Connecting to Latino Public Radio Programs
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ADVOCACY & SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
LPRC (Latino Public Radio Consortium)
LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)
NHBA (National Hispanic Business Association)
NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture)
NALEO (National Association of Latin Elected and Appointed Officials)
NCLR (National Council of La Rasa)
ARTS & CULTURE
Calle Ocho Festival
Chicano Humanities & Arts Council
Fiesta San Antonio
La Frontera Tucson International Mariachi Conference
Museo de las Americas
NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture)
Puerto Rican Holiday Festival
Smithsonian Latino Center
Su Teatro—Contact: Anthony J. Garcia, Artistic Director
Viva Chicago Latin Music Festival
BOOKS, LITERATURE
Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival
Festival of Books
Houston Latino Book & Family Festival
International Latino Book Awards
La Bloga
L.A. Latino Book & Family Festival
Latino Music Month
Manuel Ramos, Latino mysteries
Miami Book Fair
Neruda Poetry Festival
Texas Book Festival
BUSINESS
Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
HACR (Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility)
NSHMBA (National Society of Hispanic Masters of Business Administration)
USHCC (United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
DANCE
New York International Salsa Congress
EDUCATION
HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities)
FILM, MOVIES
FOOD
Los Angeles International Tamale Festival
New World Wine & Food Festival
HEALTH
American Cancer Society
LEGAL
MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund)
NHBA (National Hispanic Business Association)
LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL
CHCI (Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute)
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality
NALEO (National Association of Latin Elected and Appointed Officials)
MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, ADVERTISING
AHAA (Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies)
MEDICAL
NHMA (National Hispanic Medical Association)
Office of Minority Health
MUSIC
Jazz
KUVO jazz89, Contact: Arturo Gomez, Music Director; Carlos Lando, Chief Operating Officer
Mariachi
Juanita Ulloa
Tejano
Ramiro Burr
Other
Austin Latino Music Association
Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards
MTV Latino
Latina Music Information
‘Latin American’ Rhythm Magazine
Latino Radio - Free Online Latino Radio
Latino USA - Radio Journal of News and Culture
National Puro Conjunto Music Association
Latin American Media and Marketing
Urban Latino Music - Perreo Radio.com
Native American, Latino, and Mexican Music - Sounds of the Southwest
¡Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
PRINT PUBLICATIONS
Latino Magazine
PRINT REPORTERS
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
RADIO PRODUCERS
Maria Martin, Graciasvida
Gabriel Martinez, Sandina Robbins & Associates
RESEARCH & REPORTS
Grow The Audience
Voices for Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the U.S.—Contact: Juan Gonzales
Los Periodiqueros: 200 Years of Spanish-Language Influence in U.S. Media
U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project
Assessing the State of Spanish Language Media—Contact: Dr. Alan Albarran
The Center for the Study of Latino Media & Markets—Contact: Dr. Federico Subervi
SPORTS
Fiesta de Golf Scholarship Challenge
Golf Classic
PRELIMINARY DIRECTORY OF LATINO INDEPENDENT, STATION AND PROJECT-BASED PRODUCERS IN PUBLIC RADIO
Melanie Andrea
pa@wvum.org
Public Affairs Director
WVUM
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Betto Arcos
tejarocho@sbcglobal.net
Freelancer: LA area
Does mostly music/cultural features
Yvette Benavides
benay@lake.ollusa.edu
210-614-8977
Based in San Antonio, with KSTX Texas Public Radio
Felix Contreras
fcontreras@npr.org
NPR reporter/producer based in DC
Freelances for LATINO USA
Franc Contreras
franc.contreras@gmail.com
01152-55-5530-3633, 5530-0765
cel 01152-55-5438-2163
Mexico City based reporter for Al Jazeera TV and PRI’s The World
Mandalit Del Barco
mdelbarco@aol.com
cell 310-621-0624
NPR correspondent based in LA
Also freelances for print, other
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Anayansi Diaz-Cortes
anayansi@radiodiaries.org
Producer with Radio Diaries Project
www.radiodiaries.org
Also independent producer for ATC
Jasmine Garsd
jgarsd@npr.org
858-761-7632-cell
A producer with NPR's Tell Me More.
Also does freelance work.
Guillermo Gomez Pena
naftaztc@aol.com
San Francisco-based multi-media artist
Writes commentaries for public radio
www.pochanostra.com
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John Guardo
jguardo@npr.org
646-705-1554
NPR producer based in NY
Ruxandra Guidi
ruguidi@gmail.com
512-704-3150
Freelance Reporter and Producer
For Public Radio, Magazines, the web
International Experience
www.ruxandraguidi.com
Martina Guzman
martina955@gmail.com
Works with 'A Feet in Two Worlds',
a project of WNYC in NY
Benjamin “Mincho” Jacob
Mincho12@yahoo.com
512-471-6178
Deputy Producer
NPR’s LATINO USA
Austin, TX
Monica Lopez
mllopez@sbcglobal.net
mobile: 213-804-2412
email: monica.lopez1@gmail.com
Freelancer based in Los Angeles.
Previously worked for KPFK in LA.
Also teaches journalism.
Thomas Lopez
tlopez@zbs.org
Veteran Independent Producer
ZBS Foundation
www.zbs.org
Angelica Luevano
quelites@hotmail.com
Former Producer, LATINO USA
El Paso/Ciudad Juarez-based Freelancer
Miguel Macias
Miguel@youthradio.org
510-251-1101
LA Bureau Chief, Youth Radio
Formerly with Marketplace, Radio Rookies
Angela Maldonado
amaldonado@kut.org
512-471-6178
Associate Producer
LATINO USA,
Austin, TX
Maria Emilia Martin
The GraciasVida Center for Media
graciasvida@aol.com
radioperiodista@gmail.com
512-971-0347 (U.S.)
011-502-7832-7066 (Guatemala)
journalist, producer, trainer
www.graciasvida.org
Jonathan Menjivar
jmenjivar@whyy.org
215-351-2268
WHYY
150 N. Sixth St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Associate Producer, Fresh Air
Mario Murillo
marioradio@gmail.com
Veteran News and Feature Producer
WBAI Radio, Media Instructor
Marcos Najera
mnfamous@mac.com
310-729-6122
Independent Producer based in Los Angeles,
also does work for KJZZ in Phoenix Arizona
Lygia Navarro
lygianavarro@yahoo.com
510-484-8262
Independent Producer based in San Francisco
Monica Ortiz Uribe
monicaortizuribe@hotmail.com
915-204-9149
Freelancer based in El Paso, TX
Lily Percy
lilypercy@gmail.com
347-598-3551
Independent producer in NY, also recently working with Story Corps on a Latino focused project
Yolanda Perdomo
yperdomo@comcast.net
708-544-8729
Freelancer based in Chicago
Marc Sanchez
marcjsanchez@gmail.com
w: 651-290-1222
c: 651-324-3113
3040 31st Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Associate Producer, American RadioWorks
Minnesota Public Radio
Luis Sierra
luis@youthradio.org
510-251-1101
Outreach Producer
Leads Training Classes and Community Outreach
LA Bureau, Youth Radio
Lakshmi Singh
lsingh@npr.org
202-415-3892
NPR reporter/newscaster based in DC
Freelancer for public radio projects
Denise Tejada
denise@youthradio.org
510-251-1101
Video Instructor, Producer: Radio Juventud
www.youthradio.org
www.youthradio.org/oldsite/radiojuventud/index.shtml
Wilmer Tejada
wilmer@youthradio.org
510-251-1101
Online Associate Producer for Youth Radio
Oakland, CA
www.youthradio.org





