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First Ever American Latino TV Awards Debuts This Weekend
The Aim Tell-A-Vision Group, pioneering producers of English language,
culturally relevant TV for U.S. born Latinos (American Latinos), announced that the first annual American Latino TV Awards will debut in national broadcast syndication on stations in over 75 cities all over the U.S. The syndicated run kicks off this weekend in several cities including a primetime broadcast in the nation's largest market (New York) on WWOR-My9 Sunday, July 22nd @ 7PM (for more dates & times visit AmericanLatinoAwards.com).
The awards show's unique format generated over 26,000 online votes in just a few weeks as viewers voiced their opinions by voting for their favorite American Latino in six categories.
The nominees for each category include:
- FAVORITE AMERICAN LATINO ATHLETE (Presented by McDonald's): Luis Castillo (NFL- San Diego Chargers), Mary Joe Fernandez (Pioneering Tennis Pro), Carlos Arroyo (NBS-Orlando Magic), Ray Mendez (Professional In-Line Skater).
- FAVORITE AMERICAN LATINO FILMMAKER (Presented by Volkswagen): Guillermo del Toro ("Hellboy," "Pan's Labyrinth"), Andy García ("Lost City"), Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu ("Babel," "Amores Perros"), Rosie Pérez ("Yo Soy Boricua").
- FAVORITE AMERICAN LATINO ACTOR (Presented by MyGrito.com): Gael García Bernal ("Babel," "Motorcycle Diaries"), America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty," "Real Women Have Curves"), Judy Reyes ("Scrubbs"), Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives," "The Sentinal")
- FAVORITE INDIE MUSICAL ARTIST(S) (Presented by Saturn): Go Betty Go (Punk Pop), KHZ (Heavy Rock), Pistolera (Latin-Alt Folklorico), Tapon (Reggae in Spanish).
- FAVORITE AMERICAN LATINO COMEDIAN (Presented by Budweiser Select): George Lopez ("The George Lopez Show"), Carlos Mencia ("Mind of Mencia"), Kiki Melendez ("Hot Tamales") and Ruperto Vanderpool (Stand Up Comedian).
- MOST INSPIRING AMERICAN LATINO (Presented by U.S. Army): Francisco Patiño (young inventor), Peggy Stamp (interior designer), Hank Cervantes (WW II Pilot and Author), Sal Rojas (Photographer and Entrepreneur).
"We were pleasantly surprised by the viral nature of the viewer voting, thanks to the nominees' grassroots efforts and our loyal audience, who clearly want their voice represented in the media. The voting, advertiser and affiliates who gave the special excellent timeslots is encouraging and indicates a need for this type of format. Hopefully this is the first of many" says Robert G. Rose, CEO & Executive Producer.
For more dates and times visit the official website:
www.AmericanLatinoAwards.com
ALTV PRESENTS: AMERICAN LATINO AWARDS
