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'{{Infobox person | name = Maria Hinojosa | image =Maria Hinojosa.jpg | caption = Hinojosa speaking in 2013 | birthname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|2|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico | education = [[Barnard College]] | occupation = Journalist | spouse = German Perez | known for= ''[[Latino USA]]'' |awards=[[John Chancellor Award]]<br> [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]]<br> [[Edward Murrow Award (Overseas Press Club of America)]] }} '''Maria L. Hinojosa''' (born July 2, 1961) is a Mexican-American [[journalist]]. She is the [[News presenter|anchor]] and executive producer of ''[[Latino USA]]'' on [[National Public Radio]], a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She is also the founder, president and CEO of Futuro Media Group, which produces the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/08/15/emmy-award-winning-journalist-maria-hinojosa-to-speak-at-barnard-convocation/|title= Emmy Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa to speak at Barnard convocation|date= August 15, 2018|work= Columbia Spectator}}</ref> Additionally, she serves as the executive producer of ''[[America By the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia]]'' which premiered on [[PBS]] as a [[Need to Know (PBS)|Need to Know]] Election 2012 special on September 21, 2012.<ref name="Futuro Media Group Homepage">[http://www.futuromediagroup.org Futuro Media Group Homepage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525040057/http://futuromediagroup.org/ |date=2012-05-25 }}</ref> In 2011, she became the first Latina to anchor a [[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|''Frontline'']] report on PBS (''Lost in Detention,'' a documentary exploring the issue of deportation and immigrant detention and abuse).<ref name="PBS Frontline">[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/lost-in-detention/ "Lost In Detention" Homepage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116002940/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/lost-in-detention/ |date=2015-11-16 }}</ref> Since 1995, she has been named three times as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by ''Hispanic Business'' magazine for her work as a reporter for [[CBS]], [[NPR]], and [[CNN]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://radiowest.kuer.org/post/realities-diversity-conversation-maria-hinojosa|title= The Realities of Diversity: A Conversation With Maria Hinojosa|date= October 22, 2018|work= Radio West}}</ref> ==Career== In 1992, Hinojosa helped launch ''Latino USA'', one of the earliest public radio programs devoted to the Latino community. She has been the host of the show for its entire 20-year run, and since 2000 has also been executive producer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/people/2100638/maria-hinojosa|title=Maria Hinojosa|website=NPR.org|access-date=2016-05-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601120952/http://www.npr.org/people/2100638/maria-hinojosa|archive-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> In 2010, Hinojosa founded Futuro Media Group with the mission to produce multi-platform, community-based journalism that respects and celebrates the cultural richness of the American experience.<ref name=":0" /> Futuro took over the production of ''Latino USA,'' which was originally produced by [[KUT]] in [[Austin, Texas]]. ''America by The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia'' is the first full length television program to be produced by The Futuro Media Group and the first public affairs program on PBS to be executive produced and anchored by a Latina woman. Previously, Hinojosa worked for CNN's New York City bureau for eight years, where she reported on urban issues including youth violence and immigrant communities; and she was Senior Correspondent for the PBS news magazine, [[NOW on PBS]]. She also hosted the [[WNBC-TV]] public affairs show, ''Visiones''. Hinojosa hosted her own show for five years on PBS, ''Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One'', an interview talk show that featured one-on-one interviews with a diverse group of guests, including actors, writers, activists, and politicians.<ref name="Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One">[http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Maria-Hinojosa-One-on-One-12 "Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One" official page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129151852/http://wgbh.org/programs/Maria-Hinojosa-One-on-One-12 |date=2010-11-29 }}</ref> She has also appeared on [[V-me]], the Spanish-language TV network, where she hosted ''La Plaza: Conversaciones con María Hinojosa''. Hinojosa has written two books: ''Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son'', a motherhood memoir; and ''Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa'', a collection of interviews with gang members in New York City. In addition, she interviewed various notable Latinos(as) for [[Timothy Greenfield-Sanders]]' 2011 [[HBO]] television special ''The Latino List''. The special inspired the publication of a photo book, ''The Latino List/La Lista De Latinos'', co-authored by Hinojosa that includes transcriptions of their interviews. ''The Latino List: Volume Two'' premieres on HBO on September 24, 2012. Hinojosa began hosting the National Public Radio show ''[[Latino USA]]'' in 1995 and continues to host today. ''Latino USA'' is produced exclusively by The Futuro Media Group.