The Hispanic Media 100 Announces 2002 Honorees.

After receiving hundreds of nominations from individuals and news organizations nationwide, the Hispanic Media 100 announces its list of the top 100 Spanish-language journalists and media people in the United States.

The list represents some of America’s most notable members of the Spanish-language media industry. The nationwide panel of judges weighed each nominee based on influence within their local markets, community contributions as well as journalistic talent. They represent all areas of the media, including print, radio, Internet and television.

The Journalist of the Year, which recognizes one honoree who has proven to be a role model for his/her peers in the specific area of community service, will be announced at the dinner. This year’s Ring of Honor inductee will be
announced in mid-August.

The evening’s keynote speaker will be Hector V. Barreto of the Small Business Administration. Cristina Saralegui will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies.

The following is the list of 2002 Hispanic Media 100 honorees:

Helen Aguirre Ferre, Diario Las Americas
Horacio Aguirre, Diario Las Americas
Victor Aleman, Vida Nueva
Diego Alvarez, Hispano de Tulsa
Mary J. Andrade, La Oferta Review Inc.
Juan Arango, HOY LLC.
Eladio Jose Armesto, El Nuevo Patria
Maria Celeste Arraras, Telemundo
Liz Balmeseda, El Nuevo Herald
Greg Barton, BNAmericas.com
Joaquin Blaya, Radio Unica
Ricardo Brown, Radio Unica
Ilia Calderon, Telemundo Network
Gloria Calzada, Galavision
Luis Canela, Univision
Andres Cantor, Telemundo Network
Alfredo Carbajal-Madrid, La Prensa
Rodolfo Cardenas, Univision
Dr. Rodrigo Cardenas, La Salud Hispana
Miguel Angel Castro, MacFotto.com
Tony Castro, Wave Newspapers
Pepe Caudillo, La Conexion
Maria Chavoya, Bajo el Sol
Maria Antoineta Collins, Univision Communications, Inc.
David Conde, La Voz de Colorado
Rosalina Contreras, El Bohemio News
Luis de la Garza, TeleAmerica Spanish Network
Jose del Castillo, El Mensajero
Myrka Dellanos, Univision Communications, Inc.
Jose Diaz-Balart, Telemundo Network
Mario Duarte, La Prensa de Minnesota
Aleida Duran, CONTACTO Magazine
Tino Duran, La Prensa de San Antonio
Hiram Enriquez, CNN en Espanol
Charlie Ericksen, Hispanic Link Weekly
Juan Esparza Loera, Vida en el Valle
Carmen Alicia Fernandez, Selecciones de Readers Digest
Mireidy Fernandez/ The Miami Herald/ Reporter
Zenon Ferufino, Latino Communications
Angelo Figueroa, People en Espanol
Pedro Ramon Frisneda, Hoy LLC.
Manny Garcia, The Miami Herald
Alberto Garcia-Marrder, EFE News Service
Gustavo Godoy, VISTA Magazine
Heriberto Gonzalez, El Diario La Prensa
Enrique Gratas, Univision Communications, Inc.
Hernan Guaracao, Al Dia
Tessie Guell de DeVore, Strang Communications-Strang International Group
Sandra Guzman, The Latinas Bible
Evelyn Hernandez, El Diario La Prensa
Jesus Hernandez, Diario Las Americas & La Revista del Diario
Alberto Ibarguen, The Miami Herald
Samuel Jacobo, Fox Sports World Espanol
Dra. Silvia Jimenez, Solo Mujeres.com
Jeannette Kaplun, TodoBebe.com
Dra. Aliza Lifshitz, Univision
J. Gerardo Lopez, La Opinion
Oscar Mah, Hispanic Broadcasting System
Mario Martinez y Palacios, Organizacion de los Estados Americanos
Sylvia Martinez, Latina Magazine
Lori Montenegro, Telemundo
Norma Montenegro, Univision
Ezequiel (Zeke) Montes Jr., Tele Guia de Chicago
Julio Cesar Montoya, Acento Magazine
Hilbert Morales, El Observador Publications Inc.
Hugo Morales, Radio Bilingue, Inc.
Juan A. Moreno-Velazquez, El Diario La Prensa
Denisse Oller, Univision WXTV
Patrick Osio, Jr., HispanicVista.com
Wanda Padilla, La Voz de Colorado
Clara Padilla-Andrews, El Hispanic News
Neris Ramon Palacios, Nuevo Siglo
Rafael Pineda Univision – WXTV
Ingrid Quiroz, La Prensa
Lisa Quiroz, People en Espanol
Jorge Ramos, Univision Communications, Inc.
Gerardo Reyes, El Nuevo Herald
Ana Cristina Reymundo, American Airlines Nexos Magazine
Yrma Rico, Univision
Andres Rivero, SpanishUS.com
Teresa Rodriguez, Univision Communications, Inc.
Fernando Rosado, El Bohemio News
Luis H. Rossi, La Raza
Maria Elvira Salazar, Telemundo Network
Maria Elena Salinas, Univision Communications, Inc.
Nancy San Martin, The Miami Herald
Amb. Phillip V. Sanchez, Noticias del Mundo
Neida Sandoval, Univision Communications, Inc.
Cristina Saralegui, Cristina Saralegui Enterprises
Pablo Scarpellini, Hoy
Pedro Sevcec, Telemundo Network
Mercedes Soler, Univision Communications Inc.
Manuel Teodoro, Hispanics Today
Maximo Torres, El Mundo
Dr. Erwin Vasquez, El Heraldo de Broward
Margarita Vega-Trevino, Hispano de Tulsa
Carlos Verdecia, Hispanic Magazine
Pilar Verdes, Mundo Hispanico
Pedro Villagrana, Univision
Fernando Zapata, El Hispano News