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Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo interviews President Barack Obama on issues of importance to Hispanics.
New York, NY -- - In his first visit to the Oval Office, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo from Univision Radio interviewed President Barack Obama about issues of importance to the Hispanic community. The interview will air on Thursday, May 7th on his nationally syndicated morning radio show “Piolín por La Mañana” (Piolín in the Morning).
“It is an honor to interview President Barack Obama from the Oval Office and have him speak directly to our community about the issues of concern to Hispanics,” said Sotelo.
In addition to interviewing President Obama, Sotelo attended the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration.
According to the U.S. Census, there are 45.5 million Hispanics in the U.S., representing approximately 15.1 percent of the U.S. population. Recently the Pew Hispanic Center said that in 2008, Hispanic eligible voters accounted for 9.5 percent for all eligible voters, up from 8.2 percent in 2004. In addition, from 2004 to 2008, the number of Hispanic eligible voters increased from 16.1 million in 2004 to 19.5 million in 2008, or 21.4%.
Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo is part of the Univision Radio family and hosts the most syndicated Spanish-language radio show every morning, “Piolín por La Mañana” which is broadcast on 50 stations from coast-to-coast. His work on-the-air has been recognized by multiple institutions including the National Association of Broadcasters, awarding him two consecutive Marconi awards for Spanish Format Personality of the Year in 2006 and 2008. The Los Angeles Times ranked Sotelo among the 100 Most Powerful People in Southern California and People en Español placed him among the world’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics. The list of VIPs interviewed on the show include President Barack Obama, legendary entertainer Vicente Fernandez, comedian George Lopez, boxer Oscar de la Hoya, actor/director Mel Gibson and actor Will Smith, to name a few.
About Univision Communications:
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net
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