<ref name="Latino USA Homepage">[http://www.futuromediagroup.org/lusa Latino USA Homepage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911234115/http://www.futuromediagroup.org/lusa/ |date=2012-09-11 }}</ref> Hinojosa's first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show while she was a student at [[Barnard College]], where she graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a degree in Latin American studies in 1985. Hinojosa has covered extensively the life and challenges of convicted murderer, David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez. Although her coverage has been regarded as uplifting and inspirational, Hinojosa crossed numerous ethical boundaries in her relationship with Gonzalez as a subject of her reporting. == Personal life == Maria Hinojosa was born in [[Mexico City]], but moved with her family to the [[Chicago]] neighborhood of Hyde Park in 1962 after her father, Dr. Raul Hinojosa, was appointed to the surgical faculty at the [[University of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2015/20150728-hinojosa.html|title=Press Release|date=28 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045406/http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2015/20150728-hinojosa.html|archive-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> She currently lives in [[Harlem]] with her husband, the Dominican painter German Pérez, and their adult son and daughter. ==Honors and awards== Hinojosa has won numerous honors and awards for her work, most recently the 2012 [[John Chancellor Award]] for Excellence in Journalism. Other recognition includes the [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]] for Reporting on the Disadvantaged, the [[National Association of Hispanic Journalists]]' Radio Award, the New York Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award, the [[Studs Terkel]] Community Media Award, the [[Edward Murrow Award (OPC)|Edward R. Murrow Award]] from the Overseas Press Club, the [[Sidney Hillman]] Prize, the [[National Council of La Raza]]'s [[Rubén Salazar]] Communications Award (named for Mexican American journalist Rubén Salazar), and an [[Associated Press]] award. In 2010, she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from [[DePaul University in Chicago]]. In 2012, she was named DePaul University's new Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair. She has won four [[Emmy Awards]], including one in 2002 for coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and another in 2008 for her work on Taxing the Poor, documenting the plight of the lower class in Alabama. In 2009, she was honored with an [[American Women in Radio and Television]] (AWRT) Gracie Award for Individual Achievement. Hinojosa has been named among the top 25 Latinos in Contemporary American Culture by the [[Huffington Post]]. ''Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One'' was recognized with [[New England Emmy Awards]] for Outstanding Interview Program in 2008 and 2011, and a New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Host/Moderator in 2012. In 2011, ''One-on-One'' received an [[Imagen Award]] for its contribution to the positive image of Latinos in the US. In 2007, she was inducted into the "She Made It" Hall of Fame at the [[Paley Center for Media]]/Museum of Television and Radio.<ref name="The Paley Center">[http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/summary.aspx?m=175 "She Made It" at the Paley Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234555/http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/summary.aspx?m=175 |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref> ==Books== *''Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America'' ({{ISBN|9781982128654}}) *''Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son'' ({{ISBN|0140296360}}) *''Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa'' ({{ISBN|0152002839}}) *''The Latino List/La Lista De Latinos'' ({{ISBN|0983303304}}) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.futuromediagroup.org The Futuro Media Group] *[http://www.futuromediagroup.org/home/tv/america-by-the-numbers/ "America by the Numbers: Clarkston Georgia" homepage] *[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100638 NPR bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100324113157/http://www.powerfullatinas.com/maria-hinojosa Powerful Latinas profile] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mteZi4c2AAo 2007 Feature Interview with Maria Hinojosa on The Alcove with Mark Molaro] *[http://www.thirteen.org/blog/programs/telling-the-truth-the-best-in-broadcast-journalism/2010/ "Telling the Truth — The Best in Broadcast Journalism"], [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]], Maria Hinojosa, host. {{NPR}} {{WGBH}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinojosa, Maria}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American radio journalists]] [[Category:American radio reporters and correspondents]] [[Category:American television reporters and correspondents]] [[Category:American memoirists]] [[Category:NPR personalities]] [[Category:American writers of Mexican descent]] [[Category:Mexican expatriates in the United States]] [[Category:Mexican emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Barnard College alumni]] [[Category:People from Mexico City]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American women journalists]] [[Category:University of Chicago Laboratory Schools alumni]] [[Category:American women memoirists]] [[Category:PBS people]] [[Category:American women chief executives]] [[Category:American chief executives in the media industry]] [[Category:American women television journalists]] [[Category:Women radio journalists]]'