CITY STATION AFFILIATE CHANNEL DAY/TIME
Albuquerque
KASY
MNT
50
7/29 @ 2 PM
Albuquerque
KWBQ
CW
19
9/23 @ 2 PM
Amarillo
KCPN
MNT
14
9/8 @ 12 PM
Anchorage
KYES
MNT
5
TBA
Austin
KEYE
CBS
42
7/21 @ 1 PM
Baton Rouge
KWBJ
IND
39
TBA
Beaumont
KBTV
NBC
4
8/4 @ 1:30 PM
Boise
KNIN
CW
9
TBA
Charleston, SC
WCBD
NBC
2
7/21 @ 12:00 PM
Charlotte
WMYT
MNT
55
8/12 @ 5 PM
Chicago
WBBM
CBS
2
8/11 @ 12:00 PM
Cincinnati
WOTH
IND
25
8/20 @ 10:00 PM
Columbia, SC
WKTC
MNT
63
TBA
Davenport
WBQD
MNT
26
TBA
Dayton
WRCX
IND
40
TBA
Denver
KDVR
FOX
31
9/15@12m & 9/23@3pm
El Paso
KVIA
ABC
7
9/15 @ 11:00 AM
Flint-Saginaw-Bay
WNEM
CBS
4
TBA
Fresno-Visalia
KGPE
CBS
47
9/22 @ 10 AM
Grand Junction
KGJT
MNT
27
7/22 @ 7:30 AM
Green Bay-Appleton
WFRV
CBS
5
TBA
Greenvll-Spart
WMYA
MNT
40
8/11 @ 1 PM
Harlingen-Wslco
KGBT
CBS
2
TBA
Honolulu
NHON
CW
93
9/15 @ 9P / 9/16 @ 4P
Houston
KRIV
FOX
26
9/23 @ 12 PM
Huntsville-Decatur
WYLE
IND
26
TBA
Joplin-Pittsburg
KFJX
FOX
14
8/12 @ 12 PM
Kansas City
KCWE
CW
29
9/23 @ 1 PM
Knoxville
WTNZ
FOX
43
8/19 @ 2:00 PM
Lansing
WILX
NBC
10
8/4 @ 2:30 PM
Las Vegas
KVMY
MNT
21
9/9 @ 1 PM
Little Rock
KASN
CW
38
8/11 @ 3 PM
Los Angeles
KABC
ABC
7
7/28 @ 12 PM
Louisville
WYCS
IND
24
7/21 @ 8 PM
Madison
ETVW
MNT
14
8/26 @ 1 PM
Medford
KMVU
FOX
26
TBA
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
WFOR
CBS
4
7/21 @ 12N
Milwaukee
WVTV
CW
18
7/21 @ 3 PM
Monterey-Salinas
KION
CBS
46
8/26 @ 3 PM
Myrtle Beach-Florence
WBTW
CBS
13
7/21 @ 1PM
Nashville
WZTV
FOX
17
9/16 @ 12:30 PM
New Orleans
WVUE
FOX
8
TBA
New York
WWOR
MNT
9
7/22 @ 7PM
Norfolk
WAVY
NBC
10
8/12 @ 1 PM
Odessa-Midland
NOSA
MNT
16
7/22 @ 2:00 PM
Oklahoma City
KOKH
FOX
25
7/22 @ 12 PM
Omaha
WOWT
NBC
6
8/25 @ 12PM
Philadelphia
WPVI
ABC
6
9/16 @ 11:35 PM
Puerto Rico
WPRU
ABC
20
9/9 & 9/22 @ 1 PM
Raleigh-Durham
WRDC
MNT
22
8/12 @ 12N
Reno
KTVN
CBS
2
9/14 @ 2:42AM
Roanoke-Lynchburg
WDBJ-DT
CBS
7
TBA
Sacramento
KXTV
ABC
10
8/12 @ 2 PM
Salt Lake City
KUCW
CW
30
9/15 @ 2 PM
San Antonio
WOAI
NBC
4
9/16 @ 11 AM
San Diego
XDTV
MNT
13
8/18 @ 10 PM
San Francisco
KICU
IND
36
8/5 @ 5PM
Santa Barbara
KKFX
FOX
11
8/26 @ 12 PM
Spokane
KXMN
MNT
11
7 /21 @ 3 PM
Springfield, MO
KDL/KYTV
CW/NBC
15/3
TBA
Tampa
WTAM
IND
30
9/14 @ 7 PM
Topeka
WIBW-DT
MNT
13
TBA
Tri-Cities, TN-VA
WJHL
CBS
11
TBA
Tucson
KWBA
CW
58
SEPT TBA
Twin Falls
KTWT
CW
43
TBA
Tyler-Longview
KLPN
MNT
58
TBA
Victoria
KAVU/KVCT/KMOL
ABC/NBC/FOX
25/17/19
TBA
Virgin Islands
WEON
FOX
60
8/5 & 8/26 @ 5 PM
Waco-Temple-Bryan
KXXV
ABC
25
8/18 @ 12 PM
Washington, DC
WJAL
IND
68
7/23 @ 8PM
Wichita Falls
KSWO
ABC
7
8/12 @ 1 PM
Wichita-Hutchinson
KSCW
CW
33
TBA
Wilmington
WMYW
MNT
47
TBA
Yakima-Pasco
KAPP
ABC
35
8/5 @ 3 PM
Yuma-El Centro
KYMA
NBC
11
TBA
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