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UNIVISION |
JORGE RAMOS, CO- ANCHOR
OF 'NOTICIERO UNIVISION,' TO RECEIVE THE 2003 DAVID BRINKLEY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
COMMUNICATION FROM BARRY UNIVERSITY
MIAMI, FL, February 7, 2003 - Jorge Ramos, co-anchor for 'Noticiero Univision' (Univision
Network's national newscast), has been selected as this year's recipient of the David
Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication, bestowed by Barry University in Miami,
Florida. The award will be presented to Ramos on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at a breakfast
ceremony to be held at the Barry University campus, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores.
Jorge Ramos is one of the most respected journalists in the United States and in the 13
Latin American countries where his newscast is seen every night. During his career he has
won seven Emmy Awards, Columbia University's 2001 Maria Moors Cabot Prize, and the 2002
Ronald H. Brown Award from the National Child Labor Committee. Ramos is considered one of
the most influential Hispanics in the U.S. and is the author of five books, the most
recent of which is "No Borders; A Journalist's Search for Home."
Past recipients of the Barry University David Brinkley Award for Excellence in
Communication include Tim Russert, Helen Thomas, and Ted Koppel. |
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