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KTVW Univision 33 Wins Eight Emmy® Awards
Station Receives Awards for Ninth Consecutive Year
Phoenix, AZ -- KTVW Univision 33 is the proud recipient of eight 2009 Emmy® awards from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The ceremony took place Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at the Sheraton Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona.
Univision 33’s news and promotions departments all contributed to the successful night. This is the ninth consecutive year that KTVW has received the coveted Emmy awards. In addition, Univision 33 is the only Spanish-language television station in the Phoenix market to receive awards consistently during the last nine years. In a year which marks the 30th anniversary of KTVW Univision 33 in Phoenix, these awards once again demonstrates Univision’s commitment to quality shows and in-depth news investigations that look to improve the daily life of its audiences.
The Emmy® winners, the piece submitted and the categories in which they were competing are as follows:
• Erick Iglesias, Mario Barraza – Esperanza en el Desierto (Hope in the Desert) “Silent Night” – Feature News Report – Serious Feature or Serious Series
• Patricia Benavides, Mario Barraza, Erick Iglesias – Destino Presidencial (Presidential Destiny 2008) 2008 Part 2 – News Special
• Erick Iglesias, Mario Barraza – Esperanza en el Desierto (Hope in the Desert) – Human Interest-Program Feature/Segment or Program/Special
• Carla Salazar – Univision… Parte de su Familia (Univision… Part of Your Family) – Promotion News Promo – Campaign
• Javier Ramis – Es Mi Familia (Is My Family) – Craft Specialty Musical Composition/Arrangement
• Mario Barraza – Esperanza en el Desierto (Hope in the Desert) – Photographer – News and Sports – No Time Limit
• Lissette Martinez – Navidad Sin Ti Mama (Christmas Without You, Mom) – Writer - Program (Non-News)
• Rubén Pereida – Haciéndose Camino (Forging A Path) – Writer News
The Emmy® statuettes represent the highest honor bestowed in the television industry, making them the most coveted awards in broadcasting. The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences comprises of television stations in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, as well as parts of California and Wyoming.
About Univision Communications, Inc.
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 95% 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 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://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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