship efforts. We are especially grateful to the DBJ for sharing reporter Danielle Abril with us. She is volunteering her time to help with the scholarship […]
We welcome the following new and renewed members to our Communicators’ family! October-December 2013 NEW MEMBERS Wendy Cruz, KUVN Univision 23 Karen Falla, KUVN Univision 23 Samuel Oviedo, University of North Texas, student Anibal Prestan, KUVN Univision 23 Victoria Shirley, KSLA News 12 Fernando Mejia, KXTX Telemundo 39 Jorge Pineda, business teacher Mireya Marissa Villarreal, KTVT […]
Before Israel Rivera even graduated from Skyline High School, he was running his own illustration business and receiving accolades for his work, which included commissioned work for portraits of Hispanic role models such as broadcaster Gloria Campos and actor Edward James Olmos. While attending the University of North Texas as a design major, he worked […]
Alex Cerda, a scholarship winner in 2006, is the social media manager for the Dallas Stars, our local hockey team. Alex began his career in broadcasting and has worked as a multimedia reporter, producer and assignment manager. A random stroke of timing and quick wits had all of Dallas-Fort Worth talking about one of his tweets […]